Venues similar to Il Sud

50 varieties of mezze in a 120-year-old building facing Sureyya Opera

Fresh homemade pasta in charming Moda

4th-generation Neapolitan pizza with 24-hour leavened dough

Newer Moda ocakbasi with generous smoky portions

Poetry-inspired meyhane in a century-old garden

Creative sushi and ramen on the Asian side

Expert Anatolian grill on Fener Kalamış Caddesi

Three sisters' intimate Italian with 72-hour fermented Roman pizza

Dead-end alley meyhane with vinyl records and cinema nostalgia

Michelin-starred chef Michael White's handmade pasta since 2013

Chef-driven Aegean gastro in a pastel townhouse: Balat's serious dining address

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

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

Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu

Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina

Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul

130 years of rakı-table ritual in Yedikule

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

A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market

A Kadıköy balcony meyhane rotating with the market