Authentic in Istanbul

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

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.

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

No-menu fish market dining by Galata Bridge

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

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

Southern Italian flavors that put Moda on the gastronomy map

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

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

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

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Seven regional breakfast sets named after Anatolian villages

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

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm

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

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

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