10 wine bars worth the trip across Turkey, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Turkey guides.
Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.8 · Istanbul
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 · Istanbul
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.
Sensus Wine Boutique Galata ★ 4.5 · Istanbul
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.
Bayazhan ★ 4.4 · Gaziantep
sahinbey · Akyol, Atatürk Blv. No:119 D:1, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Bayazhan runs the most serious drinks list in central Gaziantep, a caravanserai meyhane pouring wine and rakı with live fasıl under stone arches.
Tip: Ask for the meyhane floor rather than the family section if you want the drinks list.
Solera Winery ★ 4.3 · Istanbul
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.
Pano Şarap Evi ★ 4.2 · Istanbul
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.
Mahlas Meyhane ★ 4.0 · Gaziantep
sahinbey · Karagöz, Şakir Sk. no:9, 27100 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Mahlas Meyhane occupies a restored Antep house in Karagöz, one of the few Gaziantep rooms pouring wine and rakı against a full Antep meze table.
Tip: The stone courtyard is the room to ask for. Meze arrive as a tray, so choose before they land.
Viktor Levi Moda ★ 4.0 · Istanbul
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.
Akınal Gar Restaurant ★ 3.8 · Gaziantep
sehitkamil · İstasyon Meydanı TCDD Gar Binası, 27060 Gaziantep
Akınal Gar Restaurant sits inside the old Gaziantep railway station building, a licensed dining room with meze and a nostalgic platform view.
Tip: The setting is the draw. Come for a long meze table rather than a quick drink.
Meyhane Bizim Bağ ★ 3.7 · Gaziantep
sehitkamil · Osmangazi, 27560 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Meyhane Bizim Bağ is a small garden meyhane in Osmangazi, Gaziantep, pouring rakı and wine alongside home-style meze at neighbourhood prices.
Tip: The garden is the reason to come. Book ahead in summer, the outdoor tables are few.