Authentic in Beyoğlu

Pouring under the Cumhuriyet name since 1923, a hundred mezes a day in the middle of Balık Pazarı.

The original: Chef Khun Nuch, ex-Thai royal family chef, since 2006

Black Sea regional cuisine with Gault Millau recognition

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

Modern Anatolian cuisine by chef-owner Civan Er in Beyoğlu

Turkish-Greek meze heritage in a historic 1896 Pera landmark

Fine dining chef's irreverent German street food kiosk

Michelin-listed modern lokanta with fire-focused open kitchen