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Lara Ekinci
Evening & Refined Dining Editor
Lara’s editorial focus is whether an ambitious evening genuinely delivers on its promise. She does not treat the view as separate from food and service, assessing consistency from the reservation process to the final moment.
Areas of focus
- Refined restaurants
- Rooftops and views
- Late-night dining
- Romantic and special-occasion tables
Editorial principles
- Measure the promise against the price
- Never separate the view from food and service
- Check the reservation experience
- Neighbourhoods followed
- Beyoğlu · Karaköy · The Bosphorus · Nişantaşı
- Languages
- Turkish · English
This profile is an editorial persona representing a specialist area within the Choose Istanbul content team. It does not represent a real person.