2 seafood rooms in Istanbul we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Istanbul | Seafood across every city.
Fish defines eating along the Bosphorus, from waterside meyhane tables to the simple grilled catch of the day. Akın Balık sits right on the water in Karaköy, while Adem Baba up in the old fishing village of Arnavutköy is a long-standing name for a no-frills seafood lunch by the strait.
Akın Balık ★ 4.0
karaköy · Arap Cami Mah., Fermeneciler Caddesi No:40/A, 34421 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Akın Balık in Karaköy's fish-market arcade, a waterside lokanta where the waiter walks guests to the ice display to pick the catch and pulls four meze.
Adem Baba ★ 4.4
arnavutköy · Arnavutköy Mah., Beyaz Gül Caddesi No:2, 34345 Beşiktaş, İstanbul
Adem Baba on Beyaz Gül Caddesi, a 1992-founded Arnavutköy fish lokantası where the catch comes off Bosphorus boats moored outside and the family runs three.