Istanbul Fine Dining 2026: Michelin Picks

Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Istanbul.

Top tables

Turk Fatih Tutak 2 ★ ★ 4.9

New AnatolianChef Fatih Tutak₺₺₺₺Tasting menu, market priceşişliBook 3 to 4 weeks ahead

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.

Cumhuriyet Hacıahmet Mah., Silahşör Cad., Yeniyol Sk. No:2, 34440 Şişli, İstanbul Book →

Mikla 1 ★ ★ 4.7

New AnatolianChef Mehmet Gürs₺₺₺₺Tasting menu and a la cartebeyogluBook 2 to 3 weeks ahead

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.

Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:15, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul Book →

Neolokal 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Modern TurkishChef Maksut Aşkar₺₺₺₺Tasting menukaraköyBook 2 to 3 weeks ahead

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

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

Araka 1 ★ ★ 4.6

TurkishChef Zeynep Pınar Taşdemir₺₺₺₺Tasting menuyeniköyBook 3 weeks ahead

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

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

Apartıman Yeniköy ★ 4.5

TurkishChef Burçak Kazdal₺₺₺₺A la carteyeniköyBook 2 weeks ahead

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

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

Yeni Lokanta ★ 4.6

TurkishChef Civan Er₺₺₺₺A la cartebeyoğluBook 2 weeks ahead

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.

Kumbaracı Yokuşu Sokak No:66, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Aheste ★ 4.4

Middle Eastern₺₺₺₺A la cartebeyoğluBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead

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

Asmalı Mescit Mah., Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:107/F, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul Book →

Matbah Ottoman Palace Cuisine ★ 4.3

Turkish₺₺₺₺Set menu and a la cartesultanahmetBook 1 week ahead

Matbah inside Ottoman Hotel Imperial steps from Hagia Sophia, working sultans-court recipes since 2000 with a Michelin Guide nod and dishes like ballı gemici.

Caferiye Sokak No:6/1, Sultanahmet, 34122 Fatih, İstanbul

Pandeli ★ 4.0

Ottoman Turkish₺₺₺₺A la carteeminönüBook 1 week ahead

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.

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

Nicole 1 ★ ★ 4.6

Tasting menuChef Serkan Aksoy₺₺₺₺Tasting menubeyoğluBook 2 to 3 weeks ahead

Executive chef Serkan Aksoy's one-Michelin-star tasting room atop Tomtom Suites in Çukurcuma, holding the 2025 Michelin Service Award beside a tight.

Firuzağa Mah., Boğazkesen Caddesi No:18, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul Book →

Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.4

Wine bar₺₺₺₺A la cartenişantaşıBook 1 to 2 weeks ahead

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

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

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Editor picks in Istanbul include Turk Fatih Tutak, Mikla, Neolokal, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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