Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.4
Foxy Nişantaşı, the Bib Gourmand natural-wine room from Neolokal's Maksut Aşkar and sommelier Levon Bağış, pouring Turkish growers over modern Anatolian.
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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 ★ 4.8
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Explore centuries-old wine-making culture on a tour in Istanbul. During this private wine tour, explore 3 city wineries and 6 different local quality wines with a prof...
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