Local Traditional Restaurants in Istanbul

Topaz Restaurant

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Omer Avni Mahallesi Inonu Caddesi 50, Gumusuyu

Best of Ottoman Cuisine, serious&elegant place, magnificent view...
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Sade Kahve

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Yahya Kemal Caddesi No:36/1 Rumelihisari
Rumeli Hisari

One of the best places for a traditional Turkish breakfast...
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Kanaat Lokanta

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Selmanipak Caddesi No:9 Uskudar
Üsküdar

Traditional, lovely Ottoman kitchen... Cooked like at home...
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Ciya Sofrasi

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Caferağa Mahallesi Guneslibahce Sokak 43

Culinary adventure: samples of Southeastern (Turkish-Kurdish) cuisine...
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Konyali Lokantasi -Sirkeci

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Mimar Kemalettin Cad. 5. Vakif Han, Sirkeci
Sirkeci

113 years-old culinary history, now a restaurant chain...
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Asitane Restaurant

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Kariye Camii Sokak 6
Kariye Hotel

Excellent Ottoman Palace Cuisine for your palate...
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Tarihi Selim Usta Sultanahmet Köftecisi

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12 Divan Yolu

Turkish style fast-food: Legendary meatballs & white beans...
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Asmali Cavit

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Asmalı Mescit Beyoğlu

One of the best traditions on Asmalı Mescit Street...
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Lokanta Maya

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Kemankeş caddesi no: 35 A Karaköy

A niche place serving good and healthy food in Karaköy...
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Fasuli Kurufasulyecisi

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Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mh. Iskele Caddesi No: 10 - 12, Tophane

Elbows in for Turkish "kuru fasulye"...
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Hayal Kahvesi Bistro

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Meşelik Sokak No:8

Famous for its food, cocktails and music...
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Kivahan

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Galata Tower main square no:4 Beyoglu

Feast into Anatolia @this historic building in a historic place...
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Gurme Boncuk

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Asmalı Mescit Sok. No:29

Decent meyhane, decent prices, typical Armenian&Turkish food...
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Pandeli Lokantasi

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1 Misir Çarsisi
Eminönü (immediately inside the entrance to the Egyptian Bazaar)

Essence of old Stamboul...
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Ali Baba Kofteci

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1. Cadde 92 Arnavutkoy

Köfte (meatballs), that will make you lick your fingers…...
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Mikla

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Meşrutiyet Caddesi Tepebaşı
The Marmara Pera

Great food, nice panaromic view, distinguishable chef...
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Hamov

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Sahap Sokak 36, Ferikoy

Tiny Armenian restaurant in an artisan neighborhood...
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Yanyalı Fehmi Lokantası

Osmanaga Mah. Yaglikci Ismail Sok. No:1, Kadıköy

Serving Turkish cuisine since 1900s...
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Gunaydin Et Lokantasi

Etiler Mahallesi Seher Yildiz Sokak No:6 Besiktas

Well-known, traditional kebab restaurant with many branches...
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Cibalikapi Balikcisi

Kadir Has Caddesi (Next to Kadir Has Universitesi) 5, Cibali

Best "meze" selection...
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