Turkish in Istanbul

Nostalgic meyhane in Bostancı with honest mezes and late-night raki culture

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

Cihangir's first meyhane with Bosphorus balcony views

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

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

Authentic Gaziantep cuisine in the heart of Karaköy

Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Authentic charcoal grill away from the action

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

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

Modern twist on traditional Turkish home-cooking

Beloved lokanta serving exceptional Eastern Turkish cuisine since generations

Street flavors reimagined with fine dining sensibility

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi