# Top 10 Restaurants in Istanbul

A cross-neighborhood spread of Istanbul's most talked-about kitchens, from Michelin-recognized modern Turkish tasting menus to century-old meyhane classics. · community starter list

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.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Turkey](/turkey.md) / Istanbul
**Updated:** 2026-08-20 18:19:45

1. **[Neolokal](/e/neolokal---223.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/T%C3%BCrkiye/Istanbul/Neolokal.html, https://www.neolokal.com/en/neolokal_en/, https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/istanbul-province/istanbul/restaurant/neolokal
2. **[Mikla](/e/mikla---224.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/T%C3%BCrkiye/Istanbul/Mikla.html, https://www.miklarestaurant.com/reservation, https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/istanbul-province/istanbul/restaurant/mikla
3. **[Çiya Sofrası](/e/ciya-sofras---225.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: http://www.ciya.com.tr/, https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/T%C3%BCrkiye/Istanbul/%C3%87iya-Sofras%C4%B1.html, https://timeout.com/istanbul/restaurants/ciya-sofrasi
4. **[Karaköy Lokantası](/e/karakoy-lokantas---226.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://yummyistanbul.com/karakoy-restaurants/, https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/T%C3%BCrkiye/Istanbul/Karak%C3%B6y-Lokantasi.html, https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/istanbul-province/istanbul/restaurant/karakoy-lokantası
5. **[Sunset Grill & Bar](/e/sunset-grill-bar---227.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.voggia.com/en/gastronomy/places/sunset-grill-bar-and-the-timeless-evening-ritual-of-istanbul/, https://www.sunsetgrillbar.com/, https://guide.michelin.com/en/istanbul-province/istanbul/restaurant/sunset-grill-bar
6. **[Fıccın](/e/f-cc-n---228.md)** (restaurant) — A pedestrian-street meyhane spread across six adjoining storefronts on Kallavi Sokak, built around Circassian dishes like walnut chicken and yogurt-topped dumplings. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.kaciyor.com/ficcin-restoran, https://www.ficcin.com/iletisim/, https://culinarybackstreets.com/stories/istanbul/ficcin-3

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