Asitane ★ 4.2
Asitane beside the Chora Church, a halal Ottoman-cuisine specialist working from palace archives, no pork, no alcohol in the cooking, since 1991.
Develi in Samatya, a halal-friendly Gaziantep kebab institution where pistachio kebap, içli köfte and Antep katmer come off the long-running family charcoal grill.
Address: Koca Mustafapaşa, Gümüş Yüksük Sokak No:5, Samatya, 34098 Fatih, İstanbul, Istanbul
Asitane beside the Chora Church, a halal Ottoman-cuisine specialist working from palace archives, no pork, no alcohol in the cooking, since 1991.
Caffe Eden in Beşiktaş, the city's main supervised kosher restaurant under Denet Gida certification, delivering to Bebek, Ulus, Etiler and Arnavutköy's Jewish community.
Kurtuluş Pastanesi on Şahin Sokak just off Kurtuluş Caddesi, a Sephardic-Jewish neighbourhood patisserie keeping the kosher-baked tradition of the old Tatavla district alive.
Vegan Istanbul on Türkgücü Caddesi, a family-run downstairs lokanta serving plant-based Turkish set menus and the city's tightest vegan three-dish lunch in Cihangir.
Vegan Dükkan Lokanta tucked off Sıraselviler in Cihangir, an all-vegan kitchen doing vegan adana kebab, tofu katsu curry and gluten-free spaghetti in a tiny dining room.
Community Kitchen in Balat, a fully vegan kitchen turning out vegan döner, iskender and köfte from a small lokanta room in the historic Ayvansaray streets.