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1. 360 Istanbul
A long-running bar, restaurant and late-night club on the top floor of the historic Mısır Apartment on İstiklal Avenue, with panoramic city views.
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2. Drink Kong
A celebrated cocktail bar in Monti that features on the World's 50 Best Bars list, open nightly with creative drinks and a smart casual dress code.
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3. Harry’s New York Bar
A historic American-style bar near the Opéra, open since 1911 and long said to be the birthplace of the Bloody Mary and the French 75.
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4. Paradiso
An El Born speakeasy reached through a fridge door at the back of a pastrami bar, named number one in The World's 50 Best Bars in 2022.
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5. Ronnie Scott’s
A celebrated Soho jazz club, founded in 1959 and now on Frith Street in Soho, with two shows a night and dining until late.
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6. Boadas
A tiny Art Deco cocktail bar by La Rambla, opened in 1933 by Miguel Boadas and still devoted to expertly made classic cocktails.
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7. Candelaria
A Haut-Marais taqueria with a cocktail bar behind it specialising in agave spirits, run by the Quixotic Projects group.
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8. Connaught Bar
The Connaught hotel's award-winning Mayfair cocktail bar, named the world's best bar in The World's 50 Best Bars in 2020 and 2021.
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9. Nardis Jazz Club
An intimate jazz club a few steps from the Galata Tower, open since 2002 and hosting Turkish and international musicians on most nights of the week.
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10. The Jerry Thomas Project
Opened in 2010 by a group of bartenders, this hidden speakeasy off Corso Vittorio Emanuele revives forgotten styles of mixing classic cocktails.
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11. Babylon
Istanbul's landmark live music venue, founded in 1999 and based since 2015 in the former Bomonti beer factory, hosting jazz, rock, electronic and world music.
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12. Freni e Frizioni
A popular Trastevere cocktail bar near Piazza Trilussa, Freni e Frizioni opens every day until late and draws a crowd for aperitivo.
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13. Jamboree
A cellar music club under the arcades of Plaça Reial, mixing nightly concerts of jazz, blues and more with late club nights.
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14. Le Perchoir Ménilmontant
The original Perchoir rooftop bar, on the seventh floor of an industrial building in Ménilmontant, with views across to Sacré-Cœur.
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15. The Churchill Arms
A flower-covered Fuller's pub in Kensington dating from 1750, known for its memorabilia, real ales and long-running Thai kitchen.
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16. Dr. Stravinsky
An El Born cocktail bar that calls itself a laboratory, distilling and infusing many of its own spirits for an ambitious, ingredient-driven menu.
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17. Gregory’s Jazz Club
Open since 1996 near the top of the Spanish Steps, Gregory's hosts live jazz every evening, with two sets drawn from the classic songbook.
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18. Lamb & Flag
A historic Fuller's pub hidden down Rose Street in Covent Garden, with wood-panelled rooms, a real fire and classic pub food.
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19. Little Red Door
An internationally acclaimed Haut-Marais cocktail bar known for conceptual menus inspired by art and the social sciences.
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20. Salon İKSV
The intimate concert hall in the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts building in Şişhane, staging around twenty concerts and performances a month in season.
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