New Arrivals

Chef İsmail's Cunda-Greek fish house at the Kızıltoprak end of the Cadde, the corridor's rakı-balık default.

A three-storey mansion off Kadıköy's beaten track, meze-first, with a garden of old Turkish records.

The corridor's literary meyhane, keeping a guest-book tradition since 1967.

Efkan Kara's Aegean taverna in a Şaşkınbakkal cul-de-sac, meze-first and unbothered by fashion.

The çarşı's oldest working meyhane, pouring since 1974, topik in the case and fasıl kept upstairs.

Koşuyolu's Aegean meyhane, a proper meze cabinet and a neighborhood that keeps it to itself.

The turquoise-tiled Karaköy institution, lokanta by day, meyhane by night, Bib Gourmand 2026.

Pouring under the Cumhuriyet name since 1923, a hundred mezes a day in the middle of Balık Pazarı.

Vegetable-forward contemporary cuisine

Authentic Japanese omakase with Michelin precision

Ottoman-Mediterranean tasting menus 90 meters above Bosphorus

Ottoman imperial cuisine in Ciragan Palace

Contemporary Anatolian cuisine in the legendary Ciragan Palace

Creative fine dining with theatrical presentation

Heritage seafood since 1952

Modern seafood with signature fish in dough

Asian shore seafood with bridge views

Greek-Turkish seafood with Golden Horn views

Old City's finest fish restaurant since 1927

Classic Bosphorus fish restaurant loved by locals

Aegean-style seafood in Moda

Where Bebek's elite gather for Italian perfection

Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

Global izakaya brand with robata grill excellence

Japanese robata with stunning Bosphorus views

Pre-revolution Havana glamour in Istanbul's upscale Nişantaşı

Milan's legendary Italian fine dining since 1996

Legendary Bosphorus seafood since 1966

Panoramic views and fusion cuisine since 1994