Restaurants in Istanbul
September 28, 2024 3:19 PM   Subscribe

Looking for good restos in Istanbul! I'll be there for a couple of weeks, so lots of opportunity to try things.

Things I like:
  • Local foods I wouldn't find elsewhere
  • Hidden gems, doesn't have to have a Michelin star or anything
  • High or low price levels are all ok, as long as it's worth it
Things I don't care about:
  • Parking, perfect English, familiar western foods. I'm here to try new things
  • Any particular ambiance, I just want good food
posted by vasi to Travel & Transportation (7 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Zübeyir Ocakbaşı in Taksim square near İstiklal. (frankly I've eaten at about 10 ocakbaşı places near this area and all were tremendous food and service)
posted by chasles at 9:24 PM on September 28


Çiya Sofrası. Here's an article about it.
posted by aws17576 at 10:27 PM on September 28 [1 favorite]


Arnavutkoy is an area rather than a particular restaurant, but it is famous (among locals and expats) for its bosphorus-side fish restaurants. It has beautiful architecture and is only about 20m from the city (or it used to be- to be fair I haven't lived there in a long while). A quick google tells me it's still very highly regarded and apparently as an unknown destination (from a tourist perspective). Being there in the snow at Christmas is one of my favourite memories of living in Istanbul.
posted by jojobobo at 11:55 PM on September 28


Things I don't care about: ...
Any particular ambiance, I just want good food

street food could be an option. see e.g.
https://www.thehungrytravelerblog.com/istanbul-grand-bazaar-tour-with-culinary-backstreets/
posted by HearHere at 4:50 AM on September 29


The Pudding Shop (Lale Restaurant) is relaxed, delicious and has an interesting history of hippies stopping there before heading further east.
posted by Hugobaron at 2:22 AM on September 30


This place for amazing lunch in Sultanahmet
posted by ersatzkat at 1:17 PM on September 30


I lived in Istanbul for a few years and recommend
ÖZ KANATÇI KARDEŞLER
https://g.co/kgs/S4voED6
Amazing chicken wings
posted by PSB34me at 4:20 PM on September 30


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