There are many good restaurants in Istanbul where you can taste traditional Turkish cuisine and try local drinks. Usually the food in Turkey is quite cheap, but there are fine and expensive restaurants as well, especially along the Bosphorus and in some of the neighbourhoods of the city. Below is a list of some of the selected restaurants in Istanbul.
| Name | Address | Phone | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatih Tutak | Yeni Yol 1 Sok. No:2 Sisli |
0212 7095679 | 2-Stars Michelin expensive fine dining. |
| Mikla | The Marmara Pera Hotel Beyoglu |
0212 2935656 | Michelin Starred fine dining on the roof with the Golden Horn view. |
| Neolokal | Bankalar Cad. No:11 Beyoglu |
0212 2440016 | Michelin Starred fine dining. |
| Nicole | Tomtom Kaptan Sok. No:18 Beyoglu |
0212 2924467 | Michelin Starred fine dining. |
| Araka | Kapali Bakkal Sok. No:8 Yenikoy |
0212 2237223 | Michelin Starred fine dining on the Bosphorus. |
| Arkestra | Dilhayat Sok. No:28 Etiler |
0212 9707273 | Michelin Starred international cuisine. |
| Tershane | Momento Hotel, 8th floor Karakoy |
0212 2923010 | Fine dining Turkish food with the Golden Horn view. |
| 360 | Istiklal Cad. Misir Apt. No:32 K:8 Beyoglu |
0212 2511042 | Expensive fine dining in the city center, great city view from the roof. |
| Tugra | Ciragan Palace Hotel Ortakoy |
0212 3264646 | Expensive fine dining in a palace on the Bosphorus, mainly Ottoman food. |
| Topaz | Inonu Cad. No:50 Gumussuyu - Taksim |
0212 2491001 | Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus view, International food. |
| Sankai by Nagaya | Cevdet Pasa Cad. No:34 Bebek |
0532 3791997 | Michelin Starred Japanese cuisine. |
| Sunset | Adnan Saygun Cad. Yol Sok. No:2 Ulus parki - Ulus |
0212 2870357 | Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus bridge view, International and Turkish food and Sushi. |
| Ulus 29 | Adnan Saygun Cad. Ulus park No:1 Ulus |
0212 3582929 | Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus bridge view, International and Turkish food. |
| Vogue | Suleyman Seba Cad. BJK Plaza A Blok K:13 Besiktas |
0212 2274404 | Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus view from the roof, International food and Sushi. |
| Nusr-Et | Nispetiye Cad. No:87 Etiler |
0212 3583022 | Expensive fine dining, steakhouse. |
| Liman | Rihtim Cad. No:52/3 Karakoy |
0212 2923992 | Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus and old city view from the pier, Turkish and international cuisine. |
| Beyti | Orman sokak No:8 Florya |
0212 6632990 | Above average good dining for over 60 years, meat dishes. |
| Kosebasi | Camlik Sok. No:15 3.Levent |
0212 2702433 | Above average good dining, meat dishes. |
| Hamdi | next to Spice Market Eminonu |
0212 5280390 | Average priced good dining, meat dishes. |
| Develi | Gumusyuzuk Sok. No:7 Samatya |
0212 5290833 | Average priced good dining, meat dishes. |
| Feriye | Ciragan Cad. No:104 Ortakoy |
0212 2272216 | Expensive fine dining in an Ottoman pavilion on the Bosphorus, traditional Turkish cuisine. |
| Hidiv Kasri | Cubuklu Korusu No:32 Cubuklu - Beykoz |
0216 4139253 | Above average good dining in an Ottoman pavilion on the Asian side overlooking Bosphorus, Turkish cuisine. |
| Lacivert | Korfez Cad. No: 57/A Anadoluhisari |
0216 4134224 | Expensive fine dining on the Asian side of Bosphorus, fish restaurant, boat shuttle from Rumelihisar. |
| Cubuklu 29 | Pasabahce Yolu No:24 Cubuklu - Beykoz |
0216 3222829 | Expensive fine dining on the Asian side of Bosphorus, international food, boat shuttle from Istinye. |
| Mavi Balik | Muallim Naci Cad. Kurucesme |
0212 2655480 | Expensive good dining on the Bosphorus, fish restaurant. |
| Park Fora | Muallim Naci Cad. No:134 Kurucesme |
0212 2655063 | Expensive fine dining on the Bosphorus, fish restaurant. |
| Asitane | Kariye hotel Kariye - Edirnekapi |
0212 6357997 | Above average good dining near Chora church, traditional Ottoman cuisine. |
| Balikci Sabahattin | Hasan Koyu sok. No:1 Cankurtaran - Sultanahmet |
0212 4581824 | Above average good dining in the Old City, fish restaurant. |
| Konyali | inside the Topkapi Palace Sultanahmet |
0212 5139696 | Above average good dining in the Palace, Turkish cuisine, lunch only and closed on Tuesdays. |
| Changa | Siraselviler Cad. No:47 Taksim |
0212 2491348 | Expensive good dining, modern "fusion" type cuisine. |
| Paper Moon | Adnan Saygun Cad. No:1 Akmerkez - Etiler |
0212 2821616 | Expensive fine dining, mainly Italian food. |
| Mezzaluna | Abdi Ipekci Cad. 38/1 Nisantasi |
0212 2313142 | Expensive fine dining, Italian food. |