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Grand Hotel de Londres
Watch the sun setting over the Golden Horn from the terrace bar of this fin-de-siècle hotel - there's even a telescope on hand for the more curious. Or you could peruse the collection of antique curios in the ground-floor café bar.

Address: 53 Mesrutiyet Caddesi, Beyoglu | Telephone: 0212 245 0670 |

Pasific
Cheap and cheerful watering hole popular with students and expats.

Address: 8 Sofyali Sok, Tunel, Beyoglu | Telephone: 0212 292 7642 |

Clubbing

Ghetto
This faux 19th-century concert hall hosts a regular programme of concerts, DJ nights and late-night dancing events, as well as boasting a lovely terrace restaurant.

Address: 10 Kamer Hatun Caddesi | Telephone: 0212 251 7501 |

garajistanbul
Live music and dance performances, DJ sets and club nights, theatre and much more, in a converted parking garage.

Address: 11A Kaymakam Reşat Bey Sokak, Yeni Carsi Caddesi, Tomtom Mahalesi, Galatasaray, Beyoğlu | Telephone: 0212 244 4499 |