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A'jia

Critics' choice
Attractions, Hotels

The first boutique hotel on the Asian Shore, A'jia opened in 2004 to great acclaim. The white washed yalı (mansion) was built in 1876 and has at various...

Ahmet Rasim Paşa Yalısı

Bentley Hotel

Attractions, Hotels

Istanbul's first (self-proclaimed) 'hip' hotel, the Bentley's minimalist chocolate-and-cream lobby looks like the reception area of an upmarket ad agency....

Halaskargazi Caddesi 23

Çıraĸan Palace Hotel Kempinski

Critics' choice
Attractions, Hotels

The hotel is partly set in a magnificent 19th-century palace on the Bosphorus, built for Sultan Abdülaziz, an ill-fated ruler who killed himself wi th a...

Çıraĸan Caddesi 32

Four Seasons

Critics' choice
Attractions, Hotels

For 66 years this distinctive building, with its ochre walls and watchtowers, served as the infamous Sultanahmet Prison; inmates included celebrated...

Tevkifhane Sokak 1

Four Seasons Bosphorus

Critics' choice
Attractions, Hotels

The second Four Seasons property in Istanbul is a very different proposition from the Sultanahmet hotel. This one, near Kempinski's Çıraĸan Palace, is a...

Çıraĸan Caddesi 28

Hotel les Ottomans

Attractions, Hotels

Opened in spring 2006, this all-suite hotel is designed to lure celebrities, heads of state and millionaires bored of the Çiraĸan Palace. In an impeccably...

Muallim Naci Caddesi 168

Körfez

Attractions, Restaurants & cafés

Gourmands from all over Istanbul regularly make the pilgrimage to Kanlıca, midway up the Bosphorus, for what many locals swear is the finest fish in...

Körfez Caddesi 78

Mikla

Critics' choice
Attractions, Restaurants & cafés

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...

The Marmara Pera, Meşrutiyet Caddesi 167-185

Mimolett

Critics' choice
Attractions, Restaurants & cafés

Head chef Murat Bozok worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in France and the UK (including a stint as head chef at Gordon Ramsay's Devonshire), before...

Sıraselviler Caddesi 55/A

Park Hyatt Maçka Palas

Critics' choice
Attractions, Hotels

Leave your preconceptions of international chain hotels in the atrium lobby. This Park Hyatt in Şişli is one of a new generation of large, corporate-looking...

Tesvikiye

Pera Palas

Attractions, Hotels

Built in 1892 as the last stop on the Orient Express, the Pera Palas is the most aristocratic of hotels. The same company that ran the famed...

Meşrutiyet Caddesi 98

Sumahan

Critics' choice
Attractions, Hotels

This converted distillery, dating from 1875, enjoys a fabulous waterfont setting in Çengelköy, a sleepy fishing village way off the tourist radar. The...

Kuleli Caddesi 51

Sunset Grill & Bar

Attractions, Restaurants & cafés

A gorgeous setting for a romantic tryst - a tree-lined terrace set on a hilltop high above the Bosphorus. The menu is an unlikely but well-executed mix of...

Yol Sokak 2

The Sofa Hotel

Attractions, Hotels

The Sofa Hotel offers minimalist chic in the heart of Nişantaşı's upmarket shopping and dining area, and is also within walking distance of the Istanbul...

Teşvikiye Caddesi 123

Topaz

Critics' choice
Attractions, Restaurants & cafés

Views from Topaz are superlative: picture windows run the length of the restaurant, which looks over the first Bosphorus bridge. The interior is comfortably...

Ömer Avni Mahallesi