During my one-week visit to Istanbul, this was the place I would go to, to relax and have a nice cool beer. The staff is excellent, they are very friendly and try to serve you as well as they can. The main advantage is: free WiFi. So, bring your laptops, iPhones and sit down and check your mail. The Red... more

This place was a great find, great food, great atmosphere. The staff was very helpful, especially Ercan who speaks english and knows the area very well. This place felt very 'homey', and has free wireless internet if you carry your laptop so it was my 'go home and regroup' kind of place after a whole day of sites seeing. I... more

We stayed in Istambul for a week. It was wonderful to find this place to relax after discovering this city. Big beers at a reasonable price with an excellent service. In addition...they also give Backgammon lessons!!! more

I want to tell something about Red River pub in Istanbul. I was in Istanbul a week in June. I want to tell my experience about it. Red River pub is a marvellous place to have a coffee, beer, mojito and all the drinks you want to have, and foods too. I tasted their sandwiches and they are really delicious.... more

This has to be the best place away from Taxim to visit, very friendly, They have any beer you can imagine. Very comfortable and relaxing to sit and watch the world go by, make sure you say Hello to Sherrif Engin, coolest dude in town. Selam Engin. Wesley more

We stayed at Ilkay Hotel and the Red River Pub is in the same building. The staff was very friendly , helpful and we felt safe staying there. One of the staff were as friendly to take us out one night and we could safely experience Istanbul by night at discos and Turkish local music places. The service at the... more

A great place to stop for a drink and a coffee. The bar was near our hotel and we stopped off every night. John Wayne pictures on the wall is unusual in Istanbul, but the owner is a fan. The sheriff (Engin) is a great guy who keeps the drinks and the chat flowing. An exceptionally friendly place where you... more

Wouldn't go back when so many other places to choose from more

This is a lovely place. Very relaxing and chilled out atmosphere inside, especially because the street has quite a buzz to it. We were here nearly every night of our week long trip because we stayed at the Ilkay Hotel attached and our room was directly above the bar. Decent prices for drinks though we only had wine, beer and... more