International Istanbul Music Festival

This is probably the most prestigious event on Istanbul's cultural calendar. It offers around 30 concerts featuring world-renowned classi...

More than 60 artists from about 40 different countries exhibit their work around a general theme that is set by a guest curator every oth...

Baraka resembles a teeming urban jungle. This popular bar, easily accessed by a lift up to the third floor, has been one of the inner cit...

In what was once the very popular "cinema alley", this little bowling alley is a great hit with the young local crowd. Unfortunately, it...

This hamam was used exclusively by men for almost 500 years. This all changed in 1963 with the addition of a small section for women. How...

Boncuk is well-known on Nevizade for its superb Armenian specialties. Waiters happily cart heavy trayfuls of eastern Mediterranean bounty...

Set in the middle of a man-made garden in the historical passageway of old Tünel, K.V. serves mostly cold snacks and desserts. This unexp...

Ney'le Ney'le is located in a delightful two-story townhouse in the center of Nevizade Sokak. Original paintings by contemporary Turkish...

Jazz Café is a cozy bar with subdued lighting where you can catch some killer jazz acts like the Önder Focan Trio. The bar occupies two f...

Gideros takes its name from Kyotoros Bay in the Cide region of the Black Sea coast. This classy restaurant has had a constant stream of p...

Sanat's biggest claim to fame is the fact that its clientèle are sometimes the likes of Iron Maiden and Soul II Soul. It opened on Neviza...

This historic Greek meyhane (tavern) is one of the oldest on Nevizade Sokak. Imroz is a favourite with mature and elderly locals...

Old iron locks, antideluvian LPs and ancient Turkish lutes line the walls of this three-floor establishment. The menu is heavily laden wi...

A recent arrival on the Beyoglu scene, Bursa serves up an excellent rendition of the Iskender kebab with tons of sizzling melted b...

Bunches of dried herbs and vegetables dot the walls, making this oblong room reminiscent of a warm and cozy country kitchen. Make sure yo...

The name says it all: köfte is on the menu and köfte is what they do best here. The thumb-sized meatballs grilled over an o...

Parsifal has been keeping Istanbul's bourgeoisie well fed for so many years with such delicacies as leek and soy burgers, spinach pie an...

Originally started by Russians who came to Istanbul post-revolution, this restaurant now also serves non-Russian fare. The place has a co...