Arkaoda

★ 3.8 · 1,032 reviews Istanbul Opened Opening date unknown

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A music bar on Barlar Sokak

Arkaoda is one of the anchors of Kadife Sokak, the Kadıköy lane known as Barlar Sokak for its wall-to-wall bars. It is as much a music venue as a bar, with DJ nights and live sets running to leftfield electronic and independent music.

The crowd is the alternative Asian-side scene that made Kadıköy the city's nightlife counterweight to Beyoğlu. It has been part of that scene for a long time.

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Sebnem 16 reviews · Local Guide 21 June 2026

It’s a place where the staff may seem a bit reserved at first, but over time they become friendly and cheerful. The drinks are served quickly, there’s always a great DJ playing good music, and the garden and dance floor are amazing. A place that truly deserves to be called a safe haven in Kadıköy. We’re lucky to have you, Arkaoda!
ramiz murshudov 86 reviews · Local Guide 11 February 2026

Nice spot on weekdays—relaxed and not too busy. Weekends are extremely crowded. DJ can be great or terrible, so check ahead. Good vibe overall, fair prices, and you can smoke in the garden.
K H 24 reviews · Local Guide 16 May 2025

Very weird bartender, that asked me to tell my order to another person, just for that other person to talk to the bartender about the order. They also let you stand there and wait, looking stupid, basically ignoring you for a bit and not being very approachable. The interiors over two floors (lower and upper) is great though and the drinks were fine. Good music too and the little balcony area was lovely. The server that brought our drinks was very nice as well.
Emine Bilge Bayraktar 8 reviews · Local Guide 24 March 2024

For starters they have no signs outside, for the convent I think so its easy to miss if you are not using gps. My foreign friends brought me here to drink a couple pints and it was good. The music was a little loud in the up side seating area and we did not sit in the closed garden area because it was allowed to smoke down there (it’s a good thing) but my friend did not want to smell like cigarettes. It was fine. Seats were comfy. My only complaint would be that I wanted to change the type of liquor in my drink because I don’t like melon liquor but they said they couldn’t do it but they could take the melon one out. I still paid the same price. The staff looked a little confused for some reason maybe we came across newbies idk. It’s a little pricey for the cocktails but the rest of the menu is average-ish. Most of the customers are foreigners. It’s an ok place to go I would go there again if my friends wanted to go. Fun fact-ish: lots and lots of stickers on the paper towel dispensers in the toilet.And lots of drawings. Artsy vibes.
Oleg 12 reviews · Local Guide 2023

Nice bar with excellent electronic dance music, like deep techno. Good cocktails and dark space. More quite at the second floor, so you can speak to your friends easily.