French in Istanbul

Global fusion brasserie by Happy Group on Bağdat Caddesi

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

Café by day, a loose Arnavutköy bar with DJ nights by dark, the most informal room on the strip.

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

Paris-bistro-in-Bomonti, Kojo Hospitality's French-Turkish fusion with a kitchen that gives the bar a reason to exist

Neighborhood bistro that turns into a late cocktail room, the kind of address Bebek residents list when asked for 'somewhere normal'.

Right across from the Bostancı ferry, where locals wait for the Prens Adaları boat

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

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

Artisan macarons and sourdough pastries above Istanbul's standard

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

Two-floor bistro-bar a few steps off Ortaköy pier, Bosphorus view, locals over tourists

Terrace tucked below Rumeli Hisarı's ramparts, shadow of the fortress on one side, the Bosphorus narrowing on the other.

Bosphorus bistro elegance from morning to night

Tiny Tünel wine room famous among regulars for its mulled wine and queer-friendly door

Brasserie elegance meets Bosphorus charm