Bar & Cocktails
14 places under Bar & Cocktails — all tried, all liked, all paid for ourselves.
The Pelican
The gastropub concept has spread quickly in London in recent years, led by the Public House group. Unlike the simple, quick snacks we're used to in cl…
Mayan Cocktail & Food
Mayan, in Datça's Kairos marina, serves Mexican food and stands out for its cocktails. In terms of location, Kairos marina may be the best address in …
Yükseltan Bağevi
Yükseltan Bağevi is a very enjoyable spot on the Gulf of Saros, with quality wines, an eighteen-room hotel and a restaurant. It sits at a point lookin…
Los Altos
Los Altos is a Mexican restaurant on the terrace floor of a building right beside Galatasaray Lisesi. With a magnificent view, we drank the best marga…
Peat and Sherry
Peat and Sherry is a whisky bar that recently opened on Bağdat Caddesi in Erenköy. With leather armchairs, a fireplace and elegant decoration, it's ou…
Ysabel
Ysabel stands out in the competition on Suadiye's popular Plajyolu Sokak. With a kitchen serving good examples of world cuisine and an ambitious bar, …
The Populist
On hot Istanbul nights, the open-air Bomontiada and Populist are a very good idea. The menu leans towards street food — burgers, sausages. There's a v…
Jale Winecellar
Jale Winecellar is a lovely place in Datça Marina serving distinctive boutique wines. It has made a mission of offering quality wines from small viney…
Brettos
Brettos is a bar in Athens' popular Plaka district. With origins going back to İzmir in 1909, you can taste and buy the ouzo they produce themselves. …
Barel Bağ Evi
Barel Bağ Evi is an oasis an hour and a half from Istanbul. Serving wines from their own vineyards alongside a delicious menu, Barel is a very good op…
Güzelev
Our Bodrum discovery this holiday was Güzelev. A hundred metres from Gümüşlük's famous Limon, this tiny garden holds a bar and just five or six tables…
Suvla
Suvla, which we know for its wines, has created an oasis for itself on the terrace floor of Levent's Kanyon mall. With a good Italian-leaning menu and…
Little Kitchen
To get over the Monday blues, dropping somewhere after work for something naughty and a couple of beers can help. If you're in Eskişehir, we'd recomme…
Efendy
Efendy, opened in Levent under the leadership of Soner Sivrioğlu, has a bold menu. The menu is ambitious, creative and delicious. We tried a range of …
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Our picks: Suvla (Levent), Güzelev (Bodrum), Barel Bağ Evi (Tekirdağ). 14 places in total — every one tried by us, every bill paid by us.
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