Great place, friendly crew! Cheap bottle beer, nice outdoor seating! Their burger is mediocre...read more

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.

Great place to watch Turkish Süperlig matches and also EPL, La Liga, and Bundesliga matches. Beers…read morefrom all over Europe and their draught beers are great and cheap. Awesome place to hang out after work or to just be out with friends. They have great bar food as well.

Non stop Premier League matches, La liga matches also available on request, a lot of kind of import…read morebeers and delicious french fries served in basket. A good sports cafe with multiple screens.

This is such a chill beer pub with a great bottle selection. Taps are the usual Efes/Bomonti…read morealongside Beck's and Budweiser, but visiting from the US I was more interested in trying local stuff. Thankfully, they have a large selection of Gara Guzu (Turkish craft brewery) bottles. The porter was perfect for the cold November night: roasty, dark, and a drinkable 6.4%. We then followed those up with a couple of bottles of Delirium Tremens (one of my all-time favorite beers that I cannot resist ordering, especially at the great price they were offering it at). There's a lot of outdoor seating with heat lamps, making the patio comfortabale and cozy even in the winter. However, there is even more indoor seating replete with bar games, so there's something for everyone.

Very cool bar in the Moda area…read more Hoegaarden on tap and loads of other beers from around the world. It would be 5 stars but the staff were vacant and took ages to get drinks. Huge range of whisky and other spirits too - well worth a look if you're on the Asian side of Istanbul.

Indeed, Zeplin has a wide range of beers, wines, spirits, and cocktails. It's rather impressive…read more They also serve pork(!!!!) products, which was shocking and intriguing for me, a long-time resident of Istanbul -- I've never seen a place serving bacon! I was impressed by the number of beers I had never tried, so I ordered something different, a Strawberry Cider. My British friend advised me that a lot of the beers were "mass-produced," meaning not good in British English, I guess. They had standard beers on tap -- Hoegaarden & Guiness notable. However, as a warning, if you try to order something different there's a pretty good chance they don't have it. I ordered about 4 different drinks before I stumbled on something that was actually available. This leads me to believe that their menu is basically for show. There's probably only 50% of the beers on the menu behind the bar. And they're all bottled, and all overpriced. Sooo two stars may seem a bit low but honestly I wouldn't go back unless I was craving the "pub" experience and had a lot of extra money. The whole experience was soured by the fact that the waitstaff had added an extra drink that wasn't in stock on the bill. Although he was polite in apologizing and removing it, I still found it too be very unprofessional and took it even more personally since we were a group of foreigners. Careless. Kind of a hit or miss experience at this place. Go knowing what to expect!

Yes, I know which restaurants you visit, or are guided to visit when you come to Istanbul. But I…read morerecommend you to pay a visit here one night and taste the real Turkish side dish (which we call "meze" here) freshly cooked by the owner Ercan and her wife Asiye, who will meet you personaly at the door and will shake hands with you no doubt, before steering you to the table! (BTW, be sure to make a reservation beforehand, as it is always full.) Don't expect to have a menu here but don't hesitate, you can trust Ercan about the bill. No cheating at all! You can go to the kitchen together with Asiye and choose what you want from the pot itself! But my favorites are the stuffed vine leaves with traditional yogurt and -if it is the season- stuffed and fried anchovies, of course together with a glass of raki or if you can't dare, beer is OK, too!

No review for Shine? Surprising, because it's always packed in the summer. In the winter it's a…read moregood venue for groups because it's not super busy. Well the pros about this place are it's amazing view....actually that's the only pro. The waitstaff was slow, albeit accommodating. The menu is very overpriced, with simple stuff like a cheeseburger scraping the 20TL mark. Beer was also not very affordable, but again, the view is nice. My pricey burger did not satisfy and none of my friends had much to say about their meals either. Overall I probably would not go back unless I wanted to show off that view to people again (and Kafka Cafe is even more overrated, so)... In any case, lots of space and energy inside.

I think that it is one of the best pubs in Kadikoy. They have a huge variety of beers, great…read morecocktails and a nice ambient. It remindes me of the pubs in London :) You definitely should give a try. P.S: they don't serve food, FYI ! :)

Ayi is okay. They are more or less the same as nearby Zeplin, but at least the service is better…read more The menu is pricey but I guess it makes sense for the atmosphere and the selection. Still, I would prefer some of the places on bar street any day.

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