Barbayani Bostancı Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Barbayani Bostancı Bostancı $$$ Burgazada's Rum meyhane legacy lands in Bostancı
Eleni Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Eleni Meyhanesi Beşiktaş $$ A quiet Aegean-air meyhane behind Beşiktaş fish market
İsmet Baba Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish İsmet Baba Kuzguncuk $$$ 1951 iskele-side meyhane, Can Yücel and Nazım Hikmet's haunt
Kalamış Afitap Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Kalamış Afitap Meyhane Kalamış $$ Compact meze-first meyhane steps from the marina
Krependeki İmroz Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Krependeki İmroz Beyoğlu $$$ Nevizade's 1941 original, no singing, just rakı
Madam Despina Meyhanesi Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Madam Despina Meyhanesi Bomonti $$ Turkey's first female-run meyhane, Tatavla's living memory since 1946
Mahal Meze & Meyhane Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Mahal Meze & Meyhane Akaretler $$$ Old-style neighbourhood meyhane near Akaretler
Mahide Ocakbasi Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Authentic Waterfront Casual Mahide Ocakbasi Beylerbeyi $$ Bosphorus-view ocakbasi: organic Kars breakfast mornings, charcoal-grilled evenings
Makina Lokal Nightclub Nightclub Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Makina Lokal Beyoğlu $$ Fifth-floor Taksim meyhane where Tatavla Keyfi plays rebetiko Fri-Sat
Maromi Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Intimate Authentic Counter Dining Maromi Harbiye $$$$ Japanese chefs at counter: kaiseki and omakase praised as Istanbul's best
Ney'le Mey'le Bar Bar Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Ney'le Mey'le Beyoğlu $$$ 23-year Nevizade meyhane named for a Can Yücel poem
Nha Ginza Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Authentic Unique Waterfront Nha Ginza Ortaköy $$$ Turkey's first authentic Vietnamese restaurant with genuinely excellent pho
Sofyalı 9 Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Sofyalı 9 Beyoğlu $$ Late-1800s building, seasonal mezes, Greek-Turkish soul
Tarantella Pizza Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Authentic Italian Intimate Tarantella Pizza Kadıköy $$ Proper Napoli-style with San Marzano, fermented dough, and standout tiramisu
Tarihi Kuzguncuk Firini Cafe Cafe Comparar Historic Village Authentic Tarihi Kuzguncuk Firini Kuzguncuk $ Almond mushroom cookies since 1929: a living piece of village life
Todori Fenerbahçe Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Todori Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe $$$ 1920s meyhane where Yahya Kemal drank rakı
Velvet Cafe Cafe Cafe Comparar Family Run Garden Authentic Velvet Cafe Balat $$ Family-run with 100-year-old antique cups, magical garden, legendary breakfast
Zevk Lokanta Noter Sokak Restaurant Restaurant Comparar Classic Authentic Traditional Turkish Zevk Lokanta Noter Sokak Bağdat Caddesi $$$ Bahariye's beloved meyhane in a French-bistro-style room