Fodor's Expert Review The Mekan
Beyoğlu
Concerts
Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.
An eclectic mix of rock and world-music concerts keeps things lively at this down-to-earth Beyoğlu venue, which covers two floors of a building just off İstiklal Caddesi near the Demirören shopping mall. The Istanbul Lindy Hoppers host swing nights every Thursday, often with live-band accompaniment.