Casual in Istanbul

Paris-bistro-in-Bomonti, Kojo Hospitality's French-Turkish fusion with a kitchen that gives the bar a reason to exist

Café by day, a loose Arnavutköy bar with DJ nights by dark, the most informal room on the strip.

Neighborhood bistro that turns into a late cocktail room, the kind of address Bebek residents list when asked for 'somewhere normal'.

Kadıköy-spirit bistro-bar that happens to sit on the avenue

Two-floor bistro-bar a few steps off Ortaköy pier, Bosphorus view, locals over tourists

Terrace tucked below Rumeli Hisarı's ramparts, shadow of the fortress on one side, the Bosphorus narrowing on the other.

All-day Mediterranean kitchen turning into a cocktail-led night spot

Tiny Tünel wine room famous among regulars for its mulled wine and queer-friendly door

Three-chef collaboration: egg hummus to gochujang bucatini, all day