Editor's Pick Partner
Restaurant
Modern See & Be Seen
TURK Fatih Tutak
Bomonti
$$$$
Turkey's only 2 Michelin star restaurant
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Best Artistic Places in Istanbul
Istanbul has no shortage of remarkable spaces. These venues stand out for their Artistic character — each one carefully selected by our editorial team for delivering an exceptional experience.
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Editor's Pick
Shop
Artistic Classic
Sevan Bicakci
Grand Bazaar
$$$$
World-famous jeweler with micro-mosaic mastery
Editor's Pick Partner
Restaurant
Classic Artistic
Neolokal
Karaköy
$$$$
Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata
Editor's Pick Partner
Gallery
Modern Waterfront
Istanbul Modern
Karaköy
$$
Renzo Piano's contemporary art museum on the waterfront
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Trendy Modern
Basta Neo Bistro
Bagdat Caddesi
$$$$
Michelin Guide bistro with European-Turkish fusion
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Modern Cozy
Sankai by Nagaya
Bebek
$$$$
Authentic Japanese omakase with Michelin precision
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Modern Artistic
Araka
Yenikoy
$$$$
Vegetable-forward contemporary cuisine
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Editor's Pick Partner
Gallery
Modern Artistic
Arter
Dolapdere
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8,000 sqm of cutting-edge contemporary art
Restaurant
Modern Artistic
Arkestra
Etiler
$$$$
Creative fine dining with theatrical presentation
Editor's Pick Partner
Restaurant
Trendy Classic
Karaköy Lokantasi
Karaköy
$$$
Michelin-recommended modern meyhane with 80+ mezes
Editor's Pick
Bar
Hidden Gem Cozy
Flekk
Beyoğlu
$$$
Homemade liqueurs and inventive cocktails in Beyoğlu
Editor's Pick Partner
Nightclub
Artistic Classic
Babylon
Bomonti
$$$
Legendary cultural hub and live music venue since 1999
Editor's Pick Partner
Hotel
Trendy Artistic
Soho House Istanbul
Beyoğlu
$$$
Creative hub in classic-elegant Palazzo Corpi
Editor's Pick
Cafe
Trendy Artistic
Petra Roasting Co.
Galata
$$$
Pioneer of Istanbul's third-wave coffee since 2013
Editor's Pick
Spa
Classic Hidden Gem
Zeyrek Cinili Hamam
Zeyrek
$$$
Reopened 2024 with 10,000 classic-elegant tiles restored
The Red Balloon Restaurant
Restaurant
Trendy Artistic
The Red Balloon
Beyoğlu
$$$
Michelin-recommended casual fine dining with North Aegean soul
Mabou Restaurant
Restaurant
Intimate Artistic
Mabou
Beyoğlu
$$$$
Five-table tasting menu by a German chef with Turkish ingredients and French soul
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Historic Romantic
OCAK
Fatih
$$$$
Anatolian traditions reimagined in a former tobacco warehouse
Editor's Pick
Nightclub
Trendy Artistic
Klein
Harbiye
$$$
Berlin-inspired industrial techno temple
Editor's Pick
Gallery
Classic Artistic
SALT Galata
Karaköy
$
Free cultural programming in Ottoman bank building
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