Hayvore ★ 4.4
Hayvore tucked off Istiklal, cooking the corn-bread, anchovies and smoky bean stews of the Black Sea since 2009 in a noisy steam-table lokanta close.
Signature: Hamsi pilav, Muhlama, Karadeniz pidesi
Antiochia is a turkish restaurant in Beyoğlu, Istanbul.
Antiochia in Asmalımescit cooks the kebabs and mezze of Antakya, Turkey's Levant border city, on a tight Beyoğlu side-street menu of southeastern grills.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Ciğer kebap, Künefe, Hatay-style hummus
Address: Asmalı Mescit Mah., General Yazgan Sokak No:3, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Istanbul
Hayvore tucked off Istiklal, cooking the corn-bread, anchovies and smoky bean stews of the Black Sea since 2009 in a noisy steam-table lokanta close.
Signature: Hamsi pilav, Muhlama, Karadeniz pidesi
Yakup 2 on Asmalı Mescit Sokak, the Yakup Arslan meyhane founded in 1977 after seventeen years at Refik next door, multi-time winner of best-meyhane awards.
Signature: Topik, Arnavut ciğeri, Kuzu pirzola
Boncuk on Nevizade Sokak in Beyoğlu's Balık Pazarı, the Armenian-leaning meyhane built around topik with chickpeas and tahini, kısır bulgur cakes.
Signature: Topik, Kısır, Snapper kebabı
Hayvore tucked off Istiklal, cooking the corn-bread, anchovies and smoky bean stews of the Black Sea since 2009 in a noisy steam-table lokanta close.
Signature: Hamsi pilav, Muhlama, Karadeniz pidesi
Yakup 2 on Asmalı Mescit Sokak, the Yakup Arslan meyhane founded in 1977 after seventeen years at Refik next door, multi-time winner of best-meyhane awards.
Signature: Topik, Arnavut ciğeri, Kuzu pirzola
Madam Despina in old Tatavla, the 1946 Rum meyhane opened by Despina Bademciyan from Gökçeada and still pouring rakı in the grape-leaf garden.
Signature: Arnavut ciğeri, Köfte in tomato sauce, Topik
Boncuk on Nevizade Sokak in Beyoğlu's Balık Pazarı, the Armenian-leaning meyhane built around topik with chickpeas and tahini, kısır bulgur cakes.
Signature: Topik, Kısır, Snapper kebabı
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.
Signature: Grilled bonito, Cold meze tray, Sea bass
Lokanta 1741 beside the 300-year-old Cağaloğlu Hammam, a Michelin-listed modern Turkish dining room with a terrace overlooking the hammam domes and seasonal.
Signature: Slow-cooked lamb, Aegean mezze, Saffron rice pudding