Modern in Istanbul

World-class spa and dining on the waterfront

Private yacht arrival at Galataport's newest luxury address

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

Morgans Original in a restored warehouse

All-day venue that flips into a cocktail bar with workshops and guest DJs after sunset.

Late-2025 waterfront bar with a beachfront terrace

Gile chef's tribute to Marmaris roots, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Street Food

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

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

Ex-Periferi chef's own kitchen: bold menu, intimate room

Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue

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

Cocktails + rakı/meze + live music on the Akaretler row-house strip

Gül Sultan mansion, Bosphorus, rakı, fish

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Long-running Italian-influenced bar tucked behind Bebek Hamamı

Cocktail-gastropub from the Joker No:19 crew spilling onto the Avenue, garden, relaxed, serious drinks

Emre Şen / Morini team's all-day Mediterranean at İstinye Park

Third-wave roaster's 2025 landing on the Anatolian avenue

Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food

Fifty-plus years on Bağdat, the Anatolian side's classic pub

Watergarden havuz katında meyhane-pub melezi; küratörlü şarap, ekspert kokteyl.

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Tight Moda Caddesi bar with a deep beer fridge and a surprisingly serious cocktail menu, distinct from the Şaşkınbakkal Fil

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

Topağacı neighborhood bar with a sharp cocktail list and a proper local crowd.

70-seat fish house at the Göksu estuary

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

Small Teşvikiye cocktail room with a considered signature list.

Home-party-style Topağacı bar with assertive cocktails and a real neighborhood crowd.

Street-level micro-bar on Esat Işık, creative cocktails, vinyl-leaning music, no-frills Kadıköy at its best

Long-running marina brasserie known for grilled salmon

Modern meyhane in historic brewery walls with lentil 'ice cream' signature

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

Garden setting, reusable cups, sustainability-focused by Büyük Sefler group

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop

Best croissants in Kadıköy: cruffins, Saint Honore, gluten-free options

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

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

Pigalle ve MiniBar ekibinden izakaya esintili Japon tapas barı, vinil geceleri.

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

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

Intimate Fenerbahçe-park-side cocktail room tucked off Bağdat on Faruk Ayanoğlu, the quiet alternative to Suadiye

House Cafe stable's tiny day-to-night cocktail room on Atiye Sokak

House Cafe's neighborhood-bar sibling, coffee by day, DJ nights Thu-Sat

The Moda sushi favourite on a quiet Erenköy side-street

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

Modern Neapolitan with imported San Marzano tomatoes

Contemporary luxury at Zorlu Center

Istanbul's most authentic Mexican, Tanyeri-González family since 2005

Three-storey corner building on the Moda tram line, evening-favourite room with sharing plates and a confident cocktail list

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

House-music rooftop facing Galata Tower

Jigger Istanbul's flagship, signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

2026 opening in restored 19th-century Hovagimyan Han

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

Sea-view luxury residence hotel on the Cadde

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

Intimate Teşvikiye cocktail bar with a tight signature list and quiet confidence.

Dim, music-first Sofyalı cocktail room from the new wave, opens late, closes at 02:00

The cognoscenti's mixology lab, sustainable program, workshops, bottle takeout

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

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

Turkish fashion house's boutique hospitality

Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street

Istanbul's pre-eminent 1980 classic bar – stained glass, live music, real regulars.

Haydarpaşa-station-themed cafe-bar that turns into a wine and beer hangout after dark.

Tomtom side-street cocktail lab with bartender-led menu

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

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

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners