Bursa (Iskender Kebap) ★ 4.6
Bursa, the southern Marmara city across the sea from Istanbul, is the birthplace of iskender kebap, thinly sliced lamb over pita with tomato butter.
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Edirne (Tava Ciğer) ★ 4.5
Edirne, the old Ottoman capital near the Bulgarian-Greek border, fries paper-thin liver with peppers and onions; the city is famous enough that day-trips.
Büyükada (Princes' Islands) ★ 4.4
Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands, runs car-free with horse-cart food deliveries; its quay restaurants do the day's catch from the surrounding.
Polonezköy (Polish Village) ★ 4.0
Polonezköy, a Polish émigré village founded in the 1840s on the Asian-side forest fringe, runs a weekend brunch culture famous across Istanbul for its garden.