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1. Rumeli Iskele
- Modest & elegant on the water front by a historic port
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- Seafood
- Expensive
- European Bosphorus
- Nile Expert Tip: Best location, very good food
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2. Tarihi Karakoy Balikcisi
- A nostalgic place to begin with, serving good food in addition
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- Seafood
- Local Traditional
- Moderately Priced
- Eminönü
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3. Balikçi Sabahattin
- Fish connoisseur's heaven
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- Seafood
- Mediterranean
- Affordable
- Sultanahmet
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4. Cibalikapi Balikcisi
- Best "meze" selection
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- Seafood
- Local Traditional
- Moderately Priced
- Eminönü
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5. Kandilli Balıkçısı Suna'nın Yeri
- Off the port fish restaurant with a magnificent location&view
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- Seafood
- Local Traditional
- Affordable
- Asian Bosphorus
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6. Takanik
- A rocking fisherman's boat -now an artisan fish restaurant…
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- Seafood
- Affordable
- European Bosphorus
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7. Del Mare
There isn't much about this waterfront restaurant that isn't spectacular. The old stone building was...
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8. Lacivert Restaurant
- An idyllic place to soak in the sun
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- Mediterranean
- Moderately Priced
- Asian Bosphorus
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9. Park Fora
- Surrounded by Park & Sea
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- Seafood
- Very Expensive
- European Bosphorus
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10. Poseidon
- Fresh & Simple Seafood
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- Seafood
- Middle Eastern
- Expensive
- Bebek
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Seafood is one of the most important elements in the Turkish cuisine. Surrounded by water on its three sides and with an abundancy of lakes and interland seas; Turkish kitchen has lots to offer when it comes to the wonders of the Sea.
The seafood restaurants of Istanbul not only offer you a variety of Sea life and fish -sea bass from the Med and sardines from the North-; but they also bring you as close to the abundant waters as you can get without busting out your own fishing rod. That is most seafood restaurants have an amazing place as they either float over the waters of Bosphorus or face it with an amazing view.
Not to forget the essential aspect of "meze" in the Turkish seafood cuisine. You shall not go to a fish restaurant (and it is what they are called) for fish only. You should also dream of eating meze and drinking raki. Bon apetite!
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