GURULOGY

For me, one of the best ways to forget about the difficulties and the stressful tempo of Istanbul is to look at the city from a distance, from a nice rooftop bar, while sipping a freshly made good cocktail... I don’t know how many times I've been shocked, seeing an unexpected beauty, a remarkable landscape from the top of any building in Istanbul. I call these hidden gems of the city..

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Here’s another one, that made me feel this way in the summer of 2018.

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Monkey Istanbul, was opened beginning of July on the terrace of the IKSV Nejat Eczacıbaşı building in Şişhane. The venue, has a clear view of the historical peninsula and is just a perfect spot to arrive after work at sunset, avoiding the rush hour as it is only few meters away from the Sishane metro station. Monkey Istanbul serves cocktails and small finger food and has live DJ performances every day from 7:00PM until 1:00AM in the morning. In case small snacks are  not enough for you, and you crave for a full meal, then you can go downstairs to enjoy great meze’s in Firuze Meyhane, that also belongs to the same group as Monkey Istanbul.

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Do not say summer is over. As long as the terrace venues are open, the summer does not end :)