Turkish in Beyoğlu

Mikla ★ 4.7

Mehmet Gürs's rooftop room at the Marmara Pera, holding a Michelin star and a Gault Millau ranking on its New Anatolian Kitchen across a Golden Horn skyline.

Yeni Lokanta ★ 4.6

Civan Er's first Istanbul kitchen, off Istiklal in Beyoğlu since 2013, doing wood-oven Anatolian plates and a long-running 50 Best Discovery listing.

Antiochia ★ 4.5

Antiochia in Asmalımescit cooks the kebabs and mezze of Antakya, Turkey's Levant border city, on a tight Beyoğlu side-street menu of southeastern grills.

OrderCiğer kebap, Künefe, Hatay-style hummus

Hayvore ★ 4.4

Hayvore tucked off Istiklal, cooking the corn-bread, anchovies and smoky bean stews of the Black Sea since 2009 in a noisy steam-table lokanta close.

OrderHamsi pilav, Muhlama, Karadeniz pidesi

Yakup 2 ★ 4.4

Yakup 2 on Asmalı Mescit Sokak, the Yakup Arslan meyhane founded in 1977 after seventeen years at Refik next door, multi-time winner of best-meyhane awards.

OrderTopik, Arnavut ciğeri, Kuzu pirzola

Boncuk ★ 4.3

Boncuk on Nevizade Sokak in Beyoğlu's Balık Pazarı, the Armenian-leaning meyhane built around topik with chickpeas and tahini, kısır bulgur cakes.

OrderTopik, Kısır, Snapper kebabı

Asmalı Cavit ★ 4.3

Asmalı Cavit on Asmalı Mescit Caddesi, a 1990s-opened Beyoğlu meyhane where proprietor Cavit Bey works the room nightly over a mezze list led by smoked.

OrderSmoked eggplant mezze, Albanian liver, Köfte in tomato sauce

Köfteci Hüseyin ★ 4.2

Köfteci Hüseyin on Kurabiye Sokak off Taksim, the Hüseyin Taşsöken counter that started on a 1958 push-cart, salt-bread-onion patties grilled.

OrderIzgara köfte, Piyaz, Ayran