This brasserie succeeds in recreating the French bohemian vibe with its dark, mirrored interior, high ceilings offset by a huge chandelier, and posters for local events...

This famous Italian chain is always crammed with children. Staff are down-to-earth and the atmosphere's casual. It's noisy, but kids love it. The restaurant also offers highchairs.

On the roof garden of the 18-storey Marmara Pera hotel, Mikla is the latest project of Turco-Finnish chef Mehmet Gürs (formerly of Lokanta) and is already one Istanbul's most...

Arguably the best pizzeria in town, this cosy eatery in the heart of Cihangir is a big hit with resident foreigners. Selen and Elif, who both have backgrounds in textiles,...

Rumeli's food is far superior to the tourist fodder served at the the cluster of establishments at the bottom of Divan Yolu. A former printworks with a cavernous interior of...

Sarnıç means 'cistern' in Turkish, and the trump card here is the setting. Housed in one of the area's Roman cisterns, the subterranean space is adorned with pillars, coats of...

Someone to impress? Something to celebrate? Or simply feel like living out a Sinatra song? Ulus 29 fits the bill. Thanks to yet another spectacular hillside setting (just above...