Tatbak Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Casual Authentic Tatbak Nişantaşı $$ 1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm Same category
Pandeli Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Historic Classic Iconic Pandeli Eminönü $$$ Historic 1901 restaurant with iconic blue tile interior above the Spice Bazaar Same category
Siirt Seref Buryan Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Historic Authentic Foodie Haven Siirt Seref Buryan Fatih $$$ Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892 Same category
Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Romantic Authentic Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Kadıköy $$ 50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera Same category
Gunesin Sofrasi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Garden Historic Authentic Gunesin Sofrasi Kadıköy $$ Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden Same category
Müjgan Meyhanesi Kadıköy Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Müjgan Meyhanesi Kadıköy Kadıköy $$ A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market Same category
Akin Balik Restaurant Restaurant Compare Authentic Hidden Gem Historic Akin Balik Karaköy $$ No-menu fish market dining by Galata Bridge Same category
Hayvore Restaurant Restaurant Compare Authentic Hidden Gem Foodie Haven Hayvore Beyoğlu $$ Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition Same category
Kadi Nimet Balikcilik Restaurant Restaurant Compare Authentic Local Favorite Casual Kadi Nimet Balikcilik Kadıköy $$ The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market Same category
Kalamış Afitap Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Kalamış Afitap Meyhane Kalamış $$ Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina Same category
Sofyalı 9 Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Sofyalı 9 Beyoğlu $$ Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul Same category
Boncuk Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Boncuk Meyhanesi Beyoğlu $$ Armenian mezes on Nevizade — topik, midye dolma, patlıcanlı pilav Same category
Tarihi Safa Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Tarihi Safa Meyhanesi Fatih $$ 130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule Same category
Madam Despina Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Madam Despina Meyhanesi Bomonti $$ Turkey's first female-run meyhane — Tatavla's living memory since 1946 Same category
Eleni Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Eleni Meyhanesi Beşiktaş $$ A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market Same category
SADE Bes Denizler Mutfagi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Authentic Casual Elegant SADE Bes Denizler Mutfagi Nişantaşı $$$ Bib Gourmand Anatolian cuisine celebrating Five Seas regional traditions Same category
Ciya Sofrasi Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Classic Hidden Gem Cozy Ciya Sofrasi Kadıköy $$ Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist Same category
Yeni Lokanta Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Classic Authentic Yeni Lokanta Beyoğlu $$$ Modern Anatolian cuisine by chef-owner Civan Er in Beyoğlu Same category
Yakup 2 Ataşehir Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Historic Cozy Yakup 2 Ataşehir Ataşehir $$$ Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018 Same category
Fikret Yilmaz Ocakbasi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Authentic Foodie Haven Classic Fikret Yilmaz Ocakbasi Levent $$$ Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style Same category