Authentic in Istanbul

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

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

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

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Chef Alp Çekici's reinterpretation of meyhane culture

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

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

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

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

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

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

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

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

Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

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

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

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

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

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

Turkey's first authentic Vietnamese restaurant with genuinely excellent pho

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

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

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

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

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi