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Feride Yalav / January 18, 2013
Nardis Jazz Club: Where Jazz Meets Istanbul Some of us have fantasies of becoming singers. But not of sold out concerts, where choreographed sequin-bodysuit-gyrations are meant for the sake of vicarious thrill-seekers. We dream of dark smoke filled bar... Read More »
Feride Yalav / January 10, 2013
Wake Up Call: Dance Until the Sun Emerges There is a mechanical bird flapping its electrically induced wings on the ceiling of Wake Up Call, and for some reason that sums up the entire thing. We’re unsure if it’s the glass of whisky in ou... Read More »
Feride Yalav / January 04, 2013
Tektekçi: Istanbul's Favorite Shot Bar Now in Bebek   There is always a huge crowd outside of the Tektekçi shot bar in Beyoğlu and we are sure that the new location in Bebek will be no different. The famous shot-glass-only venue has drinks t... Read More »
Feride Yalav / December 26, 2012
Nublu: Just Music, Nothing Else We’re increasingly realizing that the enjoyment of something is directly connected with intimacy and consequent informality. The days where a suit-and-tie getup was necessary to blend into the music-enj... Read More »
Feride Yalav / December 14, 2012
The Bar with No Name Where Real Cocktails Are Made If you're looking for a place to have a beer and check out another hotspot crowd, stop reading this article right now. This bar has no name and it never will. It is a sanctuary for those who feel a sp... Read More »
Feride Yalav / December 07, 2012
New Year's Countdown: Top Venues to Dance Into 2013 Now that we’re dressed in our best, satiated to the brim, and feeling the effects of ... Read More »
Feride Yalav / December 04, 2012
Best Upcoming Concerts The Istanbul nightlife scene is moving more and more toward the enjoyment of live music, specifically the enjoyment of music that has come from abroad to grace the city's best stages and crowds. See our t... Read More »
Feride Yalav / November 26, 2012
Baylo and GoodMood Pera: Restaurant to Bar Metamorphosis One of the general Istanbul nightlife scene rules is that when the volume of the music goes past a certain level, that particular space moves from its restaurant, to its bar persona. There is a whole lis... Read More »
Feride Yalav / November 16, 2012
garajistanbul: Music Venue and Much More If we imagine small sections of our lives, those bits that don’t fall into the flowing streams of the routine, there is always a song that takes us back there. Music, more than anything carries with it,... Read More »
Feride Yalav / November 08, 2012
Chunk: Or Where the People Go to Dance After living in Istanbul for a certain amount of time, nightlife trial and error teaches us that the closer a bar is to Istiklal Caddesi, the lower its quality. Locals avoid the thumping music and neon signs ... Read More »