6 cocktail bar rooms in Istanbul we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Istanbul | Cocktail Bar across every city.

Mikla Bar ★ 4.5

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beyoğlu · Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:15, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Mikla Bar atop the Marmara Pera, Mehmet Gürs's rooftop terrace pouring a 450-label wine list and Anatolian-spirit cocktails over the Golden Horn from 18:00.

Kavanoz İstanbul ★ 4.3

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beşiktaş · Arnavutköy Mah., Tekkeci Sokak No:1/A, 34345 Beşiktaş, İstanbul

Kavanoz on Tekkeci Sokak in Arnavutköy, a florist-fronted cocktail room with a tree-shaded back garden, the upper-Bosphorus answer to Beyoğlu craft bars.

Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi ★ 4.2

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beyoğlu · Balık Pazarı, Sahne Sokak No:47, 34435 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi in Beyoğlu's Balık Pazarı, a 130-year-old meyhane spread across three floors with fasıl music upstairs and the rakı table running.

360 Istanbul ★ 4.0

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beyoglu · İstiklal Caddesi No:163, Mısır Apartmanı Kat:8, 34433 Beyoğlu, Istanbul

360 Istanbul atop Mısır Apartmanı, an eighth-floor wraparound-window space that flips from a mezze dinner to a club on weekends with city-wide views.

MiniMüzikhol ★ 4.2

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cihangir · Soğancı Sokak No:3, 34433 Cihangir, Beyoğlu, Istanbul

MiniMüzikhol in Cihangir, an apartment-floor club opened in 2009, hosting Istanbul DJ residencies and the occasional Anatolian psych-rock set into the early.

Geyik Cocktail Bar ★ 4.3

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cihangir · Kılıçali Paşa Mah., Akarsu Yokuşu No:22/A, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Geyik on Akarsu Yokuşu flips from a third-wave roastery to a cocktail bar after dark, the work of Turkish barista champion Serkan İpekli and Yağmur Engin.