Classic Restaurant in Istanbul

The turquoise-tiled Karaköy institution, lokanta by day, meyhane by night, Bib Gourmand 2026.

Heritage seafood since 1952

Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab

Elegant French brasserie with retractable roof and live music

Legendary Bosphorus seafood since 1966

Historic 1901 restaurant with iconic blue tile interior above the Spice Bazaar

Modern seafood with signature fish in dough

Ottoman imperial cuisine in Ciragan Palace

Eastern Turkish breakfast specialties from Van

Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture

Legendary turbot from the Black Sea depths

Four-generation Italian legacy at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist

Pioneer steakhouse with garden setting on the Asian side

Modern meyhane reviving classic tavern culture with stone oven mezes

Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata

Traditional Albanian-style liver and home cooking

İzmir-style söğüş on Hattat Tahsin Sokak

Decades of Ottoman fine dining tradition near Taksim

Chef İsmail's Cunda-Greek fish house at the Kızıltoprak end of the Cadde, the corridor's rakı-balık default.

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Historic Russian restaurant where Ataturk and Agatha Christie dined

Classic Bosphorus fish restaurant loved by locals

Classic Bosphorus seafood with refined mezes

Old City's finest fish restaurant since 1927

Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı

Garden restaurant and rooftop bar with triple-vista views in Galata

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

Aegean seafood excellence on the Asian shore

Cem Mirap (Lucca) brasserie at İstinye Park, designed by Roman & Williams

Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

Istanbul's pioneering Thai restaurant since 2006

Seasonal Italian since 1993 in a villa setting

Istanbul's first true Italian since 1993, on imported flour and stone-oven pizza

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

Legendary kebab institution with 1200-seat marina views since 1997

Classic waterfront brasserie with its own private pier

MasterChef Somer Sivrioglu's Turkish dining in elegant Levent

Renowned Bosphorus seafood with 5 experienced chef-partners

Locally sourced aged meats in cozy atmosphere

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

Greek-Turkish seafood with Golden Horn views

Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style

Authentic Italian by MasterChef judge Danilo Zanna

İstinye Bay fish lokantası in the old Süreyya Restaurant building since 2004

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

Marina-facing grill, seasoned Fenerbahçe regulars

Aegean-style seafood in Moda

Third-generation family meyhane since 1938

Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı

One legendary steak, one unforgettable experience

Asian shore seafood with bridge views

Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946

Authentic Gaziantep cuisine in the heart of Karaköy

Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler

Bosnian cuisine by famous actor Ilker Ayrik

D-ream's accessible-quality Italian since 1995, wood-oven pizza and signature pasta

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market

Fusion cuisine pioneer by MasterChef judge Mehmet Yalcinkaya

Milan's legendary Italian fine dining since 1996

Murano chandelier and wood-fired pizzas across from Göztepe Park

Rooftop seafood house with Marmara view

Elegant Mediterranean villa dining with 30+ years of excellence

Innovative Anatolian cuisine with wood-fired traditions

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

1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm

Bib Gourmand traditional Turkish grill with sea views on Asian side

1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı

Asmalımescit's ever-new classic since 1977

Heritage meyhane family since 1977, Asian-side branch since 2018

Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadıköy with timeless Turkish classics

Modern Anatolian cuisine by chef-owner Civan Er in Beyoğlu

Bahariye's beloved meyhane in a French-bistro-style room

Michelin-listed ocakbasi with Bosphorus views and premium grilled meats

Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939

Venice-born Italian at Soho House Istanbul

Only Balkan cuisine on Bağdat Caddesi - Chef Murat Bozok menu

Brasserie elegance meets Bosphorus charm

Mediterranean elegance with live music

Beloved lokanta serving exceptional Eastern Turkish cuisine since generations

Authentic Lombardy cuisine in an elegant Conrad Istanbul setting

Perfect-rated traditional grill in boutique setting

Istanbul's finest classic Korean restaurant

Art Deco elegance with global flavors in luxury Nişantaşı setting

Mediterranean comfort in a 40-year-old Etiler villa with open kitchen