Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant See & Be Seen Rooftop Mikla Beyoglu $$$$ New Anatolian cuisine with rooftop grandeur
Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant Classic Artistic Neolokal Karakoy $$$$ Preserving endangered Turkish recipes in SALT Galata
Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant Romantic Modern Nicole Beyoglu $$$$ French-Turkish fusion with feminine elegance
Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant Rooftop Romantic Topaz Gumusuyu $$$$ Ottoman-Mediterranean tasting menus 90 meters above Bosphorus
Editor's Pick Partner Restaurant Classic Romantic Tugra Besiktas $$$$ Ottoman imperial cuisine in Ciragan Palace
Ruya Istanbul Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Trendy See & Be Seen Ruya Istanbul Besiktas $$$$ Contemporary Anatolian cuisine in the legendary Ciragan Palace
Villa Bosphorus Restaurant Partner Restaurant See & Be Seen Waterfront Villa Bosphorus Beylerbeyi $$$$ Luxurious waterfront fine dining
Editor's Pick Restaurant Classic Romantic Asmalicavit Beyoglu $$$ Epitome of Istanbul meyhane culture
Kor Agop Restaurant Restaurant Classic Cozy Kor Agop Kumkapi $$ Third-generation family meyhane since 1938
Murver Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Trendy Rooftop Murver Karakoy $$$$ Istanbul's first live-fire restaurant with Historic Peninsula views
Mukellef Karakoy Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Trendy Rooftop Mukellef Karakoy Karakoy $$$ TV chef Arda Turkmen's rooftop meyhane with Golden Horn views
Tershane Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Rooftop Trendy Tershane Karakoy $$$ Michelin Bib Gourmand rooftop with Golden Horn and historic skyline views
Editor's Pick Restaurant Classic Hidden Gem Ciya Sofrasi Kadikoy $$ Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist
Editor's Pick Restaurant Trendy Classic Matmazel Eleni Bagdat Caddesi $$$ Modern meyhane reviving classic tavern culture with stone oven mezes
Editor's Pick Restaurant Cozy Modern Araf Istanbul Kozyatagi $$$$ 12-seat counter dining with open fire - Michelin Star 2026
Restaurant Trendy Chill Cesme Bazlama Kahvalti Nisantasi $$ Unlimited Turkish breakfast with legendary bazlama bread
Restaurant Classic Waterfront Develi Kalamis Bagdat Caddesi $$$ Legendary kebab institution with 1200-seat marina views since 1997
Civarda Restaurant Restaurant See & Be Seen Civarda Kurucesme $$$ Modern Bosphorus meyhane with nostalgic 90s-2000s Turkish pop and live entertainment
Yakup 2 Atasehir Restaurant Restaurant Classic Historic Yakup 2 Atasehir Atasehir $$$ Heritage meyhane since 1977, now on the Asian side
Kasibeyaz Watergarden Restaurant Restaurant Classic See & Be Seen Kasibeyaz Watergarden Atasehir $$$ Legendary Antep cuisine with poolside elegance
Fauna Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Hidden Gem Cozy Fauna Atasehir $$$ Italian-Turkish fusion, lunch only, book weeks ahead
Balat Sahil Restoran Restaurant Restaurant Waterfront Hidden Gem Balat Sahil Restoran Balat $$$ Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939
Duble Meze Bar Restaurant Restaurant Rooftop Trendy Duble Meze Bar Beyoglu $$$ New-generation meyhane with Golden Horn views and 80s vibes
Fikret Yilmaz Ocakbasi Restaurant Restaurant Fikret Yilmaz Ocakbasi Levent $$$ Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style
Beyti Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Historic Classic Beyti Florya $$$$ Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab
Harbi Adana Ocakbasi Restaurant Restaurant Waterfront Harbi Adana Ocakbasi Ortakoy $$$ If it doesn't taste nice, we don't eat it
Siirt Seref Buryan Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Historic Siirt Seref Buryan Fatih $$$ Underground pit-roasted lamb since 1892
Veranda Pera Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Trendy Romantic Veranda Pera Beyoglu $$$$ The original yeni nesil meyhane with Golden Horn views
Editor's Pick Restaurant Romantic Perri Karakoy $$$$ Sophisticated rooftop meyhane in the heart of Galata
Bi Daha Restaurant Restaurant Trendy Bi Daha Beyoglu $$$$ Where meyhane meets nightclub on Istiklal's rooftop
Restaurant Cozy Classic Cemiyet Meyhane Beyoglu $$$ Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit
Atiye Bebek Restaurant Restaurant Trendy Atiye Bebek Bebek $$$$ Where 90s Turkish pop meets creative fusion mezes in Bebek
Hane Kadikoy Restaurant Restaurant Trendy Hane Kadikoy Kadikoy $$$ The Asian side's answer to yeni nesil meyhane culture
Bebek Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Trendy Bebek Meyhanesi Bebek $$$$ Postmodern meyhane meets Bosphorus views in Bebek
Restaurant Trendy Perihan Meyhane Kadikoy $$$ Bagdat Caddesi's flagship yeni nesil meyhane with 80s/90s nostalgia
Restaurant Chef Meyhane Arnavutkoy $$$ Modern Cretan tavern with Bosphorus views by the Chef Mezze pioneer
Restaurant Barboon by Atlas Balik Arnavutkoy $$$$ Gourmet seafood delicacies with spectacular Bosphorus views
Restaurant Historic Olden 1772 Sirkeci $$$$ Fine dining in a 250-year-old Ottoman han with modern Anatolian cuisine
Efendy Restaurant Restaurant Trendy Classic Efendy Levent $$$$ MasterChef Somer Sivrioglu's Turkish dining in elegant Levent
Circle by Vertical Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Modern Hidden Gem Circle by Vertical Caddebostan $$$ Michelin Green Star restaurant pioneering sustainability with vertical farming
Restaurant Trendy Modern Ahmet Ustam Ocakbasi Maslak $$$ Industrial-chic grill house with Bib Gourmand recognition
The BARN Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Romantic Historic The BARN Silivri $$$$ Zero-waste farm-to-table dining in a working vineyard
OCAK Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Historic Romantic OCAK Fatih $$$$ Anatolian traditions reimagined in a former tobacco warehouse
Sapa Istanbul Restaurant Restaurant Modern Trendy Sapa Istanbul Atasehir $$$$ Stylish fusion dining with open-flame mastery in Atasehir