Classic in Istanbul

Boğaz-narrowest fish house with full bar program since 1967

Over-water fish-meyhane on the Baltalimanı seam.

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

Bağdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.

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

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

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

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

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

Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.