O Maestros Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Authentic Romantic Lively O Maestros Arnavutköy $$$ Authentic Greek taverna with Bosphorus views and Thessaloniki flavors
Perri Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Upscale Romantic Trendy Perri Karaköy $$$$ Sophisticated rooftop meyhane in the heart of Galata
Asmalicavit Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Classic Romantic Asmalicavit Beyoğlu $$$ Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture
Firuze Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Upscale Romantic Trendy Firuze Beyoğlu $$$$ Antakya flavors with Golden Horn sunsets in a 1920s Art Nouveau gem
Matmazel Eleni Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Trendy Classic Cozy Matmazel Eleni Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Modern meyhane reviving classic tavern culture with stone oven mezes
Mukellef Karaköy Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Trendy Rooftop Traditional Mukellef Karaköy Karaköy $$$ TV chef Arda Turkmen's rooftop meyhane with Golden Horn views
Veranda Pera Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Trendy Romantic Lively Veranda Pera Beyoğlu $$$$ The original yeni nesil meyhane with Golden Horn views
Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Romantic Authentic Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Kadıköy $$ 50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera
Akintiburnu Restaurant Restaurant Compare Upscale Scenic Romantic Akintiburnu Arnavutköy $$$$ Exclusive Bosphorus seafood with panoramic bridge views
Barbayani Bostancı Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Barbayani Bostancı Bostancı $$$ Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı
Çakıl Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Çakıl Meyhane Bostancı $$$ Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station
Cemiyet Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Cozy Classic Lively Cemiyet Meyhane Beyoğlu $$$ Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit
Demeti Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Cozy Hidden Gem Romantic Demeti Meyhanesi Cihangir $$ Cihangir's first meyhane with Bosphorus balcony views
Duble Meze Bar Restaurant Restaurant Compare Rooftop Trendy Lively Duble Meze Bar Beyoğlu $$$ New-generation meyhane with Golden Horn views and 80s vibes
Eleni Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Eleni Meyhanesi Beşiktaş $$ A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market
HaNi Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish HaNi Restaurant Suadiye $$$ Chef Alp Çekici's reinterpretation of meyhane culture
İnciraltı Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish İnciraltı Meyhanesi Beylerbeyi $$$ A hidden meyhane under a 70-year fig tree, Vedat Milor's pick
İsmet Baba Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish İsmet Baba Kuzguncuk $$$ 1951 iskele-side meyhane, Can Yücel and Nazım Hikmet's haunt
Kalamış Afitap Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Kalamış Afitap Meyhane Kalamış $$ Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina
Karaköy Gumruk Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Historic Intimate Karaköy Gumruk Karaköy $$$ Modern twist on traditional Turkish cuisine with daily-changing market menu
Kor Agop Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Cozy Kor Agop Fatih $$ Third-generation family meyhane since 1938
Krependeki İmroz Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Krependeki İmroz Beyoğlu $$$ Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı
Lokanta Limu Restaurant Restaurant Compare Cozy Trendy Intimate Lokanta Limu Sarıyer $$$ Chef-driven lokanta by day, modern meyhane by night on the Bosphorus
Madam Despina Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Madam Despina Meyhanesi Bomonti $$ Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946
Mahal Meze & Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Mahal Meze & Meyhane Akaretler $$$ Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler
Mahkeme Lokantasi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Authentic Intimate Mahkeme Lokantasi Karaköy $$$ Historic 200-year-old han with lokanta lunch and meyhane evenings
Majka Istanbul Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Hidden Gem Cozy Majka Istanbul Meyhanesi Moda $$ Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik
Müjgan Meyhanesi Kadıköy Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Müjgan Meyhanesi Kadıköy Kadıköy $$ A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market
Sofyalı 9 Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Sofyalı 9 Beyoğlu $$ Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul
Süreyya Lokanta Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Süreyya Lokanta Ataşehir $$$ Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer
Tarihi Safa Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Tarihi Safa Meyhanesi Fatih $$ 130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule
Todori Fenerbahçe Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Todori Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe $$$ 1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı
Tunel Buselik Restaurant Restaurant Compare Romantic Upscale Scenic Tunel Buselik Beyoğlu $$$$ Best 270-degree Istanbul view with Turkish-Greek-Sephardic fusion
Yakup 2 (Asmalımescit) Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Yakup 2 (Asmalımescit) Beyoğlu $$$ Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977
Zevk Lokanta Noter Sokak Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Zevk Lokanta Noter Sokak Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Bahariye's beloved meyhane in a French-bistro-style room
Ahali Teşvikiye Restaurant Restaurant Compare Cozy Trendy Intimate Ahali Teşvikiye Nişantaşı $$$ The neighborhood's modern meze bar with creative interpretations
Balat Sahil Restoran Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Hidden Gem Classic Balat Sahil Restoran Balat $$$ Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939
Barboon by Atlas Balik Restaurant Restaurant Compare Upscale Scenic Authentic Barboon by Atlas Balik Arnavutköy $$$$ Gourmet seafood delicacies with spectacular Bosphorus views
Chef Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Scenic Upscale Romantic Chef Meyhane Arnavutköy $$$ Modern Cretan tavern with Bosphorus views by the Chef Mezze pioneer
Hane Kadıköy Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Lively Modern Hane Kadıköy Kadıköy $$$ The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture
Lokanta Stambouli Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Cozy Authentic Lokanta Stambouli Beyoğlu $$$ Turkish-Greek meze heritage in a historic 1896 Pera landmark
Musaade Kadıköy Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Authentic Intimate Musaade Kadıköy Kadıköy $$$ Old Style New Generation Meyhane with chef-driven seasonal menus
Perihan Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Lively Nostalgic Perihan Meyhane Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Bağdat Caddesi's flagship yeni nesil meyhane with 80s/90s nostalgia