13 upscale rooms in Istanbul, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Istanbul: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Istanbul food.
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.
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.
Mikla Bar ★ 4.5
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.
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.
Lokanta 1741 ★ 4.3
fatih · Alemdar Mah., Profesör Kazım İsmail Gürkan Caddesi No:34, Cağaloğlu, 34110 Fatih, İstanbul
Lokanta 1741 beside the 300-year-old Cağaloğlu Hammam, a Michelin-listed modern Turkish dining room with a terrace overlooking the hammam domes and seasonal.
Kavanoz İstanbul ★ 4.3
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.
Geyik Cocktail Bar ★ 4.3
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.
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.
Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi ★ 4.2
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.
MiniMüzikhol ★ 4.2
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.
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.
360 Istanbul ★ 4.0
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.
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.