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1. 360 Istanbul

Top-floor bar, restaurant and club$$$Beyoğlu

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. Nardis Jazz Club

Jazz club$$$Galata

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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3. Babylon

Live music venue$$Bomonti

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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4. Salon İKSV

Concert and performance venue$$Şişhane

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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5. Litera

Rooftop restaurant and lounge bar$$$Beyoğlu

A rooftop restaurant and lounge bar on the sixth floor of the Goethe-Institut building off İstiklal, open since 2002 with views over the historic peninsula.

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