Araf Istanbul Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Cozy Modern Hidden Gem Araf Istanbul Kozyatagi $$$$ 12-seat counter dining with open fire - Michelin Star 2026
Araka Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Modern Artistic Waterfront Araka Yeniköy $$$$ Vegetable-forward contemporary cuisine
Kendime Istanbul Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Romantic Hidden Gem Modern Kendime Istanbul Fenerbahçe $$$$ Chef Ali Isik's refined seafood from acclaimed Manzara Sogut
Sankai by Nagaya Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Modern Cozy Artistic Sankai by Nagaya Bebek $$$$ Authentic Japanese omakase with Michelin precision
Casa Lavanda Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Romantic Hidden Gem Cozy Casa Lavanda Şile $$$$ Farm-to-table excellence in the countryside
Inari Omakase Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Modern Cozy Hidden Gem Inari Omakase Kuruçeşme $$$$ Premium sushi experience since 2016
Neolokal Restaurant Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant Compare Classic Artistic Modern Neolokal Karaköy $$$$ Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata
Nicole Restaurant Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant Compare Romantic Modern Cozy Nicole Beyoğlu $$$$ French-Turkish fusion with feminine elegance
Telezzuz Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Modern Chill Telezzuz Kuzguncuk $$$$ Istanbul's first vegan fine dining - Michelin Green Star
TURK Fatih Tutak Restaurant Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant Compare Modern See & Be Seen Artistic TURK Fatih Tutak Bomonti $$$$ One of Turkey's 2 Michelin star restaurants
Mabou Restaurant Restaurant Compare Intimate Artistic Hidden Gem Mabou Beyoğlu $$$$ Five-table tasting menu by a German chef with Turkish ingredients and French soul
Olea Bosphorus Restaurant Partner Restaurant Compare Waterfront Romantic Olea Bosphorus Kuruçeşme $$$$ Italian elegance at Mandarin Oriental
The Sarnic Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Romantic Unique The Sarnic Restaurant Sultanahmet $$$$ Fine dining in a 1,500-year-old Byzantine cistern by candlelight
Tuzz Restaurant Restaurant Compare Elegant Rooftop Intimate Tuzz Karaköy $$$$ 10-course Anatolian tasting menu with Far Eastern whispers on Karaköy's rooftop
Lokanta 1741 Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Romantic Upscale Lokanta 1741 Sultanahmet $$$$ Michelin-recognized Turkish classics in a 300-year-old hammam with romantic rooftop terrace
Vakko L'Atelier Restaurant Restaurant Compare Chic See & Be Seen Elegant Vakko L'Atelier Nişantaşı $$$$ Haute couture-inspired French bistro at Turkey's premier fashion house hotel
Kontuar Pera Restaurant Restaurant Compare Intimate Artistic Hidden Gem Kontuar Pera Beyoğlu $$$$ Fire-driven chef's table in a historic Pera passage