Lokale in Istanbul

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

World's Leading City Hotel 2024 with panoramic Bosphorus views

Waterfront palace with legendary spa and gardens

Former Ottoman prison transformed into cozy luxury

Five generations of baklava perfection

World-class spa and dining on the waterfront

Art Deco heritage hotel in Giulio Mongeri's 1922 masterpiece

Orient Express heritage since 1892

Flagship all-inclusive resort on the Golden Horn

19th-century Ottoman waterfront mansions reimagined

Creative hub in classic-elegant Palazzo Corpi

19th-century raki distillery on the Asian shore

Former Ottoman bank transformed into boutique luxury

Private yacht arrival at Galataport's newest luxury address

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

Morgans Original in a restored warehouse

Traditional Ottoman craftsmanship in the classic-elegant heart

1895 neo-classical mansion reborn as Luxury Collection hotel

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

19th-century Balyan mansion boutique hotel steps from Ortaköy

1901 former Franciscan nuns' residence transformed into cozy suites

Turkish fashion house's boutique hospitality

Haute couture-inspired French bistro at Turkey's premier fashion house hotel

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Cihangir rooftop institution since 1993 with a real Bosphorus view

Brick-lined snug pub with live blues, rock and jazz seven nights a week

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Ex-Periferi chef's own kitchen: bold menu, intimate room

Asmalımescit sixth-floor terrace with Golden Horn sunsets

Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Beymen's new fine-dining icon, Roman & Williams design, Michelin-starred consulting chef

German-style beer garden with Weihenstephaner on tap and a real backyard

Three floors of Anatolian wine in a candlelit Asmalımescit townhouse

Three-story Kadife Sokak townhouse with a garden pool and a stone lion

Asian side's most serious craft beer list, deep Gara Guzu shelf

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Armenian mezes on Nevizade, topik, midye dolma, patlıcanlı pilav

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

Emre Şen / Morini team's all-day Mediterranean at İstinye Park

Amalfi-influenced Italian with everything made in-house

Turkey's first female-chef-led ocakbaşı, Bosphorus-facing terrace, 8m fire

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

Panoramic Kalamış Bay terrace inside the FB sports club

Fifty-plus years on Bağdat, the Anatolian side's classic pub

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

Gault & Millau-awarded Italian with a refined Bosphorus-side bar

Chef Alp Çekici's reinterpretation of meyhane culture

70-seat fish house at the Göksu estuary

The city's flagship Bosphorus-side shisha-and-cocktail lounge, a Kuruçeşme nightlife fixture

Small family trattoria with Michelin 3-pearl mention

The Asian side's oldest real Italian, since 1990

Chef Utku's southern Italian in a Caddebostan villa garden

A hidden meyhane under a 70-year fig tree, Vedat Milor's pick

1951 iskele-side meyhane, Can Yücel and Nazım Hikmet's haunt

BigChefs founder's ambitious Levantine project, Aziz Doğrucu (ex-L'Atelier Robuchon London)

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Long-running marina brasserie known for grilled salmon

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners

Marina-facing grill, seasoned Fenerbahçe regulars

Tepebaşı rooftop with Golden Horn view and ethno-house program

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Italian fine dining honored by the Italian government since 2012

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

45-seat Amalfi-inflected Italian room at The Ritz-Carlton

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

Twenty-year sushi institution inside the marina

Gault & Millau-awarded mixology in a minimal, modern Kadıköy room

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

Reimagined '5 Cocktails & More', craft cocktails with sushi pairing

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Ferit Sarper's anthracite-walled modern meyhane with a proper bar

Chef Ömür Akkor's MoI flagship, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Anatolian Cuisine

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

Moda's most arty cocktail bar with mixology that takes itself seriously without being precious

The Moda sushi favourite on a quiet Erenköy side-street

Usla Academy-trained chefs making buns fresh daily

Michelin-listed seafood institution whose sunset cocktail bar is a genuine Bosphorus ritual

Istanbul's most authentic Mexican, Tanyeri-González family since 2005

Jigger Istanbul's flagship, signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

Rooftop seafood house with Marmara view

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

Fresh pasta from an open kitchen, no shortcuts

Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

Gastro-jazz lokanta run by jazz musician Eren Noyan with a proper stage

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

Istanbul's only genuine Irish pub since 1996, off Nevizade

London gastropub on Plajyolu, among Istanbul's best cocktails

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

Jazz and blues across from the marina

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

Bahariye's beloved meyhane in a French-bistro-style room

Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street

Walton Hotels Galata rooftop framing Galata Tower at sunset

World cuisines meets Antakya aromatic culture in Akaretler row house

Michelin Bib Gourmand Italian in a three-story historic Moda house

Chef-driven fine-casual seafood with daily catch and creative small plates

34th-floor rooftop: Japanese bites, creative cocktails, jazz nights

French-inflected kitchen with seasonal local producers capturing Moda's bohemian spirit

Historic waterfront yali next to Anadoluhisari fortress with fresh daily catch

Michelin-recommended chef reinterpreting Turkish gastronomy in a garden oasis

Former antique shop turned speakeasy: billiards, vintage decor, theatrical cocktails

Refined seasonal menus championing small Anatolian wine producers

2026 opening in restored 19th-century Hovagimyan Han

Chef-driven Aegean gastro in a pastel townhouse: Balat's serious dining address

72 Turkish wine producers, 400+ labels, all available by the glass