Classic in Istanbul

16th-century masterpiece by Mimar Sinan

Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab

Last great Ottoman hammam, built 1741

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

Asian side's specialty coffee destination since 2014

Expert-led carpet education and collection

Free cultural programming in Ottoman bank building

19th-century Ottoman waterfront mansions reimagined

Former Ottoman bank transformed into boutique luxury

Eastern Turkish breakfast specialties from Van

Reopened 2024 with 10,000 classic-elegant tiles restored

Historic 1945 waterfront cafe - the intellectual's haunt

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

All-day organic breakfast in a historic Erenkoy mansion

Former Ottoman prison transformed into cozy luxury

Five generations of baklava perfection

16th-century gem fully restored in Tophane

Art Deco heritage hotel in Giulio Mongeri's 1922 masterpiece

Afternoon tea at Pera Palace's century-old tearoom

Orient Express heritage since 1892

19th-century raki distillery on the Asian shore

Iconic Turkish luxury brand since 1934

Turkish luxury in a classic-elegant wooden mansion

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Boutique hotel at the marina gate with a chef's kitchen

Traditional Ottoman craftsmanship in the classic-elegant heart

Over-water fish-meyhane on the Baltalimanı seam.

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Traditional patisserie and legendary sundaes in Kadıköy

Intimate nightly jazz, blues and soul off İstiklal

Bağdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution

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

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

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

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

Classic waterfront brasserie with its own private pier

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Since 1979: cilek milfoy, Ibiza pastasi, Kadıköy classic holding the line

Sarıyer Çarşı fish-meyhane known for kalkan and meze depth.

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

Turkey's pioneering natural wine bar by Maksut Askar

Sophisticated luxury womenswear from Turkey

Best Turkish delight since 1777

The city's flagship Bosphorus-side shisha-and-cocktail lounge, a Kuruçeşme nightlife fixture

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

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Marina-facing grill, seasoned Fenerbahçe regulars

Late-night Kireçburnu fish-meyhane open until 02:00.

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

Beyoğlu's long-running blues dive run by Mehmet the Blues

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

Authentic Gaziantep cuisine in the heart of Karaköy

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

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

Kireçburnu waterline fish house, rakı nights the neighborhood still uses.

D-ream's accessible-quality Italian since 1995, wood-oven pizza and signature pasta

23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem

Rooftop seafood house with Marmara view

The Tarabya fish crescent local without the tourist markup.

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

1557 Mimar Sinan masterpiece at Suleymaniye complex

Gastro-jazz lokanta run by jazz musician Eren Noyan with a proper stage

Bosphorus-mouth fish-house where the strait opens to the Black Sea.

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

1901 former Franciscan nuns' residence transformed into cozy suites

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Established Turkish designer with timeless elegance

Chef Kaan Kayhan's waterfront meyhane on the Yeniköy pier.

33 years of rakı-sunset at the mouth of the Bosphorus

Tarabya marina fish-house with a working bar program.

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

Albanian-style liver specialists

Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939

Historic patisserie since the 1800s - now a 400sqm flagship

Historic patisserie with legendary chocolates

Izmir-style sogus specialists

Curated collection above an ancient cistern

Istanbul's legendary breakfast deli since forever

1895 neo-classical mansion reborn as Luxury Collection hotel