Where to eat in Istanbul after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.

After-hours picks

Kızılkayalar ★ 4.1

₺₺ BurgersBeyoğluUntil Open until 03:00

Kızılkayalar at Taksim Square open until 03:00, the 1978 wet-burger counter that finishes a Beyoğlu rakı table with a steamed bun and garlic tomato sauce.

TryIslak hamburger (wet burger)

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Bambi Cafe Taksim ★ 3.7

₺₺ TurkishBeyoğluUntil Open until 05:00

Bambi Cafe at the top of Sıraselviler, a 22-hour counter window doing döner wraps with melted cheese and kumpir baked potatoes until 05:00 most nights.

TryCheese-melted döner wrap

Directions

Şampiyon Kokoreç ★ 4.2

₺₺ TurkishBeyoğluUntil Open until 02:00

Şampiyon Kokoreç on Sahne Sokak, the 1962 Beyoğlu kokoreççi keeping its charcoal grill burning past midnight for the Balık Pazarı late-rakı crowd.

TryKokoreç sandwich

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Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi ★ 4.2

₺₺ LevantineBeyoğluUntil Open until 02:00

Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi spread across three floors of Sahne Sokak, the rakı table running with fasıl singers and mezze rounds until 02:00.

TryRakı table with fasıl music

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Saray Muhallebicisi ★ 4.0

₺₺ TurkishBeyoğluUntil Open until 02:00

Saray Muhallebicisi on Istiklal, the 1935 muhallebici keeping milk puddings, kazandibi and tavuk göğsü flowing for late Beyoğlu walkers until 02:00.

TryTavuk göğsü chicken-breast pudding

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Karaköy Güllüoğlu ★ 4.6

₺₺ TurkishKaraköyUntil Open until 24:00

Karaköy Güllüoğlu, the 1949 baklava counter on Rıhtım still cutting pistachio baklava with a scoop of clotted cream until midnight for after-dinner Karaköy.

TryPistachio baklava with kaymak

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