Modern in Istanbul

12-seat counter dining with open fire - Michelin Star 2026

Vegetable-forward contemporary cuisine

Chef with Ramsay & Robuchon pedigree meets Istanbul wine cellar

Michelin Guide recommended Pan-Asian with Bosphorus views

Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery

Chef Ali Isik's refined seafood from acclaimed Manzara Sogut

Berlin-inspired industrial techno temple

World-class spa and dining on the waterfront

Istanbul's first live-fire restaurant with Historic Peninsula views

Salt Bae's original flagship steakhouse

Authentic Japanese omakase with Michelin precision

Gault & Millau awarded modern cuisine destination

Private yacht arrival at Galataport's newest luxury address

Infinity pool and panoramic bar at Istanbul's Ritz

Sophisticated cocktails from the Paolina creators

Premium sushi experience since 2016

Salt Bae's authentic Greek cuisine at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

16th-century gem fully restored in Tophane

Exclusive Nikkei cuisine with no exterior signage

New Anatolian cuisine with rooftop grandeur

Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata

French-Turkish fusion with feminine elegance

Michelin-listed Japanese-Peruvian fusion at the Ritz-Carlton

Wolfgang Puck's Beverly Hills legend arrives in Istanbul

Istanbul's first vegan fine dining - Michelin Green Star

Michelin Bib Gourmand rooftop with Golden Horn and historic skyline views

Global fusion brasserie by Happy Group on Bağdat Caddesi

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

One of Turkey's 2 Michelin star restaurants

Sustainability-focused cocktail bar with vertical farming and workshops

Morgans Original in a restored warehouse

All-day venue that flips into a cocktail bar with workshops and guest DJs after sunset.

Restored 1924 White-Russian salon where Atatürk had a permanent table

Late-2025 waterfront bar with a beachfront terrace

Industrial-chic grill house with Bib Gourmand recognition

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

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Nordic-minimalist side-street bar with a seasonal menu and serious cocktail list.

Creative fine dining with theatrical presentation

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

Bosphorus garden classic since 1997, brunch by day, full bar and cocktails after dark

Dry-aged specialty with dryage cabinets on display

Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city

Compact neighborhood cocktail bar behind the avenue

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

Fifty-year-old Bebek Hotel bar where dressed-up locals watch the Bosphorus

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

Cocktails + rakı/meze + live music on the Akaretler row-house strip

Gül Sultan mansion, Bosphorus, rakı, fish

Three-story Kadife Sokak townhouse with a garden pool and a stone lion

Michelin Guide 2026 new entry inside the Ataturk Cultural Center

Moda side-street all-day bar, proper cocktails at kind prices

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Kadife Sokak classic with a downstairs stage and a different band every night

Long-running Italian-influenced bar tucked behind Bebek Hamamı

Cocktail-gastropub from the Joker No:19 crew spilling onto the Avenue, garden, relaxed, serious drinks

Etiler's new neighborhood gastropub

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

Third-wave roaster's 2025 landing on the Anatolian avenue

Twenty-year-old Asmalı cocktail room with Tuesday Turkish-music nights and a regulars-only feel

Restored building opposite Beymen with refined Italian cuisine

Turkey's first female-chef-led ocakbaşı, Bosphorus-facing terrace, 8m fire

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

Onur Balk's award-winning mixology with global street food

Sunset terrace at the marina's edge, classic cocktails and white sails

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

Watergarden havuz katında meyhane-pub melezi; küratörlü şarap, ekspert kokteyl.

Dancing and cocktails in fashionable Nişantaşı

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Fatih Akerdem's Hemingway room inside the old American Consulate, 150 Negroni twists and Turkey's only Rakı Cocktails book.

Tight Moda Caddesi bar with a deep beer fridge and a surprisingly serious cocktail menu, distinct from the Şaşkınbakkal Fil

Dimly lit Esat Işık room pairing classics-first cocktails with a short, serious kitchen

Unique fermentation techniques for exceptional pizza

Expertly crafted cocktail menu refreshed every ten days

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

Akarsu brick-walled third-wave roastery by day, standing-room cocktail hang by night.

After-work cocktail room on Büyükdere for the Levent towers

Where creative design meets fantastic food in Topagaci

Topağacı neighborhood bar with a sharp cocktail list and a proper local crowd.

Turkish butcher heritage with own farm

70-seat fish house at the Göksu estuary

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

Spanish tapas and curated DJ nights in the old Rua room

Glass-enclosed rooftop at DoubleTree Moda

Small Teşvikiye cocktail room with a considered signature list.

Artisanal Bronx-inspired burgers with daily-ground beef

Home-party-style Topağacı bar with assertive cocktails and a real neighborhood crowd.

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Marina-side rooftop with a bartender-led cocktail program

Street-level micro-bar on Esat Işık, creative cocktails, vinyl-leaning music, no-frills Kadıköy at its best

BigChefs founder's ambitious Levantine project, Aziz Doğrucu (ex-L'Atelier Robuchon London)

Long-running marina brasserie known for grilled salmon

Bohemian backstreet cocktail den off Necatibey

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

Celebrity-founded roastery with house-roasted beans

Second chapter from the Urban/Boden team, classic and signature cocktails

Garden setting, reusable cups, sustainability-focused by Büyük Sefler group

New-generation kebap rethinking ocakbasi culture

Tiny family pizzeria with perfect thin crust

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

Narrative-driven cocktail room on Moda Caddesi where each drink is a paragraph, not a prop

Best croissants in Kadıköy: cruffins, Saint Honore, gluten-free options

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

Hidden 350m² walled garden of lemon and linden trees

Pigalle ve MiniBar ekibinden izakaya esintili Japon tapas barı, vinil geceleri.

