Lokale in Istanbul

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

1800s Rasim Pasa Yali turned boutique hotel with Five Star Diamond award

50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

World cuisines meets Antakya aromatic culture in Akaretler row house

Michelin Bib Gourmand Italian in a three-story historic Moda house

Michelin recommended, Gault & Millau: Japanese-Korean fusion at the highest level

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

Michelin Guide 2026 new entry inside the Ataturk Cultural Center

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

Three sisters' intimate Italian with 72-hour fermented Roman pizza

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

Restored building opposite Beymen with refined Italian cuisine

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

20+ years bringing Ayvalik-Cunda flavors: Aegean herbs, olive oil mezes, fresh catch

Three-bridge Bosphorus panorama from Fethi Pasa Korusu hilltop garden

Harbor-side brasserie with marina views and weekend live music

Panoramic Kalamis Bay views from the refined Divan brand

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

Historic waterfront yali next to Anadoluhisari fortress with fresh daily catch

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

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

Michelin-recommended chef reinterpreting Turkish gastronomy in a garden oasis

Southern Italian flavors that put Moda on the gastronomy map

Five Asian cuisines under one roof at the Raffles Hotel

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

New-generation kebap rethinking ocakbasi culture

Historic 1950s port restaurant revived at Galataport with Bosphorus terrace

Bosphorus-view ocakbasi: organic Kars breakfast mornings, charcoal-grilled evenings

Japanese chefs at counter: kaiseki and omakase praised as Istanbul's best

Nostalgic meyhane in Bostancı with honest mezes and late-night raki culture

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

Spanish tapas reimagined with Anatolian flavors at Galataport

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

Turkey's first authentic Vietnamese restaurant with genuinely excellent pho

Creative sushi and ramen on the Asian side

Rooftop Aegean seafood with marina panoramas and live music

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

4th-generation Neapolitan pizza with 24-hour leavened dough

Refined seasonal menus championing small Anatolian wine producers

Three consecutive years in the Michelin Guide, Bosphorus waterfront pavilion

Kalamis Marina views with creative cocktails and proper kitchen

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

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

2026 opening in restored 19th-century Hovagimyan Han

Alacati's beloved neo-bistro brings Aegean flavors and craft cocktails to Etiler

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

The original STOA: sustainable cooking meets creative cocktails

Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu

Bib Gourmand traditional Turkish grill with sea views on Asian side

Reservation-only secret terrace with Bosphorus views and weekend brunch

Three-chef collaboration: egg hummus to gochujang bucatini, all day

Michelin-listed ocakbasi with Bosphorus views and premium grilled meats

Hidden neighborhood gem with modern Turkish cuisine by Chef Inanc Celengil

Bib Gourmand Anatolian cuisine celebrating Five Seas regional traditions

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Asian side's new see-and-be-seen venue with Miami-Dubai design

Cocktails in a stone-walled historic space until 2:30AM

Vanishing-genre offal meyhane: heart skewer, tongue fries, liver

Authentic handmade pasta in historic Sultanahmet

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

Istanbul's first Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizza on a five-stool counter

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi