360 Istanbul

”Beautiful views, terrific cocktails and a glamorous clientele keep this place packed. The menu is fun too, offering wildly global...”  More

Balikçi Sabahattin

Bogaziçi Borsa

”A local institution, famed for classics like braised lamb with eggplant....”  More

Bonçuk

Changa

”Its outpost in the Sakip Sabanci Museum offers Scandinavian style and updated Turkish dishes like pan-fried beef tongue with mustard...”  More

Cibalikapi Balikçisi

”Defne loves this cozy restaurant...”  More

Ciya

”Musa Dagdeviren doesn’t cook in a swank place with a view, but his technical skills and obsessive research into Turkish...”  More

Develi

”The Samatya outpost, near the airport, is Defne's favorite...”  More

Dükkan

”lively steak house specializes in dry-aged steaks and house-made sausages, which are also sold at her butcher shop two doors...”  More

Fez Café

Hamdi Et Lokantasi

Hamdi Restaurant

”While not dirt-cheap, this stately kebab house near the Spice Market is a great value, considering the quality of its...”  More

Istanbul Modern

”The city's first museum of modern art is also home to a swank waterside restaurant with priceless Bosporus vistas and...”  More

Kantin

”Turkish-inspired comfort food, like rice pilaf with mussels and calamari....”  More

Karaköy Güllüoglu

Kasibeyaz

”The restaurant she’d chosen, Kasibeyaz, turned out to be a revelation, serving exquisitely prepared classic and modern Turkish dishes....”  More

Komsu

”My new favorite grill house, Komsu, in the buzzing Nisantasi shopping district, has smartly modern blond-wood decor and succulent Eastern...”  More

Kösebasi

Mabeyin

”It’s worth trekking to this 19th-century wooden villa on Istanbul’s Asian shore for the sensational, masterfully spiced cooking from Gaziantep...”  More

Mangerie

”A rooftop café in the stylish Bebek area...”  More

Mikla

”After several years, Mikla is still drawing crowds to its Scandinavian-style dining room in the Marmara Pera Hotel. Swedish-Turkish chef...”  More

Müzedechanga

Nu Pera

”...Beyoğlu’s party central...”  More

Nu Teras

Rami

Refik

”Some old-timers love...”  More

Subasi

Tarihi Sultanahmet Köftecisi

”...the best is the 81-year-old family-run...”  More

Tugra Restaurant

”The cuisine is derived from recipes found in historic Ottoman texts, but new executive chef Aydin Demirgives dishes his own...”  More

Tuus

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