Classic in Istanbul

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

16th-century masterpiece by Mimar Sinan

Legendary cultural hub and live music venue since 1999

Legendary turbot from the Black Sea depths

Heritage seafood since 1952

Historic 1945 waterfront cafe - the intellectual's haunt

Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab

Elegant French brasserie with retractable roof and live music

Last great Ottoman hammam, built 1741

Four-generation Italian legacy at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

All-day organic breakfast in a historic Erenkoy mansion

Former Ottoman prison transformed into cozy luxury

Pioneer steakhouse with garden setting on the Asian side

Legendary profiteroles since 1944

Five generations of baklava perfection

Michelin-recommended modern meyhane with 80+ mezes

16th-century gem fully restored in Tophane

Legendary Bosphorus seafood since 1966

Legendary Turkish coffee since 1967

Kadıköy's beloved neighborhood cocktail gem

Modern meyhane reviving classic tavern culture with stone oven mezes

Asian side's specialty coffee destination since 2014

Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata

Expert-led carpet education and collection

Historic 1901 restaurant with iconic blue tile interior above the Spice Bazaar

Art Deco heritage hotel in Giulio Mongeri's 1922 masterpiece

Afternoon tea at Pera Palace's century-old tearoom

Turkey's premier whiskey bar with 435+ labels

Orient Express heritage since 1892

Free cultural programming in Ottoman bank building

World-famous jeweler with micro-mosaic mastery

19th-century Ottoman waterfront mansions reimagined

Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines

19th-century raki distillery on the Asian shore

Modern seafood with signature fish in dough

Four Seasons rooftop with Hagia Sophia views

Former Ottoman bank transformed into boutique luxury

Ottoman imperial cuisine in Ciragan Palace

Iconic Turkish luxury brand since 1934

Turkish luxury in a classic-elegant wooden mansion

Eastern Turkish breakfast specialties from Van

Reopened 2024 with 10,000 classic-elegant tiles restored

Historic Russian restaurant where Ataturk and Agatha Christie dined

90 years of Armenian goldsmith tradition

Classic Bosphorus fish restaurant loved by locals

Traditional Ottoman craftsmanship in the classic-elegant heart

Michelin-listed ocakbasi with Bosphorus views and premium grilled meats

Turkish DJs, live-jazz, and funk in classic-elegant Beyoğlu

Albanian-style liver specialists

Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939

Classic Bosphorus seafood with refined mezes

Old City's finest fish restaurant since 1927

Traditional patisserie and legendary sundaes in Kadıköy

Historic patisserie since the 1800s - now a 400sqm flagship

Bağdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution

Aegean seafood excellence on the Asian shore

Venice-born Italian at Soho House Istanbul

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

Istanbul's pioneering Thai restaurant since 2006

Seasonal Italian since 1993 in a villa setting

Legendary kebab institution with 1200-seat marina views since 1997

Classic waterfront brasserie with its own private pier

Historic patisserie with legendary chocolates

MasterChef Somer Sivrioglu's Turkish dining in elegant Levent

Renowned Bosphorus seafood with 5 experienced chef-partners

Locally sourced aged meats in cozy atmosphere

Greek-Turkish seafood with Golden Horn views

Only Balkan cuisine on Bağdat Caddesi - Chef Murat Bozok menu

Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style

Authentic Italian by MasterChef judge Danilo Zanna

Turkey's pioneering natural wine bar by Maksut Askar

Cihangir's day-to-night neighborhood favorite

Sophisticated luxury womenswear from Turkey

Best Turkish delight since 1777

Brasserie elegance meets Bosphorus charm

Izmir-style sogus specialists

Grand Bazaar jewelry expertise since 1951

Hidden art-deco izakaya in Bebek

Legendary Antep cuisine with poolside elegance

Aegean-style seafood in Moda

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

Mediterranean elegance with live music

One legendary steak, one unforgettable experience

Asian shore seafood with bridge views

Decades of Ottoman fine dining tradition near Taksim

Authentic Gaziantep cuisine in the heart of Karaköy

Beloved lokanta serving exceptional Eastern Turkish cuisine since generations

Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik

Authentic Lombardy cuisine in an elegant Conrad Istanbul setting

Fusion cuisine pioneer by MasterChef judge Mehmet Yalcinkaya

Curated collection above an ancient cistern

Istanbul's legendary breakfast deli since forever

Istanbul's legendary live music venue since 2002

Antique carpet specialists in Grand Bazaar

Istanbul's oldest wine house since 1898

Milan's legendary Italian fine dining since 1996

Louvre collaborations and Orientalist masterpieces

Legendary Beyoğlu meyhane (1954-2020), now closed

Murano chandelier and wood-fired pizzas across from Göztepe Park

Perfect-rated traditional grill in boutique setting

Hidden art-deco in a 1920s Cukurcuma apartment

1895 neo-classical mansion reborn as Luxury Collection hotel

Elegant Mediterranean villa dining with 30+ years of excellence

Istanbul's finest classic Korean restaurant

Innovative Anatolian cuisine with wood-fired traditions

Art Deco elegance with global flavors in luxury Nişantaşı setting

1557 Mimar Sinan masterpiece at Suleymaniye complex

1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm

Bib Gourmand traditional Turkish grill with sea views on Asian side

Old City panoramic views from boutique hotel rooftop

Best Guinness in Istanbul with classic Irish atmosphere

1901 former Franciscan nuns' residence transformed into cozy suites

Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Established Turkish designer with timeless elegance

Boğaz-narrowest fish house with full bar program since 1967

Over-water fish-meyhane on the Baltalimanı seam.

Inside Zuma's old Bosphorus mansion, slow-cooked baby octopus, oysters on ice, real cocktail program

Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth.

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

A park-keeper's hut built over the water, windows on three sides, classic mezes and full rakı/wine bar

Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea.

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Bosphorus-pier classic since 1949 under century-old plane trees.

Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.

Cem Mirap (Lucca) brasserie at İstinye Park, designed by Roman & Williams

Istanbul's first true Italian since 1993, on imported flour and stone-oven pizza

İstinye Bay fish lokantası in the old Süreyya Restaurant building since 2004

D-ream's accessible-quality Italian since 1995, wood-oven pizza and signature pasta

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Boutique hotel at the marina gate with a chef's kitchen

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Villa dining in the old Tribeca space, homemade-syrup cocktails, open-kitchen ambition

Three floors of Anatolian wine in a candlelit Asmalımescit townhouse

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

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

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

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Chef Alp Çekici's reinterpretation of meyhane culture

The city's flagship Bosphorus-side shisha-and-cocktail lounge, a Kuruçeşme nightlife fixture

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

Marina-facing grill, seasoned Fenerbahçe regulars

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

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

Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses.

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

Rooftop seafood house with Marmara view

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.

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

Gastro-jazz lokanta run by jazz musician Eren Noyan with a proper stage

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

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

Istanbul's legendary patisserie since 1923, home of Kup Griye

Since 1979: cilek milfoy, Ibiza pastasi, Kadıköy classic holding the line

Since 1966 on Moda Caddesi: profiterol, milfoy, cheesecake, never dropped quality

Michelin Bib Gourmand modern mezze with cocktails on Mesrutiyet Caddesi

Mediterranean comfort in a 40-year-old Etiler villa with open kitchen

Live jazz, refined cocktails and dining inside Khai Hotel Karaköy

Garden restaurant and rooftop bar with triple-vista views in Galata

Modern Anatolian cuisine by chef-owner Civan Er in Beyoğlu