A lot of things marked on the map

Museums

Salt (modern art museum), A++
Arter
Istanbul Modern Museum

Bike Routes

Karaköy - Kabataş - Beşiktaş - Bebek - Yeniköy - Sarıyer - Garipçe
Kadıköy - Tuzla (On the sea side.)
Şile - Ağva

Food and cofee

Privato Cafe (full breakfast with 10 dishes)
Mandabatmaz
Marmaris Bufe
Mambocino Coffee (in Beşiktaş)
Norm Coffee (3rd wave coffee shop with strong internet connection) ==> great for working with laptop
Rafine Coffee
Petra Coffee (Gayrettepe location is the best.) ==> great for working with laptop
Sapiens (You must try cheesecake with pumpkin and salt)
Montag
Coffee Nutz (You must try nitro brew.)
Coffeetopia
Coffee Department ==> great for working with laptop
Walter's Coffee
Federal (Great working place but coffee is not the best)

Desert

Karakoy Gulluoglu (baklava with ice cream)

Local Drinks (Without Alcohol)

Ali Muhiddin Karabekir (You must try "Demirhindi".)

Breakfast

Namlı Karaköy (The best breakfast in town but not so cheap.)
Siyah Beşiktaş
Tarihi Sarıyer Börekçisi (There is a lot of Sarıyer Börekçisi but the original one is in center of Sarıyer next to the Burger King.)
My Chef Kadıköy (Big plate with cheap price.)
Emek Cafe (Near the sea.)
Çınaraltı (You can bring your own food. Near the sea.)

Fast Food

Rulo (Subway like wrap) ==> Vegan
Karadeniz Döner (The best "Döner" in town.)
Taka Balık (Great prices with awesome view.)

Restraunt

Balkan Lokantasi (Cheap and delicious home food.)
Ot (Beşiktaş locataion's pizzas are really good.)

Bistro

Socrates Bistro (A lot of beer with delicious food.)

Fine Dining

Mikla (The world's 53rd best restraunt.)
Long Bar (In the Raffles Hotel)
Morini (In Zorlu Center)
Badau (Good food with very good live jazz performances.)

Metal Bar

Dorock (You can listen the bestlocal bands live.)

Rock Bar

Rock'n Rolla (Taksim is much better than Kadıköy.)
Wizard Pub

Jazz bar

Nardis Jazz Bar (The best jazz band in the town.)
Kaset Mitanni (Cozy place with a lot of jam sessions.)

Beach

Suma Beach

Where to stay

~~Beşiktaş area is my favourite~~
Moda, Kadıköy
- The only downside of living in Kadıköy is that getting back home from the European side can be more tricky in the night. The last ferry goes around 11pm and many taxis are not willing to drive to Asian side.

Moda neigbourhood recomendations

(from my Airbnb host)

Coffee Shops

Kronotrop (moda Str.)
Fahriye Sagfiye
Kutup Moda
Aralık

food

Yer
Dün
700gr
Pizza Locale
Ororo sushi

Night out

Karga
Bina
Arkaoda