11 splurge rooms in Istanbul, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Istanbul. All Istanbul food.
Turk Fatih Tutak ★ 4.9
şişli · Cumhuriyet Hacıahmet Mah., Silahşör Cad., Yeniyol Sk. No:2, 34440 Şişli, İstanbul
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.
Neolokal ★ 4.8
karaköy · Bankalar Caddesi No:11, SALT Galata, 34420 Karaköy, İstanbul
Chef Maksut Aşkar's Michelin-starred kitchen inside SALT Galata, reviving forgotten Anatolian ingredients on a tasting menu that won the 2026 Michelin.
Mikla ★ 4.7
beyoglu · Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:15, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
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.
Araka ★ 4.6
yeniköy · Yeniköy, Kapalı Bakkal Sokak No:8, 34464 Sarıyer, İstanbul
Chef Zeynep Pınar Taşdemir's one-star Yeniköy room, a vegetable-led modern Turkish kitchen on a cobbled lane behind the upper Bosphorus marina.
Yeni Lokanta ★ 4.6
beyoğlu · Kumbaracı Yokuşu Sokak No:66, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
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.
Nicole ★ 4.6
beyoğlu · Firuzağa Mah., Boğazkesen Caddesi No:18, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Executive chef Serkan Aksoy's one-Michelin-star tasting room atop Tomtom Suites in Çukurcuma, holding the 2025 Michelin Service Award beside a tight.
Apartıman Yeniköy ★ 4.5
yeniköy · Yeniköy, Köybaşı Caddesi No:153, 34464 Sarıyer, İstanbul
Chef Burçak Kazdal's Michelin-listed Bosphorus bistro in Yeniköy, mixing Mediterranean verve with Middle Eastern spice and an orange-wine-heavy Turkish.
Aheste ★ 4.4
beyoğlu · Asmalı Mescit Mah., Meşrutiyet Caddesi No:107/F, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Aheste in Beyoğlu, a 40-seat Michelin-listed mezze room running modern Turkish and Levantine small plates from a kitchen on Meşrutiyet Caddesi nightly.
Foxy Nişantaşı ★ 4.4
nişantaşı · Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No:1, 34365 Şişli, İstanbul
Foxy Nişantaşı, the Bib Gourmand natural-wine room from Neolokal's Maksut Aşkar and sommelier Levon Bağış, pouring Turkish growers over modern Anatolian.
Matbah Ottoman Palace Cuisine ★ 4.3
sultanahmet · Caferiye Sokak No:6/1, Sultanahmet, 34122 Fatih, İstanbul
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.
Pandeli ★ 4.0
eminönü · Rüstem Paşa Mah., Mısır Çarşısı No:1, 34116 Fatih, İstanbul
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.