Adem Baba Restaurant Restaurant Classic Cozy Adem Baba Arnavutkoy $$$ Classic Bosphorus fish restaurant loved by locals
Kor Agop Restaurant Restaurant Classic Cozy Kor Agop Kumkapi $$ Third-generation family meyhane since 1938
Editor's Pick Restaurant Classic Hidden Gem Ciya Sofrasi Kadikoy $$ Legendary Anatolian home cooking from a culinary anthropologist
Editor's Pick Restaurant Classic Cozy Van Kahvalti Evi Cihangir $$ Eastern Turkish breakfast specialties from Van
Bar Cozy Hidden Gem Geyik Coffee & Cocktail Cihangir $$ Cihangir's day-to-night neighborhood favorite
Editor's Pick Bar Hidden Gem Cozy Solera Winery Beyoglu $$ Istanbul's original wine bar championing Turkish wines
Editor's Pick Partner Nightclub Artistic Classic Babylon Bomonti $$$ Legendary cultural hub and live music venue since 1999
Editor's Pick Hotel Waterfront Classic Sumahan on the Water Cengelkoy $$$ 19th-century raki distillery on the Asian shore
Editor's Pick Cafe Cozy Hidden Gem Montag Coffee Roasters Moda $$ Asian side's specialty coffee destination since 2014
Cafe Classic Cozy Baylan Pastanesi Kadikoy $$ Traditional patisserie and legendary sundaes in Kadikoy
Editor's Pick Partner Cafe Classic Hidden Gem Karakoy Gulluoglu Karakoy $$ Five generations of baklava perfection
Editor's Pick Partner Spa Classic Romantic Ayasofya Hurrem Sultan Hammam Sultanahmet $$$$ 16th-century masterpiece by Mimar Sinan
Editor's Pick Spa Classic Hidden Gem Zeyrek Cinili Hamam Zeyrek $$$ Reopened 2024 with 10,000 classic-elegant tiles restored
Spa Classic Hidden Gem Suleymaniye Hamami Fatih $$$ 1557 Mimar Sinan masterpiece at Suleymaniye complex
Editor's Pick Partner Spa Classic Romantic Cagaloglu Hamami Sultanahmet $$$ Last great Ottoman hammam, built 1741
Editor's Pick Partner Spa Classic Romantic Kilic Ali Pasa Hammam Tophane $$$ 16th-century gem fully restored in Tophane
Partner Gallery Classic Artistic Pera Museum Beyoglu $$ Louvre collaborations and Orientalist masterpieces
Editor's Pick Gallery Classic Artistic SALT Galata Karakoy $ Free cultural programming in Ottoman bank building
Editor's Pick Shop Classic Hidden Gem Noah's Ark Carpets Sultanahmet $$$$ Expert-led carpet education and collection
Shop Classic Hidden Gem Ozturk Rug House Grand Bazaar $$$$ Antique carpet specialists in Grand Bazaar
Divan Pastanesi Cafe Cafe Classic Cozy Divan Pastanesi Bagdat Caddesi $$$ Historic patisserie with legendary chocolates
Bar Chill Classic The North Shield Pub Bagdat Caddesi $$ Best Guinness in Istanbul with classic Irish atmosphere
Yargici Shop Shop Classic Modern Yargici Bagdat Caddesi $$$ Established Turkish designer with timeless elegance
Cafe Classic Cozy Beyaz Firin Bakery & Brasserie Bagdat Caddesi $$ Historic patisserie since the 1800s - now a 400sqm flagship
Bebek Kahve Cafe Editor's Pick Cafe Classic Waterfront Bebek Kahve Bebek $$ Historic 1945 waterfront cafe - the intellectual's haunt
Editor's Pick Cafe Classic Cozy Ethem Efendi Kahvalti Bagdat Caddesi $$$ All-day organic breakfast in a historic Erenkoy mansion
Cafe Cadde Cafe Cafe Classic Cozy Cafe Cadde Bagdat Caddesi $$ Bagdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution
Balikci Kahraman Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Hidden Gem Waterfront Balikci Kahraman Rumeli Kavagi $$$$ Legendary turbot from the Black Sea depths
Balat Sahil Restoran Restaurant Restaurant Waterfront Hidden Gem Balat Sahil Restoran Balat $$$ Foraged mushrooms and Golden Horn sunsets since 1939
Fikret Yilmaz Ocakbasi Restaurant Restaurant Fikret Yilmaz Ocakbasi Levent $$$ Authentic Adana kebab with unique lamb maki style
Restaurant Cozy Classic Cemiyet Meyhane Beyoglu $$$ Warm hospitality and live music in historic Asmalimescit
Restaurant Classic Tatbak Nisantasi $$ 1960s Gaziantep lahmacun and kebab institution with vintage charm
Yanyali Fehmi Lokantasi Restaurant Restaurant Historic Classic Yanyali Fehmi Lokantasi Kadikoy $$ Historic 1919 family lokanta in Kadikoy with timeless Turkish classics