This chic rooftop bar looks out over the Bosphorus towards Asia and the Golden Horn, with great views of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia, making it one of the smartest around.

Just above one of Istanbul's best restaurants, Mikla is shiny, stylish and slick, but black wooden bars and round tables don’t come cheap so you better be packing plastic. Friendly staff, great music and the feeling that you're in the kind of place that James Bond would come for a Martini make Mikla a must on any visit to this city.