Bebek Lokal

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

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

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

40-year-old Etiler villa reborn as cocktail-led comfort kitchen by chef Hüseyin Kılıç

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