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Authentic in Istanbul

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O Maestros Restaurant
O Maestros - Restaurant in Arnavutköy, Istanbul
Editor's Pick
Restaurant
Authentic Romantic Lively

O Maestros

Arnavutköy

$$$

Authentic Greek taverna with Bosphorus views and Thessaloniki flavors

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Mahide Ocakbasi Restaurant
Mahide Ocakbasi - Restaurant in Beylerbeyi, Istanbul
Restaurant
Authentic Waterfront Casual

Mahide Ocakbasi

Beylerbeyi

$$

Bosphorus-view ocakbasi: organic Kars breakfast mornings, charcoal-grilled evenings

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Maziden Meyhane Restaurant
Maziden Meyhane - Restaurant in Bostancı, Istanbul
Restaurant
Nostalgic Authentic Late Night

Maziden Meyhane

Bostancı

$$

Nostalgic meyhane in Bostancı with honest mezes and late-night raki culture

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Moshonis Balıkçısı Restaurant
Moshonis Balıkçısı - Restaurant in Bağdat Caddesi, Istanbul
Restaurant
Authentic Kitchen Led Local Favorite

Moshonis Balıkçısı

Bağdat Caddesi

$$$

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

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Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi Restaurant
Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi - Restaurant in Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Restaurant
Historic Authentic Lively

Pouring under the Cumhuriyet name since 1923, a hundred mezes a day in the middle of Balık Pazarı.

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Agapia Mezze & Meyhane Restaurant
Agapia Mezze & Meyhane - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Historic Romantic Authentic
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50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

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Çakıl Meyhane Restaurant
Çakıl Meyhane - Restaurant in Bostancı, Istanbul
Restaurant
Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish

Çakıl Meyhane

Bostancı

$$$

Thirty-five years of fasıl evenings by Bostancı station

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Cunda Balik Restaurant
Cunda Balik - Restaurant in Bostancı, Istanbul
Restaurant
Authentic Consistent Aegean

Cunda Balik

Bostancı

$$$

20+ years bringing Ayvalik-Cunda flavors: Aegean herbs, olive oil mezes, fresh catch

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Gunesin Sofrasi Restaurant
Gunesin Sofrasi - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Garden Historic Authentic

Gunesin Sofrasi

Kadıköy

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Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

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Cikmaz Meyhane Restaurant
Cikmaz Meyhane - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Authentic Adventurous Old School

Cikmaz Meyhane

Kadıköy

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Vanishing-genre offal meyhane: heart skewer, tongue fries, liver

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Piraye Meyhane Restaurant
Piraye Meyhane - Restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Restaurant
Bohemian Nostalgic Authentic

Piraye Meyhane

Kadıköy

$$

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

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Yako Ocakbasi Restaurant
Yako Ocakbasi - Restaurant in Kalamış, Istanbul
Restaurant
Authentic Casual Smoky

Yako Ocakbasi

Kalamış

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Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi

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