Fireroom is Istanbul’s best choice for Western pop-food favorites, with burgers, big gourmet hot dogs and tacos topping the list. The restaurant is a fast-casual format. Order at the counter and enjoy your meal in a trendy, industrial décor targeting a younger crowd.
Although you can find a few restaurants that offer burgers on their menu, we’ve only found one spot, dedicated to burgers, that gets it right. T&C Burger Lab is Rome’s best choice for a juicy burger and fries.
Hopdaddy is a small fast-casual restaurant with several locations in Istanbul offering a very good burger at better than reasonable price, about half of what you’d pay for the gourmet burger at Nusr-et or Saltbae.
A mix of western and middle eastern cuisine, including a wide variety of popular western breakfast items make The House Café, with multiple locations in Istanbul, a popular dining haunt with both locals and visitors to Istanbul. The location in Ortakoy overlooking the Bosporus has a delightful view morning, noon, and night.
Turkish chef, Nusret Gökçe, turned his Turkish-based steakhouse, Nusr-et, into an international restaurant dynasty with locations from Dubai to London. The steaks are pricey, but undoubtedly the best bet for a slab of grilled beef in Istanbul. The décor in all of the locations is upscale. The restaurant in closest proximity to major hotels is the restaurant inside the city’s central grand bazaar, the Kapali Çarsi.
Café Firuz is the only restaurant making our short list of published reviews in Istanbul’s Cihanger neighborhood. The restaurant opens at 8:00 am, offering a customary Turkish breakfast or your choice of several western breakfast favorites, including omelets, French toast, and crêpes. Also one of the best places in the city for western pop-culture items, from burgers to pizza.