Seven Hills Restaurant
SultanahmetFor first-time visitors who want both major monuments in the same rooftop view.
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Restaurants worth a stop in Istanbul’s Old City
Restaurants that fit naturally into an Old City day, each with a distinct reason to go.
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Deraliye Restaurant
SultanahmetFor a serious Ottoman menu in the tourist heart of the Old City, recognised by the Michelin Guide.
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Khorasani
AlemdarThe focus is on confident fire cooking and properly rested meat rather than theatrical presentation.
Sentez Rooftop Restaurant
SultanahmetFor a historic-peninsula dinner where the kitchen ambition matches the skyline.
AVLU Restaurant
SultanahmetFor a anatolian and mediterranean experience in Sultanahmet that combines a strong sense of place with careful service.
Tarihi Develi Samatya
SamatyaFor a gaziantep kebab and baklava experience in Samatya that combines a strong sense of place with careful service.
OCAK Restaurant
SirkeciFor a modern turkish and anatolian experience in Sirkeci that combines a strong sense of place with careful service.
7 Mila
SultanahmetFor a mediterranean, anatolian and international experience in Sultanahmet that combines a strong sense of place with careful service.
Şiran Restaurant
SirkeciFor a anatolian and istanbul heritage experience in Sirkeci that combines a strong sense of place with careful service.
Matbah
SultanahmetTo finish an Old City day with documented palace cooking rather than a generic tourist menu.
Forno Balat
BalatTo break up a Balat walk with substantial baking and a local-sourcing story rather than only another coffee stop.