Authentic in Istanbul

Authentic Greek taverna with Bosphorus views and Thessaloniki flavors

Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892

50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

No-menu fish market dining by Galata Bridge

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

Three sisters' intimate Italian with 72-hour fermented Roman pizza

Unlimited serpme kahvalti with homemade bazlama bread

The original: Chef Khun Nuch, ex-Thai royal family chef, since 2006

20+ years bringing Ayvalik-Cunda flavors: Aegean herbs, olive oil mezes, fresh catch

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

Michelin-listed culinary archaeology reviving forgotten Anatolian dishes

Southern Italian flavors that put Moda on the gastronomy map

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

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

Authentic Japanese by Chef Horikoshi with omakase by reservation

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

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

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

Bosphorus-view ocakbasi: organic Kars breakfast mornings, charcoal-grilled evenings

Historic 200-year-old han with lokanta lunch and meyhane evenings

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

Japanese chefs at counter: kaiseki and omakase praised as Istanbul's best

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

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Seven regional breakfast sets named after Anatolian villages

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

Turkey's first authentic Vietnamese restaurant with genuinely excellent pho

Authentic charcoal grill away from the action

4th-generation Neapolitan pizza with 24-hour leavened dough

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

Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu

Almond mushroom cookies since 1929: a living piece of village life

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Family-run with 100-year-old antique cups, magical garden, legendary breakfast

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Modern Anatolian cuisine by chef-owner Civan Er in Beyoğlu

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

Gourmet seafood delicacies with spectacular Bosphorus views

If it doesn't taste nice, we don't eat it

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

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

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Vanishing-genre offal meyhane: heart skewer, tongue fries, liver

The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi