Restaurant in Istanbul

Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab

Eastern Turkish breakfast specialties from Van

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

TV chef Arda Turkmen's rooftop meyhane with Golden Horn views

Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Fixed-menu meyhane with live musicians between tables, winters Kalamis summers Yalikavak

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

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Ex-Periferi chef's own kitchen: bold menu, intimate room

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

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

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

Unlimited Turkish breakfast with legendary bazlama bread

Emre Şen / Morini team's all-day Mediterranean at İstinye Park

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

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

Italian food hall with Bosphorus terrace

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

70-seat fish house at the Göksu estuary

Small family trattoria with Michelin 3-pearl mention

The Asian side's oldest real Italian, since 1990

Chef Utku's southern Italian in a Caddebostan villa garden

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

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Marina-facing grill, seasoned Fenerbahçe regulars

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Italian fine dining honored by the Italian government since 2012

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

45-seat Amalfi-inflected Italian room at The Ritz-Carlton

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

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

Chef Ömür Akkor's MoI flagship, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Anatolian Cuisine

The Moda sushi favourite on a quiet Erenköy side-street

Istanbul's most authentic Mexican, Tanyeri-González family since 2005

Rooftop seafood house with Marmara view

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

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

10-course Anatolian tasting menu with Far Eastern whispers on Karaköy's rooftop

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

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

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners