# 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 community-ranked list of the 6 best restaurants in Istanbul, currently topped by Neolokal (Karaköy, Istanbul). Rankings shift as locals vote — last updated Aug 14, 2026.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Turkey](/turkey.md) / Istanbul
**Updated:** 2026-08-14 10:28:42

1. **[Neolokal](/e/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
2. **[Mikla](/e/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
3. **[Çiya Sofrası](/e/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
4. **[Karaköy Lokantası](/e/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
5. **[Sunset Grill & Bar](/e/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
6. **[Fıccın](/e/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

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