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Lonely Planet’s Top Choices

Cinemaximum Zorlu Center (p39 ) Fourteen state-of-the-art screens. Best Jazz Venues Borusan Art (p143 ) Limited but top-drawer performance program. Nardis Jazz Club (p143 ) Beloved of true aficionados. Salon (p143 ) Strong on jazz, but also hosts alternative, experimental and world music.

Süreyya Opera House (p159 ) Home to the İstanbul State Opera and Ballet. Best Popular & Alternative Music Venues Babylon Bomonti (p154 ) Alternative and arty. Borusan Art (p143 ) Classical, jazz, world and new music. Garajistanbul (p143 ) Pop, alt rock, jazz and experimental music. Salon (p143 ) World, jazz and experimental music. Zorlu Center (p39 ) Blockbuster musicals and big-name interna tional acts.

Babylon Bomonti (p154 ) Eclectic music program and bohemian surrounds. Borusan Art (p143 ) Small but prestigious music hall. Garajistanbul (p143 ) About as edgy as the city’s performance scene gets. Nardis Jazz Club (p143 ) The city’s pre-eminent jazz venue. Salon (p143 ) Intimate space operated by İstanbul Foundation for Culture & Arts (İKSV). Zorlu Center (p39 ) Two thea tres where musicals are staged and big-name acts perform. Best Cinemas Başka Sinema (p143 ) Art-house cinema on İstiklal Caddesi in Beyoğlu.

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Best Classical Music Venues

Akbank Art (p131 ) Where the Akbank Chamber Orchestra performs. İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar ICEC (p40) Main venue for the Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra.