Tapas / Small Plates Restaurants in Istanbul

Eating tapas or finger food when you are out is the best way to mingle with people. Standing up or sitting down around a bar, ordering everything to the middle, you can chit chat with people around you and sip your cocktail slowly.

Unfortunately there are not that many tapas places in Istanbul. There are very good few ones in the trendier neighborhoods of Istanbul -such as Asmalimescit and Bebek-; but this is no Barcelona. A near local version of Tapas is "meze" houses or local traditional kebab and fish restaurants; where you can still order everything to the middle and enjoy a lively wine - raki - meze trio.

Below is a list of best tapas and meze places where you can enjoy cocktails and wine accompanied by little bites.

Lucca

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Cevdetpasa Caddesi No:51/B

Local's choice of lounge, tapas bar...
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Corvus Wine&Bites

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Sair Nedim Sokak 5, Akaretler

Local wine brand Corvus' sophisticated wine&bite house in Nisantasi...
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Que tal Tapas&Bar

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Ilk Belediye Caddesi 5, Sishane

Friendly and cozy tapas bar serving genuine samples of Spanish tapas...
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Lilbitz

Mesrutiyet Caddesi 67, Tepebasi

Dine & Fun...
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Otto

Asmalımescit Mah., Şehbender Sokak No:5
Tünel

Happening nightclub in Beyoglu...
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House Café Tünel (The)

Asmalı Mescit
Sümbül Sokak Tünel Geçidi İşhanı, B Blok No: 9/1-2

Tünel branch of famous House brand -cozy atmosphere...
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Kitchenette Baronette

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Cevdet Paşa Mahallesi İpek Sokak 1, Bebek

A bar, a library room, a garden and a dining area is called "multi-purpose"...
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Pano Wine Bar

Hamalbasi Caddesi 256
Galatasaray

Modern version of traditional Greek taverna...
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Asmali Cavit

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Asmalı Mescit Beyoğlu

One of the best traditions on Asmalı Mescit Street...
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Gurme Boncuk

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Asmalı Mescit Sok. No:29

Decent meyhane, decent prices, typical Armenian&Turkish food...
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