7 wine bar rooms in Istanbul we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Istanbul | Wine Bar across every city.
Turkey's own vineyards in Anatolia and Thrace anchor a growing Istanbul wine-bar scene that pairs local and imported bottles with meze. Foxy in Nişantaşı and Solera in Beyoğlu, the latter pouring an unusually deep by-the-glass list, are among the established names. Sensus near Galata works as a wine boutique and tasting room, while Viktor Levi in Moda gives the Kadıköy side its own long-running garden bar.
Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.4
nişantaşı · Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No:1, 34365 Şişli, İstanbul
Foxy Nişantaşı, the Bib Gourmand natural-wine room from Neolokal's Maksut Aşkar and sommelier Levon Bağış, pouring Turkish growers over modern Anatolian.
Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.8
nişantaşı · Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No:1, 34365 Şişli, İstanbul
Foxy in Nişantaşı, Turkey's first natural-wine room from Neolokal's Maksut Aşkar and sommelier Levon Bağış, listing Anatolian growers nobody else pours.
Solera Winery ★ 4.3
beyoğlu · Tomtom Mah., Yeni Çarşı Caddesi No:44, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Solera Winery on Yeni Çarşı, a tight Beyoğlu wine shop-bar 300 feet off Istiklal where general manager Suleyman Er pours by-the-glass discounts to a regular.
Sensus Wine Boutique Galata ★ 4.5
galata · Bereketzade Mah., Büyük Hendek Caddesi No:5, 34421 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Sensus inside the stone vault below the Galata Tower, an all-Turkish wine cellar with the city's deepest by-the-glass selection paired with single-origin.
Viktor Levi Moda ★ 4.0
kadıköy · Caferağa Mah., Moda Caddesi, Damacı Sokak No:4, 34710 Kadıköy, İstanbul
Viktor Levi Moda, the 1914 Beyoğlu wine house revived on the Asian side in 2022, a wooden Ottoman-era room with a long garden and a Turkish list curated.
Pano Şarap Evi ★ 4.2
beyoğlu · Hüseyinağa Mah., Hamalbaşı Caddesi No:12, 34435 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Pano Şarap Evi on Hamalbaşı, the 1898 Greek-founded Beyoğlu wine bar still pouring Bozcaada bottles in a high-ceilinged room with marble counters.
Nicole ★ 4.6
beyoğlu · Firuzağa Mah., Boğazkesen Caddesi No:18, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Nicole atop Tomtom Suites in Çukurcuma, executive chef Serkan Aksoy's Michelin-starred tasting-menu room with a tight Turkish-growers wine list above Beyoğlu.