Venues similar to YALI Lounge

Sipping bubbles at the water's edge as the call to prayer echoes

The Stay's small rooftop above Bebek Hotel, intimate, signature cocktails, fairy-tale Bosphorus straight onto the bay.

Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet

14th-floor sushi-and-cocktails bar overlooking both continents

Marble columns, Bosphorus terrace, Ottoman cocktails by the sultan's harem hall

Wide Bosphorus terrace lounge for sundown cigars and the city's best afternoon tea

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Forbes 2025 Star Bar set in the palace gardens

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Kempinski's waterfront aperitivo terrace, Italian spritz ritual over the Bosphorus

Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library

Shangri-La's lobby bar, jewel-box interior, sharing plates, signature cocktails until 1am

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

English gentlemen's-club style bar with whiskey, cognac and live music six nights.

Belle-Époque hotel bar where Agatha Christie drank, literature nights, Friday live jazz, Istanbul-narrative cocktails.

Pier-tip bar-lounge with live music surrounded by sea on three sides

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Panoramic CVK lounge with live performers and a proper bar program

Lobby brasserie and terrace at Hilton Bosphorus, all jewel-box finishes and crafted drinks