Classic in Istanbul

Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab

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

Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata

Decades of Ottoman fine dining tradition near Taksim

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

Legendary kebab institution with 1200-seat marina views since 1997

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

Historic confectioner in Eminönü

Chef Alp Çekici's reinterpretation of meyhane culture

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

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

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

Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939