Kanaat Lokantası Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Family Run Traditional Kanaat Lokantası Üsküdar $$ A family Üsküdar esnaf lokanta since 1933, Ottoman home cooking read off the steam table Same category
Marinee Kaburga Restaurant Restaurant Compare Family Run Garden Neighbourhood Marinee Kaburga Kurtuluş $$ Chef Mari Esgici's tiny Kurtuluş room and back garden, slow-cooked ribs the whole point Same category
Sen'den Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Modern Refined Sen'den Karaköy $$$ 2026 opening in restored 19th-century Hovagimyan Han Same category
Gumus Yali Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Hidden Gem Historic Gumus Yali Beykoz $$$ Historic waterfront yali next to Anadoluhisari fortress with fresh daily catch Same category
Hidiv Kasri Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Garden Panoramic Hidiv Kasri Beykoz $$$ Art Nouveau Ottoman pavilion in Cubuklu forest with Bosphorus views and garden dining Same category
Il Cortile Restaurant Restaurant Compare Courtyard Italian Hidden Il Cortile Galata (Beyoğlu) $$$ A Genoese kitchen in a 19th-century courtyard just under the Galata Tower Same category
Mukellef Karaköy Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Trendy Rooftop Traditional Mukellef Karaköy Karaköy $$$ TV chef Arda Turkmen's rooftop meyhane with Golden Horn views Same category
Adi Sahane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Lively Traditional Scenic Adi Sahane Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Sea-view new-generation meyhane with live entertainment Same category
Yakup 2 Ataşehir Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Historic Cozy Yakup 2 Ataşehir Ataşehir $$$ Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018 Same category
Siirt Seref Buryan Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Historic Authentic Foodie Haven Siirt Seref Buryan Fatih $$$ Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892 Same category
Lokanta Stambouli Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Cozy Authentic Lokanta Stambouli Beyoğlu $$$ Turkish-Greek meze heritage in a historic 1896 Pera landmark Same category
Hatay Restaurant 1967 Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Historic Authentic Local Favorite Hatay Restaurant 1967 Bağdat Caddesi $$$ The corridor's literary meyhane, keeping a guest-book tradition since 1967. Same category
Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Authentic Lively Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi Beyoğlu $$$ Pouring under the Cumhuriyet name since 1923, a hundred mezes a day in the middle of Balık Pazarı. Same category
Karaköy Gumruk Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Historic Intimate Karaköy Gumruk Karaköy $$$ Modern twist on traditional Turkish cuisine with daily-changing market menu Same category
Mahkeme Lokantasi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Authentic Intimate Mahkeme Lokantasi Karaköy $$$ Historic 200-year-old han with lokanta lunch and meyhane evenings Same category
Pandeli Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Historic Classic Iconic Pandeli Eminönü $$$ Historic 1901 restaurant with iconic blue tile interior above the Spice Bazaar Same category
SADE Bes Denizler Mutfagi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Authentic Casual Elegant SADE Bes Denizler Mutfagi Nişantaşı $$$ Bib Gourmand Anatolian cuisine celebrating Five Seas regional traditions Same category
Liman Istanbul Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Scenic Upscale Liman Istanbul Karaköy $$$$ Historic 1950s port restaurant revived at Galataport with Bosphorus terrace Same category
Casius Antioch Kitchen Restaurant Restaurant Compare Cozy Historic Chill Casius Antioch Kitchen Cihangir $$$ Authentic Antioch heritage cuisine in atmospheric Cihangir setting Same category
Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Romantic Authentic Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Kadıköy $$ 50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera Same category