Ali Ocakbaşı  – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu - Karakoy
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Self-described as a purveryor of fireside cuisine, restaurant Ali Ocakbasi offers a slightly elevated presentation of cl …

Best Restaurants in Beşiktaş
Neighborhood: Beşiktaş
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No need to wear a coat and tie at any of these dining spots. The food and service are top notch and dining at each of th …

Best Restaurants in Beyoğlu
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu
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No need to wear a coat and tie at any of these dining spots. The food and service are top notch and dining at each of th …

Best Restaurants in Fatih
Neighborhood: Fatih
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Best Italian Restaurants in Istanbul
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No need to wear a coat and tie at any of these dining spots. The food and service are top notch and dining at each of th …

Best Restaurants in Şişli – Nişantaşı
Neighborhood: Şişli - Nişantaşı
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No need to wear a coat and tie at any of these dining spots. The food and service are top notch and dining at each of th …

Best Casual Dining Restaurants in Istanbul
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Fireroom – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş - Bebek
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Fireroom is Istanbul’s best choice for Western pop-food favorites, with burgers, big gourmet hot dogs and tacos topping …

Best Restaurants for Burgers in Istanbul
Neighborhood: Paris
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The worldwide burger craze hasn’t passed Istanbul by. Burger joints are becoming increasingly popular in a city where th …

Best Restaurants in Istanbul – Our Picks for 2022
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Yes. Istanbul stands at the crossroads of Asia and Europe. But it is also at a temporal crossroads bridging old and new, …

Best Ethnic Istanbul
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You’re going to see a lot of kebabs and hummus on your visit to Istanbul If you decide you need a break from the local c …

Hopdaddy Burgers – Madrid
Neighborhood: Şişli - Nişantaşı
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Hopdaddy is a small fast-casual restaurant with several locations in Istanbul offering a very good burger at better than …

The House Cafe – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş - Ortaköy, Şişli - Nişantaşı
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A mix of western and middle eastern cuisine, including a wide variety of popular western breakfast items make The House …

Nusr-et – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Fatih, Fatih - Sultan Ahmet
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Turkish chef, Nusret Gökçe, turned his Turkish-based steakhouse, Nusr-et, into an international restaurant dynasty with …

Ranchero Restaurante – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Şişli - Nişantaşı
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Mexican food in Turkey? You bet. And our Texas-born reviewer who is an expert on Tex-Mex cuisine, says Ranchero got it r …

Just BBQ – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş - Akaretler
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Just BBQ is the only place in Istanbul we know of to find real American-style smoked. Just BBQ offers an authentic rende …

Il Cortile – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Galata
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Il Cortile is flying under the radar. You have to slowly zoom in and out on Google Maps to even see the map marker. But …

Best Restaurants for Breakfast in Istanbul
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If you fly thousands of miles to visit a foreign culture do you really want to spoon your breakfast from a hotel pan in …

Best Upscale Restaurants in Istanbul
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Istanbul is home to a couple of international fine dining restaurants. Wolfgang Puck’s Spago recently opened at the St R …

Best Restaurants for Traditional Turkish Cuisine
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Istanbul sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and the local cuisine is influenced by both. Istanbul is also bridgin …

MyTerrace – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Fatih, Fatih - Sultan Ahmet
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Visitors to Istanbul will want to visit an emblematic restaurant that delivers authentic Turkish cuisine in a traditiona …

Le Cuistrot Bistrot – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Galata
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During your visit to Istanbul you’ll be eating more shish-kebabs than you shake a stick at (pardon the pun). You might j …

Sofia Terrace Restaurant – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Fatih, Fatih - Sultan Ahmet
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Want a great place to start your sight-seeing near the Sofia Mosque and the Royal Palace? Just a stone’s throw from the …

Güney – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Galata
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Güney has a menu that’s almost as voluminous as the one at The Cheesecake Factory. About 25 yards from the small plaza a …

Dükkan Galata – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Galata
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The large, popular restaurant, Güney, can get crowded and a bit chaotic, even mid-morning. If you’re looking for a break …

Glens – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Şişli - Nişantaşı
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It’s rare that we publish a review for a hotel restaurant, but Glens, the restaurant adjoining the Glens Palas boutique …

Antiochia – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Galata
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Antakya is a region in far southern Turkey adjacent to the Syrian border. Restaurant Antiochia brings the cuisine of tha …

Spago – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Şişli - Nişantaşı
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International celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant, Spago, recently opened in the St Regis Hotel in Nişantaşı, maki …

Restaurant 24 – Georges Hotel – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Galata
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Restaurant 24 is the rooftop restaurant of a small boutique hotel near to Galata Tower. The menu elevates Turkish dishes …

Cafe Firuz
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Cihangar
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Café Firuz is the only restaurant making our short list of published reviews in Istanbul’s Cihanger neighborhood. The re …

Develi  – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Fatih, Fatih - Eminönü
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Restaurant chain Develi, with a dozen restaurants located throughout Turkey, mostly in affluent suburbs, has built the c …

Lokanta 1741 – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Fatih, Fatih - Sultan Ahmet
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Located in the same building as one of Istanbul’s most prestigious Turkish spas, Lokanta 1741 is perhaps the most upscal …

Nişantaşı Başköşe – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Şişli - Nişantaşı
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Located within walking distance of several of the city’s top hotels, Nişantaşı Başköşe offers traditional Turkish cuisin …

Aheste – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu - Galata
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Aheste’s talented chefs elevate local cuisine to a higher level and beautifully plate and serve dishes. Despite the more …

Nobu – Istanbul
Neighborhood: Şişli - Nişantaşı
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Nobu’s new restaurant in Istanbul continues the chain’s replication of its successful format offering Japanese fusion fr …