Places in Istanbul

16th-century masterpiece by Mimar Sinan

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

World's Leading City Hotel 2024 with panoramic Bosphorus views

World-class spa and dining on the waterfront

19th-century Ottoman waterfront mansions reimagined

Private yacht arrival at Galataport's newest luxury address

Waterfront palace with legendary spa and gardens

Former Ottoman prison transformed into cozy luxury

Art Deco heritage hotel in Giulio Mongeri's 1922 masterpiece

Orient Express heritage since 1892

Flagship all-inclusive resort on the Golden Horn

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

1800s Rasim Pasa Yali turned boutique hotel with Five Star Diamond award

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Beymen's new fine-dining icon, Roman & Williams design, Michelin-starred consulting chef

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

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

Modern spa with classic hammam at Soho House

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

Cognac, cigar and Friday-night jazz inside the Ottoman shipyard

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

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

Glass-domed rooftop cigar room over the historical peninsula

Italian fine dining honored by the Italian government since 2012

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

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

45-seat Amalfi-inflected Italian room at The Ritz-Carlton

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

Japanese chefs at counter: kaiseki and omakase praised as Istanbul's best

Old-guard yalı seafood and rakı bar, salt-baked levrek, Bosphorus directly underfoot

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

Bodrum-born seafood room with a serious Hi-Fi bar inside

Michelin-listed seafood institution whose sunset cocktail bar is a genuine Bosphorus ritual

Contemporary luxury at Zorlu Center

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

Late-night jazz bar with live trios and curated vinyl at the renovated Hilton Bosphorus

Turkish fine dining with Anatolian recipes and extensive wine cellar

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

Panoramic CVK lounge with live performers and a proper bar program

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

Hi-fi listening room above Michelin-star Arkestra; rotating record collectors, low-lit cocktails.

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

10-course Anatolian tasting menu with Far Eastern whispers on Karaköy's rooftop

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water

1895 neo-classical mansion reborn as Luxury Collection hotel

19th-century Balyan mansion boutique hotel steps from Ortaköy

Haute couture-inspired French bistro at Turkey's premier fashion house hotel

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

270° rooftop terrace above Gümüşsuyu, Bosphorus and peninsula at once

Glass jewel-box of vintage champagne with sommelier service

Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi terrace bar under century-old plane trees

The Nişantaşı 1980s power-lunch institution moved Bosphorus-side, 30-plus crowd, private pier, classic cocktails

St. Regis lobby bar where the Misty Mary is poured under dry ice

Summer-only rooftop above Maçka Palas with skyline-and-Bosphorus sweeps

Seventy-bottle wine bar tucked into Giulio Mongeri's 1922 Art Deco palas

Three-floor Ottoman waterside mansion, a pre-Reina icon still hosting Istanbul's see-and-be-seen crowd

Gault & Millau-awarded Italian with a refined Bosphorus-side bar

Library-fronted speakeasy, no sign, no social media, referral entry only

Rixos Tersane's wine cellar, Turkish boutique producers on the Haliç.