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The Calipso Fish frontage in Kucukyali
A professionally presented fish plate at Calipso Fish
A hot seafood dish from the Calipso kitchen
Calipso's extensive meze display
Calipso's daily fish selection
A meze and fish table at Calipso Fish
A refined seafood dish from the Calipso kitchen
A meze plate served at Calipso Fish
Seasonal fish from the Calipso kitchen
An elegantly set table at Calipso
A hot starter from the Calipso kitchen
Sharing meze at Calipso Fish
Grilled seafood from the Calipso kitchen
Olive-oil meze service at Calipso
A fish and meze table at Calipso Fish
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Küçükyalı, Istanbul

An award-listed Aegean fish restaurant in Kucukyali built around produce and a broad meze counter

Calipso Fish

Seafood · Aegean · Celebration

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2 Cumhuriyet Ave., Kucukyali

Calipso Fish translates more than 40 years of trade experience into daily seafood, a broad meze display and restrained Aegean-Mediterranean technique. Its current guide recognition, including a Michelin Bib Gourmand, rests on produce and value rather than unnecessary theatre.

Recommended by Can ArelMeyhane & Seafood Editor · Istanbul
Can Arel — Meyhane & Seafood Editor

Can Arel

Meyhane & Seafood Editor

Can’s approach focuses on the way a table unfolds over time. Seasonality of fish, freshness of meze, service pace, sound level and billing clarity are all treated as parts of one experience.

Areas of focus

  • Meyhane culture
  • Fish and seafood
  • Meze
  • Bosphorus restaurants

Editorial principles

  • Ask about seasonality and the day’s catch
  • Include the table’s rhythm in the review
  • Check pricing clarity
Neighbourhoods followed
Arnavutköy · Karaköy · Samatya · Kadıköy
Languages
Turkish · English
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Why go

For a dependable Asian-side seafood table with parking and online booking, suitable for anything from a business meal to a celebration.

Calipso Fish translates more than 40 years of trade experience into daily seafood, a broad meze display and restrained Aegean-Mediterranean technique. Its current guide recognition, including a Michelin Bib Gourmand, rests on produce and value rather than unnecessary theatre.

Order this

Choose a signature such as grilled calamari, shrimp manti or octopus baked in paper, then add counter-selected meze and the day's fish.

Our short order keeps the table focused on what this kitchen does best.

Best time

Reserve for 19:00-21:30. Current listings disagree between midnight and 01:00 closing, so confirm any late table by phone.

Timing can change the entire experience; reserve ahead when possible.

Opening hours
  • Mon11:00–00:00
  • Tue11:00–00:00
  • Wed11:00–00:00
  • Thu11:00–00:00
  • Fri11:00–00:00
  • Sat11:00–00:00
  • Sun11:00–00:00
Before you plan
  • ReservationsAn online booking link is available. Reconfirm the date, time and party size on the venue's official page.
  • AccessibilitySufficient verified detail on step-free entry, lifts and accessible restrooms is not published. Confirm your requirements with the venue before visiting.
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Last checked: 25 Aug 2026
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