Rebeka Kuruçeşme

A modern meyhane on the Kuruçeşme shore. The address is Kuruçeşme, Beşiktaş, Istanbul.

The place is new enough that the neighborhood still argues about the reservation rules, which is usually a sign the first sittings are landing. That is the kind of detail a listing usually buries under a cuisine tag, and it is why the place is on this feed rather than a roundup of 'new places.'

Müdavim listed it among Istanbul’s newest places. Confirm hours on the listing before you cross town. Go for the place first — the cocktails is the reason to sit down, but the building is the reason the sitting feels like Istanbul and not a concept flown in last week.