The drinks were amazing, the music was on point, the crowd was fun and the staff was wonderful…read more Highly recommend this place!

Love love love Very relaxing, friendly and nice atmosphere…read more Good shish-a life music, awesome prices Absolutely recommend

The bar is located in the InterContinental Istanbul Hotel, on the "N" floor (19th)…read more It has a wonderful view, great service, friendly staff members, DJ playing in the background and a relatively small smoking area. There's a "stage" for bands to perform live music - need to ask what times they go on thou. Comfortable seats and sofa seatings. It's a bit pricey but it's worth your while. Great place overall.

Fabulous views from the rooftop bar, the drinks were rather pricey but that's what you would…read moreexpect? Worth it once for the view.

It is okay place, they really have cool concerts and events at rooftop…read more But I personally hate the fact that I can't go in alone. The place has 3+1 floors with balconies and maybe more than 20 tables, but there is no place for me where I can enjoy myself? Maybe I am way too heavy on cultural nuances, but this feels way too culturally weak. Maybe there is a case for this where bouncer can't immediately jump onto a dangerous situation because of floors so they only allow groups, but to be honest entering alone isn't that much of a risk factor. Also, there was a time when we were asking to come in with a foreign friend which I wanted to show the place and bouncer acted like a douchebag, so I down it from 3 to 2.

The best part of Karga is how surprising it all is. The door is completely hidden, and I generally…read moreneed help to find it. When you go in, you'll be met with 4 (or 5?) floors of coolness. Mirrors, fireplaces, brick walls-- all so charming. The place is always packed, but there also always seems to be space, somewhere. Every time I've been, it's been a different experience, so I'd say it has some "replay" value. I love Karga. Hopefully they let me in next time because we forgot to pay for our beers last time. If they do, I'll try to arrange 6 stars for this hole-in-the-wall that is actually an amazing labyrinth of excitement.

This place is fucking amazing. It was a quiet summer afternoon and after doing all of the touristy…read morenecessities, my girl and I were looking for a place to wind down and chill with some hookah and bevs. This place is relatively nearby the touristy stuff, which is convenient. We had just finished circling around the grand bazaar about 1500 times and this place was a mere 5-10 min walk. The decor is really funky and unique. There's an indoor portion and an outdoor portion, mostly situated in a balcony-like structure. There are very colorful cushions and equally colorful tables to match the surrounding adornment. Service was amazing. We were seated immediately and started on drinks and hookah in no time. Our server came and checked on us frequently but not frequently enough to make it annoying. This place was perfect for insta snaps and we took quite a few of them. Thankfully, our garb was unintentionally flamboyant and we fit right in. The drinks were good, both from the eclectic cocktail menu as well as the classics like screw drivers. We dipped our toe into quite a few different drink categories that night because the service was good and the hookah was kept fresh. We stayed there long enough to become hungry and ordered the meze sampler. I don't remember details besides this being very good. By the end of our evening our crisp and fresh insta photos became rachit and grungy snap stories by the end of the night. The hospitality was overt, they didn't mind us literally taking up residence basically for about 6 hours and offered us blankets once the weather became chilly and rainy. Long story short this place is a must visit on a trip to istanbul

Best chill spot in Istanbul with great shisha, ambience and service!! Make sure to say hello to…read moreErhan. He is the heart and soul of the place!

I didn't get to check out the roof lounge, but the street-level cafe was great…read more We were on a tour from our cruise ship and had "free time" to wander the area. We were shopped-out and it was hot. We saw the stocked bar in the restaurant from the street and decided to go in for drinks. The service was outstanding and the house wine was also wonderful. The kids had sodas and we also had some sparkling water. They have good wifi there and it was a slow mid-day, so it was pretty fast. Nice to a cloud picture sync. The restrooms were also clean. The food menu looked great as well even though we didn't get anything.

This rooftop lounge had amazing views of the city. Got the cheese platter and fries. Everything was…read morefantastic and great tasting. Service was amazing as well, quick and friendly. Recommend this place

From the owner: Kadıköy'ün renkli sokaklarına tepeden bakan gizli bir bahçe!read more

I LOVE this spot. The views, the food, the service, the music .. I love it!…read more This is where I was first introduced to adjika, a tasty pepper sauce that is served with their table bread, which is also delicious. I had to grab some at a local market. I highly recommend the chicken kabobs, juicy and well seasoned. Also enjoyed the margaritas, stiff and not overly sweet. Staff is pleasant and attentive. The views are unmatched in the evening. Make your reservation in advance to secure your sunset table. The inside is nice and classy but I simply adore the open air views from the roof. The birds really set off the skyline and you can see several of the mosques around. Not SUPER expensive but it is in the higher end price wise compared to their surrounding competition -- 100% worth it in my book. I will definitely go again on my next visit. Glad I could introduce it to a friend this go round. The only thing I disliked about this place is the "dining dome" as I called it. A portion of the roof now offers seating in a large plastic dome. The dome is scratched up and obstructs the view of the city but does protect diners from the wind. I was not a fan of this dome. I'm sure it's something someone saw on the internet and implemented .. I hope they get rid of it, it's super unnecessary. Otherwise -- LOVE!

Excellent Turkish breakfast and had a great dinner here too. Nice views of the Bospherous River…read more The evening DJ was good. The servers are attentive and gracious.