It may be a trek to Edirnekapı, but it's worth it for this one-of-a-kind restaurant, in the eponymous hotel next door, specialising in authentic Ottoman...

A modest, single-room venue just off Tünel Square, Badehane began as an eaterie, but quickly evolved into one of the most popular bars in town. On...

With its bright colours, velvet furnishings and an eye-catching floor piece of a nude young Norma Jean Baker, 5.Kat has one of the city's most striking...

There are only three choices at this perennially popular neighbourhood restaurant: beef, chicken or lamb. Once the meat of choice is ordered, a plate of...

Most of the little local eateries on Güneşlibahçe are indistinguishable, but Çiya is so good - and so successful - that it is taking over most of them. Çiya...

On one of the smaller streets behind Cihangir's main drag, this juice bar is the perfect antidote to Beyoĸlu's boozy bars. Choose from around 40 fruit and...

The neighbourhood around the Galata Tower has had a major facelift in the last few years: streets have been repaved and cafés have spread their tables...

There are dozens of restaurants around the fish market by Galata Bridge and on the bridge itself. This one, on the west side of the bridge, is consistently...

Founded in 1941, Krependeki Imroz is one of the oldest meyhanes. Imroz is the Greek name for Gökçeada, one of the Aegean islands, and home to the Greek owners.

Located on the sixth floor of the Richmond Hotel on Istiklal Caddesi, Leb-i Derya has probably the best views of any restaurant in the city, even by...

If you're caught in a traffic jam in Bebek, the likely cause is the string of SUVs double-parked outside this neighbourhood hotspot. By night, sleek society...

Most meyhanes also have two or three floors of indoor dining, sometimes with a roof terrace. They don't differ much in terms of food and prices, but...

Waterpipe, hookah, or 'hubbly-bubbly'. Call it what you will, Turks have been smoking the narghile since the early 17th century. Meşale is perhaps the most...

On the roof garden of the 18-storey Marmara Pera Hotel, Mikla is one Istanbul's most exclusive eateries. The project of Turco-Finnish chef Mehmet Gürs, the...