French in Istanbul

Michelin Guide bistro with European-Turkish fusion

Elegant French brasserie with retractable roof and live music

French-Turkish fusion with feminine elegance

Global fusion brasserie by Happy Group on Bağdat Caddesi

Classic waterfront brasserie with its own private pier

Brasserie elegance meets Bosphorus charm

Bosphorus bistro elegance from morning to night

Street flavors reimagined with fine dining sensibility

All-day brasserie with exceptional brunch and garden setting

Alacati's beloved neo-bistro brings Aegean flavors and craft cocktails to Etiler

Art Deco elegance with global flavors in luxury Nişantaşı setting

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

Two-floor bistro-bar a few steps off Ortaköy pier — Bosphorus view, locals over tourists

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

All-day Mediterranean kitchen turning into a cocktail-led night spot

Tiny Tünel wine room famous among regulars for its mulled wine and queer-friendly door

Cem Mirap (Lucca) brasserie at İstinye Park, designed by Roman & Williams

Gile chef's tribute to Marmaris roots — Gault & Millau 2026 Best Street Food

Café by day, a loose Arnavutköy bar with DJ nights by dark — the most informal room on the strip.

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

Paris-bistro-in-Bomonti — Kojo Hospitality's French-Turkish fusion with a kitchen that gives the bar a reason to exist

Neighborhood bistro that turns into a late cocktail room — the kind of address Bebek residents list when asked for 'somewhere normal'.

Right across from the Bostancı ferry, where locals wait for the Prens Adaları boat

Sunset terrace at the marina's edge, classic cocktails and white sails

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

Kadıköy-spirit bistro-bar that happens to sit on the avenue

Long-running marina brasserie known for grilled salmon

Terrace tucked below Rumeli Hisarı's ramparts — shadow of the fortress on one side, the Bosphorus narrowing on the other.

Artisan macarons and sourdough pastries above Istanbul's standard

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

French-inspired patisserie in Çengelköy village with a la carte lunch

Fransiz tarzi pastane: delicate tarts, layered cakes, custom occasion patisserie

Three-chef collaboration: egg hummus to gochujang bucatini, all day

Harbor-side brasserie with marina views and weekend live music

Michelin-noted bistro where even the inspectors mentioned the young hip crowd