Places in Istanbul

Vegetable-forward contemporary cuisine

16th-century masterpiece by Mimar Sinan

Chic seafood destination with panoramic Bosphorus views

Michelin Guide recommended Pan-Asian with Bosphorus views

Legendary 1945 institution, inventor of the Beyti kebab

Three-story culinary destination with Bosphorus views and art gallery

Sultan's palace on the Bosphorus

World's Leading City Hotel 2024 with panoramic Bosphorus views

Ottoman palace cuisine with 425 ancient recipes in opulent Sultanahmet setting

Chef Ali Isik's refined seafood from acclaimed Manzara Sogut

Legendary Bosphorus seafood since 1966

Where Bebek's elite gather for Italian perfection

World-class spa and dining on the waterfront

Istanbul's first live-fire restaurant with Historic Peninsula views

Expert-led carpet education and collection

Salt Bae's original flagship steakhouse

20th-floor contemporary Turkish with panoramic Bosphorus views

Sophisticated rooftop meyhane in the heart of Galata

Bosphorus rooftop cocktails atop Vakkorama at Galataport

World-famous jeweler with micro-mosaic mastery

19th-century Ottoman waterfront mansions reimagined

Gault & Millau awarded modern cuisine destination

Private yacht arrival at Galataport's newest luxury address

Infinity pool and panoramic bar at Istanbul's Ritz

Michelin Guide bistro with European-Turkish fusion

Turkey's premier luxury department store

Four-generation Italian legacy at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

Waterfront palace with legendary spa and gardens

Former Ottoman prison transformed into cozy luxury

Pioneer steakhouse with garden setting on the Asian side

Premium sushi experience since 2016

Salt Bae's authentic Greek cuisine at Park Hyatt Macka Palas

60s-70s beach glamour meets Mediterranean fine dining

Exclusive Nikkei cuisine with no exterior signage

360-degree panoramic views from Marmara Pera rooftop

Michelin-listed Japanese-Peruvian fusion at the Ritz-Carlton

Premier Bosphorus nightclub with fine dining and 2,000 capacity

Art Deco heritage hotel in Giulio Mongeri's 1922 masterpiece

Orient Express heritage since 1892

Flagship all-inclusive resort on the Golden Horn

Michelin & Gault Millau recognized bar-restaurant-club on the Bosphorus

Wolfgang Puck's Beverly Hills legend arrives in Istanbul

Four Seasons rooftop with Hagia Sophia views

City views, infinity pool, and legendary service

Iconic Turkish luxury brand since 1934

Turkish luxury in a classic-elegant wooden mansion

Upper-tier fish house on Operatör Cemil Topuzlu

Historic Russian restaurant where Ataturk and Agatha Christie dined

1800s Rasim Pasa Yali turned boutique hotel with Five Star Diamond award

Exclusive Bosphorus seafood with panoramic bridge views

Karaköy's benchmark grill, Suadiye rooftop edition

Bar side of Four Seasons' Bosphorus seafood room, terrace to the water, Mediterranean pours

Top-floor terrace bar with arguably the best Bosphorus Bridge + Ortaköy Mosque view in the city

Brasserie-attached cigar room on the Vadistanbul side

Beymen's new fine-dining icon, Roman & Williams design, Michelin-starred consulting chef

The Stay's small rooftop above Bebek Hotel, intimate, signature cocktails, fairy-tale Bosphorus straight onto the bay.

Panoramic rooftop dining between Laleli and Sultanahmet with Bosphorus views

Adile Sultan Palace dining in the Michelin Guide

Open-air terrace with private Bosphorus-front cabanas

Aegean seafood excellence on the Asian shore

Historic ferry pier dining with unobstructed Bosphorus Bridge views

Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library

Modern spa with classic hammam at Soho House

Shellfish-forward seafood in a 200-year-old Ottoman elephant warehouse

Grand Tarabya's second-floor bar, a Bosphorus-bay cocktail terrace.

Michelin-starred chef Emre Şen's new Istanbul canvas

Fatih Akerdem's Hemingway room inside the old American Consulate, 150 Negroni twists and Turkey's only Rakı Cocktails book.

Fine dining in an 1871 Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus waterfront

Waterside mansion cocktails for the Yeniköy yalı row.

Wide Bosphorus terrace lounge for sundown cigars and the city's best afternoon tea

Cognac, cigar and Friday-night jazz inside the Ottoman shipyard

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

Turkish butcher heritage with own farm

İskele-side brasserie with proper cocktail list under the bridge

Upper-floor vinyl room above a Bosphorus nikkei kitchen

Five Asian cuisines under one roof at the Raffles Hotel

Authentic Japanese by Chef Horikoshi with omakase by reservation

Grand Bazaar jewelry expertise since 1951

BigChefs founder's ambitious Levantine project, Aziz Doğrucu (ex-L'Atelier Robuchon London)

Pier-tip bar-lounge with live music surrounded by sea on three sides

Glass-domed rooftop cigar room over the historical peninsula

Italian fine dining honored by the Italian government since 2012

Asian shore seafood with bridge views

Yalı bar literally under the FSM bridge, Med kitchen, serious wine list

Lobby brasserie and terrace at Hilton Bosphorus, all jewel-box finishes and crafted drinks

