The most tasteful of the Bosphorus bunch. Anjelique's assets include stunning views, above average food at the refined Da Mario restaurant, and delicious apple martinis. There...

More of a live music venue than a club, the intimate Babylon hosts some of the best parties in town. Run by the prolific Pozitif group, it's one of the few places that offers...

his relative newcomer is giving its upmarket neighbours a run for their money. Dinner will set you back about YTL90-YTL120. Try a frozen watermelon cocktail (YTL25) on the...

A kitsch fantasy, complete with surreal decor and transvestite staff. Surprisingly popular with trendsetting socialites, though the cocktails cost a fortune. The soundtrack is...

One of the few late clubs that is open all year. Cosmopolitan thirty-somethings get down to hardcore techno, then chill out in the enclosed garden bar. Besides a roster of...

Right on the waterfront in a leafy Asian suburb. Free boats whisk you across the Bosphorus to the club's private jetty (departing from Istinye Motor Iskelesi every 30 minutes...

One of the few clubs with room to wander and a crowd midweek, Déjà vu is inconspicuously tucked into a side street across from a 24-hour men's health club (and, handily for...

It may be small, but Dogzstar proves that size doesn't matter: this diminutive club in Beyoĸlu has garnered quite a reputation. Although owners Koray and Kutayare planning to...

It may be in the heart of Beyoĸlu, but the decor at Dulcinea is straight out of SoHo. So it's no surprise that the downstairs space at this bar/restaurant is a good place for a...

Attracting a mix of local and foreign bands and DJs, Indigo is the definitive venue for fans of electronic music. Smack in the centre of Beyoĸlu, it is also jammed every...

The only gay venue worthy of the title 'club', Love Point has a full-size dancefloor, a no riff-raff door policy, professional sound system and groovy DJs. It draws a mixed...

The latest addition to the club scene, Mon Key is housed in a three-storey building just across from a back street lined with tranny brothels. It's unusually roomy and...

The Nu Pera complex is known for great modern Turkish cuisine (Lokanta) and amazing views (Nu Teras). Come winter, the action moves downstairs to this intimate basement club,...

What used to be Istanbul's first gay restaurant is now a club complete with house music, go-go boys and a tiny dancefloor. It's on the fourth floor of an apartment building;...