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NUTERAS
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| BAR, RESTAURANT
Thu, to 4am Fri & Sat summer only; Karaköy, then funicular to Tünel)
This bar/restaurant attracts
a fashionable crowd to the rooftop terrace of the NuPera Building. Its expansive Golden
Horn view is spectacular and the after-dinner club scene is trés chic.
DOGZSTAR
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| CLUB
It's a three-storey affair, but the compact size (300 persons max) makes for an acoustic
powerhouse. The crowd comprises budding fans or hard-core followers of featured up-
and-coming bands or DJs. The owners give the collected (modest) cover charges to per-
formers and also charge reasonable drink prices. Bravo! There's a terrace where clubbers
cool off in summer.
URBAN
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| BAR, CAFE
Taksim)
A tranquil bolthole in the midst of İstiklal's mayhem, Urban is where the pre-club
crowd congregates at night and where many of them can be found kicking back over a
coffee during the day. The vaguely Parisienne interior is a clever balance of grunge and
glamour.
LOVE DANCE POINT
second decade, LDP is easily the most Europhile of the local gay venues, hosting gay mu-
sical icons and international circuit parties. Hard-cutting techno is thrown in with gay an-
thems and Turkish pop. This place attracts the well-travelled and the un-impressionable,
as well as some straight hipsters from nearby Nişantaşı.
| GAY
BÜYÜK LONDRA OTELİ BAR
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| BAR
(Meşrutiyet Caddesi 53, Tepebaşı; noon-11pm; Karaköy, then funicular to Tünel)
This is a true
time-warp experience. We'd guess that the decor of this historic lounge bar has remained
untouched for close on a century, and we're pleased to report that the prices haven't hiked
up too much during that time.
CLUB 17
| GAY
