Where to drink well in Istanbul by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Istanbul. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Foxy in Nişantaşı, Turkey's first natural-wine room from Neolokal's Maksut Aşkar and sommelier Levon Bağış, listing Anatolian growers nobody else pours.
PourIndigenous Kalecik Karası by the glass
WineNatural Turkish wines, indigenous grapes
FoodModern Anatolian small plates
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.
PourKavaklıdere Yakut by the glass
WineLocal and imported wines, by the glass
FoodCheese and Turkish mezze
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.
PourAnatolian Öküzgözü flight
WineTurkish wine cellar
FoodCheese boards
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.
PourViktor Levi house wine
WineHeritage Turkish wines
FoodMezze and grilled mains
Pano Şarap Evi on Hamalbaşı, the 1898 Greek-founded Beyoğlu wine bar still pouring Bozcaada bottles in a high-ceilinged room with marble counters.
PourBozcaada Çavuş
WineHistoric Turkish wines, Bozcaada and Aegean
FoodCheese, charcuterie and Greek mezze
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.
PourBornova Misketi by the glass
WineNatural Turkish growers, by-the-glass focused
FoodModern Anatolian tasting menu
Day trip · 1 day
Enjoy a private wine tasting day trip from Istanbul to the beautiful wine region of Tekirdag. Sip on a variety of wines made from local and international grape varieties.
Day trip · 14 hours - 1 day
Visit Ephesus and Şirince on this day trip that takes off from Istanbul. Visit historic sights and enjoy a wine tasting.
Private tour · 3 hours
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...