Classic in Beyoğlu

Legendary profiteroles since 1944

Legendary Turkish coffee since 1967

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

Afternoon tea at Pera Palace's century-old tearoom

Orient Express heritage since 1892

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

Historic Russian restaurant where Ataturk and Agatha Christie dined

Three floors of Anatolian wine in a candlelit Asmalımescit townhouse

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

Istanbul's pioneering Thai restaurant since 2006

Greek-Turkish seafood with Golden Horn views

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

Istanbul's oldest wine house since 1898

Louvre collaborations and Orientalist masterpieces

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

1901 former Franciscan nuns' residence transformed into cozy suites

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

Modern Anatolian cuisine by chef-owner Civan Er in Beyoğlu

Venice-born Italian at Soho House Istanbul

Hidden art-deco in a 1920s Cukurcuma apartment