Turkish Restaurant in Istanbul

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

Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab

Italian-Turkish fusion, lunch only, book weeks ahead

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

Anatolian traditions reimagined in a former tobacco warehouse

Sophisticated rooftop meyhane in the heart of Galata

Contemporary Anatolian cuisine in the legendary Ciragan Palace

Zero-waste farm-to-table dining in a working vineyard

Ottoman-Mediterranean tasting menus 90 meters above Bosphorus

Ottoman imperial cuisine in Ciragan Palace

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

Modern meyhane reviving classic tavern culture with stone oven mezes

New Anatolian cuisine with rooftop grandeur

TV chef Arda Turkmen's rooftop meyhane with Golden Horn views

Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata

French-Turkish fusion with feminine elegance

Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892

Michelin Bib Gourmand rooftop with Golden Horn and historic skyline views

The original yeni nesil meyhane with Golden Horn views

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

Industrial-chic grill house with Bib Gourmand recognition

Where 90s Turkish pop meets creative fusion mezes in Bebek

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Where meyhane meets nightclub on Istiklal's rooftop

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

Unlimited Turkish breakfast with legendary bazlama bread

Legendary kebab institution with 1200-seat marina views since 1997

New-generation meyhane with Golden Horn views and 80s vibes

MasterChef Somer Sivrioglu's Turkish dining in elegant Levent

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Greek-Turkish seafood with Golden Horn views

Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style

Chef Alp Çekici's reinterpretation of meyhane culture

Michelin-listed culinary archaeology reviving forgotten Anatolian dishes

A hidden meyhane under a 70-year fig tree, Vedat Milor's pick

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

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Legendary Antep cuisine with poolside elegance

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Decades of Ottoman fine dining tradition near Taksim

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

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

Stylish fusion dining with open-flame mastery in Ataşehir

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

Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018

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

Sea-view new-generation meyhane with live entertainment

Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939

Gourmet seafood delicacies with spectacular Bosphorus views

Postmodern meyhane meets Bosphorus views in Bebek

Modern Cretan tavern with Bosphorus views by the Chef Mezze pioneer

Michelin Green Star restaurant pioneering sustainability with vertical farming

Modern Bosphorus meyhane with nostalgic 90s-2000s Turkish pop and live entertainment

The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture

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

Fine dining in a 250-year-old Ottoman han with modern Anatolian cuisine

Bağdat Caddesi's flagship yeni nesil meyhane with 80s/90s nostalgia

Luxurious waterfront fine dining