EXbar

A friendly bar that gets very busy. They play upbeat local Turkish music and the price of drinks is fair.

Great bar to have drinks and meet nice people! Loved the atmosphere! Definitely worth going!

Music usually sucks, but the atmosphere and the service are very good.

Great bar, a very warm atmosphere and attentive staff. The music makes you want to dance! Highly recommended 😜

Always good and friendly service.

Very fun place with a super friendly crowd and great service staff (the lady is especially friendly!). Gets busy earlyish by İstanbul standards, so good to be there around 10-1230. They play primarily Turkish diva pop which was super fun as a Canadian who had never heard this music before. Only complaint would be smoking but if the windows are open it's not so bad. Large beers are about 330tl.

0.33 ml of water can't cost 150 TL... that's ridiculous, it's about 3 euros. There's nothing like this anywhere else in the world.

Pretty disappointed. Partner and I were refused entry as we not of male and female couple ratio. Whilst I can't comment on the venue itself as we did not get access, this place seems extremely tourist centric. Hidden in a small lane off Istiklal steet at the end of small strip full of cafes which seemed intimidating to get to.

Nice place but the smoking is unbelievable. My clothes stink cigarettes like in the 90’s

Good vibes! Very friendly to tourists, the music is a mix of Turkish and sometimes English songs! Middle eastern tunes all night! One cocktail costs around 500-700 lira. Beers are cheaper if you are a budget traveler. The crowd feels like a mix of young and older guys. I would say mostly in their late 20s to mid 30s; the night I went there were also a few tables of older guys dancing and drinking, it would be considered quite an “authentic” experience, without orientalizing the people there.