11 fine dining worth the trip across Turkey, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Turkey guides.

Turk Fatih Tutak ★ 4.9 · Istanbul

şişli · Cumhuriyet Hacıahmet Mah., Silahşör Cad., Yeniyol Sk. No:2, 34440 Şişli, İstanbul

Two Michelin stars, a Green Star and a 12-course seasonal tasting menu of chef Fatih Tutak's reworked Anatolian cooking, served to 30 guests a night in Şişli.

Neolokal ★ 4.8 · Istanbul

karaköy · Bankalar Caddesi No:11, SALT Galata, 34420 Karaköy, İstanbul

Chef Maksut Aşkar's Michelin-starred kitchen inside SALT Galata, reviving forgotten Anatolian ingredients on a tasting menu that won the 2026 Michelin Sommelier Award.

Mikla ★ 4.7 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:15, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

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.

Araka ★ 4.6 · Istanbul

yeniköy · Yeniköy, Kapalı Bakkal Sokak No:8, 34464 Sarıyer, İstanbul

Chef Zeynep Pınar Taşdemir's one-star Yeniköy room, a vegetable-led modern Turkish kitchen on a cobbled lane behind the upper Bosphorus marina.

Yeni Lokanta ★ 4.6 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Kumbaracı Yokuşu Sokak No:66, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

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.

Nicole ★ 4.6 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Firuzağa Mah., Boğazkesen Caddesi No:18, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Chef Aylin Yazıcıoğlu's one-Michelin-star tasting room atop Tomtom Suites in Çukurcuma, holding the 2025 Michelin Service Award beside a tight Turkish-growers list.

Apartıman Yeniköy ★ 4.5 · Istanbul

yeniköy · Yeniköy, Köybaşı Caddesi No:153, 34464 Sarıyer, İstanbul

Chef Burçak Kazdal's Michelin-listed Bosphorus bistro in Yeniköy, mixing Mediterranean verve with Middle Eastern spice and an orange-wine-heavy Turkish bottle list.

Aheste ★ 4.4 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Asmalı Mescit Mah., Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:107/F, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Aheste in Beyoğlu, a 40-seat Michelin-listed mezze room running modern Turkish and Levantine small plates from a kitchen on Meşrutiyet Caddesi nightly from 18:00.

Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.4 · Istanbul

nişantaşı · Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No:1, 34365 Şişli, İstanbul

Foxy Nişantaşı, the Bib Gourmand natural-wine room from Neolokal's Maksut Aşkar and sommelier Levon Bağış, pouring Turkish growers over modern Anatolian plates.

Asitane ★ 4.3 · Istanbul

edirnekapı · Kariye Camii Sokak No:6, Edirnekapı, 34087 Fatih, İstanbul

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

Pandeli ★ 4.0 · Istanbul

eminönü · Rüstem Paşa Mah., Mısır Çarşısı No:1, 34116 Fatih, İstanbul

A blue-tiled dining room above the Spice Bazaar's main gate, running since 1901 and a 2026 Bib Gourmand for its dolma and courgette-flower fritters.