Ali Ocakbasi Karaköy Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Scenic Classic Lively Ali Ocakbasi Karaköy Karaköy $$$ Michelin-listed ocakbasi with Bosphorus views and premium grilled meats
Tavaci Recep Usta Bostancı Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Lively Scenic Tavaci Recep Usta Bostancı Bostancı $$$ Bib Gourmand traditional Turkish grill with sea views on Asian side
Akıntıburnu Balık Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Akıntıburnu Balık Arnavutköy $$$ Boğaz-narrowest fish house with full bar program since 1967
Angel Blue Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Angel Blue Sarıyer $$$ Over-water fish-meyhane on the Baltalimanı seam.
Filika Sarıyer Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Filika Sarıyer Sarıyer $$$ Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth.
Kireçburnu Balıkçısı Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Kireçburnu Balıkçısı Sarıyer $$ Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.
Therapia Boğaz Balık Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Therapia Boğaz Balık Tarabya $$$ Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea.
Uskumru Restaurant Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Uskumru Restaurant Beykoz $$$$ Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı
Yeniköy İskele Restaurant Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Yeniköy İskele Restaurant Yeniköy $$$ Bosphorus-pier classic since 1949 under century-old plane trees.
Yüksel Balık Tarabya Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Yüksel Balık Tarabya Tarabya $$$ Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.
Mer Balık Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Mer Balık Sarıyer $$$ Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses.
Set Balık Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Set Balık Tarabya $$$ The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.
Yeniköy Balıkçısı Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Yeniköy Balıkçısı Yeniköy $$$ Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.
Yosun Restaurant Bar Bar Confronta Traditional Lively Classic Yosun Restaurant Beykoz $$ 33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus