Editor's Pick Partner
Restaurant
Modern See & Be Seen
TURK Fatih Tutak
Bomonti
$$$$
Turkey's only 2 Michelin star restaurant
Cuisine Guide
Best Fine Dining Venues in Istanbul
Istanbul's dining scene spans every corner of the world. These are the finest Fine Dining venues in the city — each one personally vetted by our editorial team for quality, atmosphere, and experience.
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Venues
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Modern Chill
Telezzuz
Kuzguncuk
$$$$
Turkey's first vegetarian fine dining - Michelin Green Star
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Romantic Hidden Gem
The Red Balloon
Yenikoy
$$$$
Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant with award-winning young chef Ulas Durmaz
Restaurant
Modern Artistic
Arkestra
Etiler
$$$$
Creative fine dining with theatrical presentation
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Classic See & Be Seen
Cipriani Istanbul
Nişantaşı
$$$$
Four-generation Italian legacy at Park Hyatt Macka Palas
The Red Balloon Restaurant
Restaurant
Trendy Artistic
The Red Balloon
Beyoğlu
$$$
Michelin-recommended casual fine dining with North Aegean soul
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Legendary See & Be Seen
Ulus 29
Ulus
$$$$
Legendary Istanbul institution with panoramic Bosphorus views since 1983
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Historic Romantic
OCAK
Fatih
$$$$
Anatolian traditions reimagined in a former tobacco warehouse
Partner
Restaurant
Classic See & Be Seen
Paper Moon
Etiler
$$$$
Milan's legendary Italian fine dining since 1996
Partner
Restaurant
Waterfront Romantic
Olea Bosphorus
Kuruçeşme
$$$$
Italian elegance at Mandarin Oriental
Restaurant
Historic Romantic
Lokanta 1741
Sultanahmet
$$$$
Michelin-recognized Turkish classics in a 300-year-old hammam with romantic rooftop terrace
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Rooftop See & Be Seen
Vogue Restaurant & Bar
Akaretler
$$$$
Iconic 13th-floor rooftop dining with panoramic city views
Restaurant
Upscale Romantic
Feriye Lokantasi
Ortaköy
$$$$
Fine dining in an 1871 Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus waterfront
Restaurant
Classic Romantic
Sans Restaurant
Levent
$$$$
Elegant Mediterranean villa dining with 30+ years of excellence
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Rooftop Trendy
Tershane
Karaköy
$$$
Michelin Bib Gourmand rooftop with Golden Horn and historic skyline views
Restaurant
Upscale Romantic
Seraf Vadi
Sarıyer
$$$$
Turkish fine dining with Anatolian recipes and extensive wine cellar
Restaurant
Romantic Classic
Monteverdi Ristorante
Beşiktaş
$$$$
Authentic Lombardy cuisine in an elegant Conrad Istanbul setting
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Trendy See & Be Seen
Chilai
Bebek
$$$$
Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery
Restaurant
Classic
Lokanta by Divan
Taksim
$$$
Decades of Ottoman fine dining tradition near Taksim
Restaurant
Historic Romantic
The Sarnic Restaurant
Sultanahmet
$$$$
Fine dining in a 1,500-year-old Byzantine cistern by candlelight
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