Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

Derviş Aile Çay Bahçesi Enjoy a million-dollar Blue Mosque view with your çay. Erenler Nargile ve Çay Bahçesi Popular hangout near the Grand Bazaar. Mistanbul Hancı Cafe Next to the water in Üsküdar. Pierre Loti Café Favourite weekend destination for couples and families. Best Clubs CUE İstiklal Cocktails and dancing high above Beyoğlu. Indigo The city’s electronic-music temple. Klein Where energetic locals come to dance the night away. Kloster Three floors, three different stages and a rooftop terrace. Best Gay & Lesbian Venues Haspa Popular Taksim bar. Love Dance Point The most Europhile of the local gay venues. Tek Yön The city’s largest gay dance floor. Best Neighbourhood Bars Unter In the centre of the fashionable Karaköy neighbourhood. Cihangir 21 Popular haunt of Cihangir locals. Geyik Coffee during the day, cocktails into the wee hours. Karga Bar The best-loved bar in Kadıköy. Smyrna Long-standing favourite of arty types. Best Rooftop Bars & Cafes A’YA Rooftop Lounge Luxurious retreat overlooking Aya Sofya and the Blue Mosque. Leb-i Derya The prototype for the famous portfolio of rooftop bars in Beyoğlu.