Places in Istanbul

Exclusive Nikkei cuisine with no exterior signage

Vegetable-forward contemporary cuisine

Chic seafood destination with panoramic Bosphorus views

Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery

Sushi, Mediterranean and cocktails transitioning to legendary nightlife on the Bosphorus

Expert-led carpet education and collection

Salt Bae's original flagship steakhouse

Anatolian traditions reimagined in a former tobacco warehouse

Bosphorus rooftop cocktails atop Vakkorama at Galataport

Glamorous open-air Bosphorus entertainment complex

Zero-waste farm-to-table dining in a working vineyard

Legendary turbot from the Black Sea depths

Michelin Guide bistro with European-Turkish fusion

Turkey's premier luxury department store

Farm-to-table excellence in the countryside

MediterrAsian fusion and nightlife at Galataport's waterfront

Salt Bae's authentic Greek cuisine at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

360-degree panoramic views from Marmara Pera rooftop

Four Seasons rooftop with Hagia Sophia views

Iconic Turkish luxury brand since 1934

The original yeni nesil meyhane with Golden Horn views

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

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

Curated collection above an ancient cistern

Pink yalı next to the fortress with a quiet pier-side bar

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Historic Russian restaurant where Ataturk and Agatha Christie dined

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Creative fine dining with theatrical presentation

Michelin-recognized chef kitchen and cocktail bar with rotating art

Where 90s Turkish pop meets creative fusion mezes in Bebek

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

Where meyhane meets nightclub on Istiklal's rooftop

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

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

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Fatih Akerdem's Hemingway room inside the old American Consulate, 150 Negroni twists and Turkey's only Rakı Cocktails book.

Where fine dining meets nightclub energy

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Grand Bazaar jewelry expertise since 1951

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

Italian fine dining honored by the Italian government since 2012

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

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Twenty-year sushi institution inside the marina

Old-guard yalı seafood and rakı bar, salt-baked levrek, Bosphorus directly underfoot

Antique carpet specialists in Grand Bazaar

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

Athinagoras Kostakos kitchen, three bars by Alex Kostenyuk, Belenko design

Contemporary luxury at Zorlu Center

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

Panoramic views and fusion cuisine since 1994

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Postmodern meyhane meets Bosphorus views in Bebek

Mediterranean-Asian fusion at Istinye Marina

Private island entertainment complex on the Bosphorus

Seventy-bottle wine bar tucked into Giulio Mongeri's 1922 Art Deco palas

Three-floor Ottoman waterside mansion, a pre-Reina icon still hosting Istanbul's see-and-be-seen crowd

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

Library-fronted speakeasy, no sign, no social media, referral entry only

Rixos Tersane's wine cellar, Turkish boutique producers on the Haliç.