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Top 10 Restaurants in Istanbul

A list of the 6 best restaurants in Istanbul, including Neolokal (Karaköy, Istanbul). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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Updated Aug 20, 2026Checked Aug 20, 2026

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  1. 1

    Neolokal

    restaurant

    Karaköy, Istanbul

    A Michelin-starred dining room inside the Salt Galata building where chef Maksut Aşkar reworks Anatolian recipes with modern technique and a rooftop view over the Golden Horn.

    Checked againsttheworlds50best.comneolokal.comguide.michelin.com+1 more

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  2. 2

    Mikla

    restaurant

    Beyoğlu, Istanbul

    Perched on the top floors of The Marmara Pera hotel, this long-running kitchen pairs a 360-degree city view with a daily-changing New Anatolian tasting menu.

    Checked againsttheworlds50best.commiklarestaurant.comguide.michelin.com+1 more

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  3. 3

    Çiya Sofrası

    restaurant

    Kadıköy, Istanbul

    A three-floor Anatolian restaurant on Güneşlibahçe Sokak known for regional dishes rarely found elsewhere in the city, including stuffed vegetables and seasonal stews from Gaziantep and beyond.

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  1. 4

    Karaköy, Istanbul

    A family-run dining room near the wharfs mixing an esnaf-lokantası lunch menu with a meyhane-style evening service of meze, offal, and grilled fish under Iznik-tiled walls.

    Checked againstyummyistanbul.comtheworlds50best.comguide.michelin.com

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  2. 5

    Beşiktaş, Istanbul

    A hilltop dining room inside Ulus Park with a glass-walled hall and open-air terrace looking across the Bosphorus, built around a sushi bar and aged steaks since the 1990s.

    Checked againstvoggia.comsunsetgrillbar.comguide.michelin.com

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  3. 6

    Fıccın

    restaurant

    Beyoğlu, Istanbul

    A pedestrian-street meyhane spread across six adjoining storefronts on Kallavi Sokak, built around Circassian dishes like walnut chicken and yogurt-topped dumplings.

    Checked againstkaciyor.comficcin.comculinarybackstreets.com

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