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Eating inside Istanbul's history
Ottoman recipes, old buildings and rooms that remember the city.
12 restaurants
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The Göbektaşı
KocamustafapaşaFor a distinctive room, shared plates and a dinner that feels deliberately staged.
Abdi Bey Lokantası
KaraköySignature plates interpreting Anatolian lokanta cooking with modern technique; a current, characterful stop when exploring Karaköy.
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Deraliye Restaurant
SultanahmetFor a serious Ottoman menu in the tourist heart of the Old City, recognised by the Michelin Guide.
Garden 1897 Restaurant
SultanahmetFor greenery and historic texture instead of another Sultanahmet rooftop.
Tarihi Çınaraltı
ÇengelköyA focused breakfast selection and its position by the Bosphorus make it a confident morning stop in the area.
Tarihi Kuzguncuk Fırını
KuzguncukA focused breakfast selection and a green, open-air setting make it a confident morning stop in the area.
1924 Istanbul
AsmalımescitTo experience Istanbul history through a theatrical but rooted dinner rather than only inside a museum.
Balikci Sabahattin
CankurtaranFor a classic Old City seafood meal built around good meze, daily fish and a characterful garden rather than a competition for rooftop views.
Banca Unione
KaraköyFor an architecture-led, all-day table in Karakoy that is especially suited to a long dinner.
Cuma
ÇukurcumaFor a long breakfast, late lunch or calm dinner in a characterful street one step away from Beyoglu's crowds.