Restaurant in Istanbul

Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892

Fixed-menu meyhane with live musicians between tables, winters Kalamis summers Yalikavak

World cuisines meets Antakya aromatic culture in Akaretler row house

Ex-Periferi chef's own kitchen: bold menu, intimate room

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Chef Marcello Micci's Tuscan kitchen on Bağdat Caddesi with 120-person garden

Chef-driven fine-casual seafood with daily catch and creative small plates

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

Emre Şen / Morini team's all-day Mediterranean at İstinye Park

French-inflected kitchen with seasonal local producers capturing Moda's bohemian spirit

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

Classic waterfront brasserie with its own private pier

Panoramic Kalamis Bay views from the refined Divan brand

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

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

Historic waterfront yali next to Anadoluhisari fortress with fresh daily catch

Art Nouveau Ottoman pavilion in Cubuklu forest with Bosphorus views and garden dining

70-seat fish house at the Göksu estuary

Small family trattoria with Michelin 3-pearl mention

The Asian side's oldest real Italian, since 1990

Chef Utku's southern Italian in a Caddebostan villa garden

1951 iskele-side meyhane, Can Yücel and Nazım Hikmet's haunt

Historic Refi Pasa Yali turned upscale breakfast with Bosphorus-front setting

Marina-facing grill, seasoned Fenerbahçe regulars

Modern meyhane in historic brewery walls with lentil 'ice cream' signature

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Bosphorus-front institution: elaborate breakfast plus fresh-catch seafood

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

Michelin-starred chef Michael White's handmade pasta since 2013

Exclusively Turkish-sourced: octopus orzo and lamb shank on farmers' pasta

Chef Ömür Akkor's MoI flagship, Gault & Millau 2026 Best Anatolian Cuisine

Turkey's first authentic Vietnamese restaurant with genuinely excellent pho

The Moda sushi favourite on a quiet Erenköy side-street

Istanbul's most authentic Mexican, Tanyeri-González family since 2005

Kiz Kulesi views from the terrace: the most iconic Asian-shore panorama

Rooftop seafood house with Marmara view

2026 opening in restored 19th-century Hovagimyan Han

Chef-driven Aegean gastro in a pastel townhouse: Balat's serious dining address

Reservation-only secret terrace with Bosphorus views and weekend brunch

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

New-gen meyhane inside 110-year-old Ragıp Paşa Mansion

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

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