Authentic in Istanbul

Authentic Greek taverna with Bosphorus views and Thessaloniki flavors

Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892

No-menu fish market dining by Galata Bridge

Gourmet seafood delicacies with spectacular Bosphorus views

Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style

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

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

Authentic Japanese by Chef Horikoshi with omakase by reservation

Turkish-Greek meze heritage in a historic 1896 Pera landmark

Historic 200-year-old han with lokanta lunch and meyhane evenings

Old Style New Generation Meyhane with chef-driven seasonal menus

Authentic charcoal grill away from the action

1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm

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

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Three sisters' intimate Italian with 72-hour fermented Roman pizza

Vanishing-genre offal meyhane: heart skewer, tongue fries, liver

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

Southern Italian flavors that put Moda on the gastronomy map

The anchor restaurant inside Kadıköy's historic fish market

Authentic handmade pasta in historic Sultanahmet

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

4th-generation Neapolitan pizza with 24-hour leavened dough

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi

Michelin-listed modern lokanta with fire-focused open kitchen

Michelin-listed culinary archaeology reviving forgotten Anatolian dishes