O Maestros Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Authentic Romantic Lively O Maestros Arnavutköy $$$ Authentic Greek taverna with Bosphorus views and Thessaloniki flavors
Asmalicavit Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Classic Romantic Asmalicavit Beyoğlu $$$ Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture
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
5 Masa Restaurant Restaurant Compare Live Music Intimate Seasonal 5 Masa Kalamış $$$ Fixed-menu meyhane with live musicians between tables, winters Kalamis summers Yalikavak
Barbayani Bostancı Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Barbayani Bostancı Bostancı $$$ 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
Duble Meze Bar Restaurant Restaurant Compare Rooftop Trendy Lively Duble Meze Bar Beyoğlu $$$ New-generation meyhane with Golden Horn views and 80s vibes
HaNi Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish HaNi Restaurant Suadiye $$$ 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
Karaköy Gumruk Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Historic Intimate Karaköy Gumruk Karaköy $$$ Modern twist on traditional Turkish cuisine with daily-changing market menu
Kiva Bomontiada Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Industrial Creative Kiva Bomontiada Bomonti $$$ Modern meyhane in historic brewery walls with lentil 'ice cream' signature
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
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
Süreyya Lokanta Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Süreyya Lokanta Ataşehir $$$ Modern lokanta named for Turkey's first female lawyer
Todori Fenerbahçe Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Todori Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe $$$ 1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı
Yakup 2 (Asmalımescit) Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Yakup 2 (Asmalımescit) Beyoğlu $$$ Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977
Yakup 2 Ataşehir Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Historic Cozy Yakup 2 Ataşehir Ataşehir $$$ Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018
Zerdeli Cadde Restaurant Restaurant Compare Traditional Lively Zerdeli Cadde Caddebostan $$$ New-gen meyhane inside 110-year-old Ragıp Paşa Mansion
Zevk Lokanta Noter Sokak Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Zevk Lokanta Noter Sokak Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Bahariye's beloved meyhane in a French-bistro-style room
Adi Sahane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Lively Traditional Scenic Adi Sahane Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Sea-view new-generation meyhane with live entertainment
Ahali Teşvikiye Restaurant Restaurant Compare Cozy Trendy Intimate Ahali Teşvikiye Nişantaşı $$$ The neighborhood's modern meze bar with creative interpretations
Balat Sahil Restoran Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Hidden Gem Classic Balat Sahil Restoran Balat $$$ Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939
Chef Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Compare Scenic Upscale Romantic Chef Meyhane Arnavutköy $$$ Modern Cretan tavern with Bosphorus views by the Chef Mezze pioneer
Civarda Restaurant Restaurant Compare Lively See & Be Seen Waterfront Civarda Kuruçeşme $$$ Modern Bosphorus meyhane with nostalgic 90s-2000s Turkish pop and live entertainment
Hane Kadıköy Restaurant Restaurant Compare Trendy Lively Modern Hane Kadıköy Kadıköy $$$ 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