Eat in edirnekapı, Istanbul

Asitane ★ 4.3

Asitane has worked from Ottoman palace archives since 1991, plating over 200 historical recipes beside the Chora Church in Edirnekapı.

Asitane ★ 4.3

Asitane in Edirnekapı, an Ottoman palace-cuisine specialist working from 16th-century archives, a 45-minute taxi from the tourist core and worth it.

Why locals love it: Out beyond the Chora Church in Edirnekapı, far from the tourist Sultanahmet circuit and the Bosphorus.

Tip: Book a day ahead and try the goose dolma; only a handful of kitchens in Turkey still cook it.