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Fifth-floor warm dive defending old Beyoğlu's spirit

Twenty-year sushi institution inside the marina

Gault & Millau-awarded mixology in a minimal, modern Kadıköy room

Gault&Millau Top 500 Bars list, bartender-driven Etiler outpost of the Alaçatı original

Cihangir duplex tapas bar with a balcony and neighborhood regulars

Wood-coal döner with Kepsut thyme and Konya lavash

Reimagined '5 Cocktails & More', craft cocktails with sushi pairing

Intimate Fenerbahçe-park-side cocktail room tucked off Bağdat on Faruk Ayanoğlu, the quiet alternative to Suadiye

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

House Cafe stable's tiny day-to-night cocktail room on Atiye Sokak

House Cafe's neighborhood-bar sibling, coffee by day, DJ nights Thu-Sat

Moda's most arty cocktail bar with mixology that takes itself seriously without being precious

Quality burgers on Istanbul's Anatolian Side

Creative sushi and ramen on the Asian side

The Moda sushi favourite on a quiet Erenköy side-street

Milan's legendary Italian fine dining since 1996

Michelin-listed seafood institution whose sunset cocktail bar is a genuine Bosphorus ritual

Refined Aegean fish and raki house across from Kalamis Marina

Modern Neapolitan with imported San Marzano tomatoes

Revived heritage brand with contemporary ambition, expanding to Bodrum

5x Turkey champion barman brings Paris to Suadiye

Athinagoras Kostakos kitchen, three bars by Alex Kostenyuk, Belenko design

Contemporary luxury at Zorlu Center

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

Three-storey corner building on the Moda tram line, evening-favourite room with sharing plates and a confident cocktail list

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

House-music rooftop facing Galata Tower

Japanese robata with stunning Bosphorus views

Jigger Istanbul's flagship, signature cocktails with Turkish bitters

Stylish fusion dining with open-flame mastery in Ataşehir

Italian stone oven pizza with top-quality ingredients

2025 opening: 120-seat luxury Mediterranean with bespoke design on Beykoz waterfront

2026 opening in restored 19th-century Hovagimyan Han

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

Tapas-style plates and a tight cocktail menu on one of Karaköy's busiest lanes.

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

One of Turkey's finest artisan ice creams

The original STOA: sustainable cooking meets creative cocktails

Design-forward cocktail lounge by Cafe Cadde founders

Living-room cocktail den on a Cihangir side-street, foreign correspondents, local hipsters, the Egeli Mojito.

Modern Anatolian kitchen with serious cocktail bar and hidden Teşvikiye garden

Yeldeğirmeni corner spot with house-recipe cocktails and craft beers

Sea-view luxury residence hotel on the Cadde

London gastropub on Plajyolu, among Istanbul's best cocktails

Hand-built tiny Şair Nedim cocktail room, speakeasy live music Fridays, smoke inside

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

Intimate Teşvikiye cocktail bar with a tight signature list and quiet confidence.

Dim, music-first Sofyalı cocktail room from the new wave, opens late, closes at 02:00

The cognoscenti's mixology lab, sustainable program, workshops, bottle takeout

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

Adana street-kebap heat on an Erenköy side-street

Turkish fashion house's boutique hospitality

Food-hall with hydroponic farm and a hi-fi listening room

Wabi-sabi sushi room with chef Rodel Javier off the İstinye coast road

Corner pub off İstiklal where free live music spills into the street

Istanbul's pre-eminent 1980 classic bar – stained glass, live music, real regulars.

40 signature cocktails in a garden oasis on Bağdat Caddesi

Michelin Green Star restaurant pioneering sustainability with vertical farming

New Italian with stunning winter garden and wood-fired oven

Mediterranean-Asian fusion at Istinye Marina

Celebrity chef's premium steakhouse in Nişantaşı

The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture

Best sushi rice in Istanbul - Far Eastern excellence in Suadiye

Legendary brownies and 233K Instagram followers on Bağdat Caddesi

Seaside Mediterranean dining with live music in Bostancı

US-style sourdough perfection on Bağdat Caddesi

Art Deco elegance with global flavors in luxury Nişantaşı setting

Haydarpaşa-station-themed cafe-bar that turns into a wine and beer hangout after dark.

Tomtom side-street cocktail lab with bartender-led menu

Alleyway bar run by Turkey and world bartending champion Onurcan Gençer

Gault & Millau-awarded Italian with a refined Bosphorus-side bar

35+ years of pier-side fish, buckets in front of diners

Light-filled brunch with granola bowls and aromatic coffees

Neighborhood anchor in Yeldeğirmeni's evolving food scene

Architecturally ambitious burger bar in a historic shipyard complex

Sophisticated cocktail bar with Mediterranean kitchen