Shangri-La's lobby bar, jewel-box interior, sharing plates, signature cocktails until 1am

Velvet-curtained rooftop over Galata with French bistro kitchen

Forbes 2025 Star Bar set in the palace gardens

Historic 1950s port restaurant revived at Galataport with Bosphorus terrace

2024 World Class Turkey champion's sustainability-led cocktail room

45-seat Amalfi-inflected Italian room at The Ritz-Carlton

Istanbul twist on Raffles Singapore's original Long Bar, nightly live music

Japanese chefs at counter: kaiseki and omakase praised as Istanbul's best

Twenty-year sushi institution inside the marina

Old-guard yalı seafood and rakı bar, salt-baked levrek, Bosphorus directly underfoot

Global fusion dining on the Bosphorus at Mandarin Oriental

Italian elegance at Mandarin Oriental

Belle-Époque hotel bar where Agatha Christie drank, literature nights, Friday live jazz, Istanbul-narrative cocktails.

Antique carpet specialists in Grand Bazaar

Milan's legendary Italian fine dining since 1996

Bodrum-born seafood room with a serious Hi-Fi bar inside

Michelin-listed seafood institution whose sunset cocktail bar is a genuine Bosphorus ritual

Pink yalı next to the fortress with a quiet pier-side bar

Contemporary luxury at Zorlu Center

Red-velvet audiophile bar with craft cocktails and vinyl, beneath the Listening Room.

Japanese robata with stunning Bosphorus views

Three consecutive years in the Michelin Guide, Bosphorus waterfront pavilion

Elegant Mediterranean villa dining with 30+ years of excellence

Stylish fusion dining with open-flame mastery in Ataşehir

Late-night jazz bar with live trios and curated vinyl at the renovated Hilton Bosphorus

2025 opening: 120-seat luxury Mediterranean with bespoke design on Beykoz waterfront

Turkish fine dining with Anatolian recipes and extensive wine cellar

Asian hospitality excellence with stunning water views

9th-floor 360° Bosphorus terrace at the JW

Panoramic CVK lounge with live performers and a proper bar program

Sipping bubbles at the water's edge as the call to prayer echoes

English gentlemen's-club style bar with whiskey, cognac and live music six nights.

Hi-fi listening room above Michelin-star Arkestra; rotating record collectors, low-lit cocktails.

Chef Fatih Tutak's Silk-Road cocktail room above GALLADA, designed like a vintage grand yacht on the Bosphorus.

10-course Anatolian tasting menu with Far Eastern whispers on Karaköy's rooftop

20th-floor Marmara rooftop, 360-degree Bosphorus panorama with house-infused mixology for Taksim-edge cosmopolitans

Gault & Millau-listed yalı for marinated lüfer and rakı

Quiet oasis in leather armchairs with book-jacket shelves

Four Seasons Bosphorus lounge on one of the best terraces on the water

Gourmet seafood delicacies with spectacular Bosphorus views

Turkey's premier luxury department store

Upscale shopping mall in fashion district

Mediterranean-Asian fusion at Istinye Marina

Upscale Italian dining in the luxury Glens Palas Hotel on Abdi Ipekci

Celebrity chef's premium steakhouse in Nişantaşı

Mediterranean elegance with live music

Michelin-recognized Turkish classics in a 300-year-old hammam with romantic rooftop terrace

Curated collection above an ancient cistern

Elevated seafood in a restored 180-year-old han with panoramic Bosphorus views

Fine dining in a 250-year-old Ottoman han with modern Anatolian cuisine

1895 neo-classical mansion reborn as Luxury Collection hotel

Art Deco elegance with global flavors in luxury Nişantaşı setting

Private island entertainment complex on the Bosphorus

19th-century Balyan mansion boutique hotel steps from Ortaköy

Haute couture-inspired French bistro at Turkey's premier fashion house hotel

Luxurious waterfront fine dining

Elegant Italian dining with iconic Bosphorus Bridge views

Iconic 13th-floor rooftop dining with panoramic city views

Hagia Sophia-and-Marmara cocktail terrace at Four Seasons Sultanahmet

270° rooftop terrace above Gümüşsuyu, Bosphorus and peninsula at once

Glass jewel-box of vintage champagne with sommelier service

Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi terrace bar under century-old plane trees

The Nişantaşı 1980s power-lunch institution moved Bosphorus-side, 30-plus crowd, private pier, classic cocktails

St. Regis lobby bar where the Misty Mary is poured under dry ice

Summer-only rooftop above Maçka Palas with skyline-and-Bosphorus sweeps

Seventy-bottle wine bar tucked into Giulio Mongeri's 1922 Art Deco palas

Three-floor Ottoman waterside mansion, a pre-Reina icon still hosting Istanbul's see-and-be-seen crowd

Gault & Millau-awarded Italian with a refined Bosphorus-side bar

Library-fronted speakeasy, no sign, no social media, referral entry only

Rixos Tersane's wine cellar, Turkish boutique producers on the Haliç.