The modern European heart — the heaving İstiklal shopping street, Taksim Square, and a warren of meyhane taverns, rooftop bars and clubs that run till dawn. The place to stay for nightlife, eating and the pulse of contemporary Istanbul, a tram-and-funicular hop from the old city.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€70–140
typical per night in Turkey
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Istanbul — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Beyoğlu and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Galata Tower18 min walk1.5 km
- A Bosphorus cruise29 min walk2.4 km
- The Spice Bazaar8 min taxi2.6 km
- Topkapı Palace8 min taxi2.8 km
- Hagia Sophia10 min taxi3.2 km
- The Basilica Cistern10 min taxi3.2 km
- The Grand Bazaar10 min taxi3.3 km
- The Blue Mosque11 min taxi3.6 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 9.İstiklal Caddesi — The mile-long pedestrian avenue running from Taksim through Beyoğlu, a nostalgic red tram trundling down the middle past 19th-century facades, arcades, bookshops and hidden meyhanes off the side streets. The buzzing spine of modern Istanbul; dive down the passages for the good stuff.
- 15.A meyhane night — The Turkish tavern night out — a table of mezes, grilled fish, endless rakı and, often, live fasıl music, in the packed lanes of Nevizade and Asmalımescit off İstiklal. Long, loud and joyous; this is how Istanbul really lets its hair down after dark.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Beyoğlu; flights via Google Flights.