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apartment blocks, avant-garde boutiques and laid-back cafes and bars. Mavra is the best of
these, offering tasty cheap food and good tea and coffee amidst thrift-shop chic decor.
LEB-I DERYA
| Bar
(
www.lebiderya.com
; 6th l, Kumbaracı Yokuşu 57, Galata; 4pm-2am Mon-Thu, to 3am Fri, 10am-3am
Sat, to 2am Sun; Karaköy, then funicular to Tünel)
On the top floor of a dishevelled building,
Leb-i Derya has a small outdoor terrace and wonderful views. There's also food on offer.
LITERA
| Bar
(
www.literarestaurant.com
; 5th l, Yeniçarşı Caddesi 32, Galatasaray; 11am-4am; Karaköy, then fu-
nicular to Tünel)
Occupying the 5th floor of the handsome Goethe Institute building, Litera
revels in its expansive views. It hosts plenty of cultural events.
| Bar
(
www.360istanbul.com
;
8th l, İstiklal Caddesi 163; noon-2am Mon-Thu & Sun, 3pm-4am Fri & Sat;
Karaköy, then funicular to Tünel)
İstanbul's most famous bar, and deservedly so. If you can
score one of the bar stools on the terrace you'll be happy indeed: the view is truly magni-
ficent. It morphs into a club after midnight on Friday and Saturday (cover charge around
"
40).
Entertainment
For an overview of what's on, pick up a copy of
Time Out İstanbul
magazine when you
hit town. Tickets for major events are available through
Biletix
(
216-556 9800;
Nightclubs
The Beyoğlu clubs are cheaper than the sybaritic 'Golden Mile' (between Ortaköy and
Kuruçeşme on the Bosphorus), more avant-garde and relatively attitude free. All venues
are busiest on Friday and (especially) Saturday nights, and the action doesn't really kick
off until 1am or 2am.
MINIMÜZIKHOL
| Club, Live Music
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