Eating Out

Sultanahmet Fish House

Small but cozy and lovely; this restaurant is in Sultanahmet, 300 meters to Underground Basilica Cistern.
Whether you eat downstairs or upstairs, you will be comfortable and enjoy tasty food: soup of the day, fish or meat dishes (kebabs), veggies, salads, mezes, deserts with beverages, local wines or Turkish Raki.  It is the right place to have a quick and delicious meal at reasonable prices.

type:	Seafood
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tel:	+902125274445
url:	www.sultanahmetfishhouse.com
address:	prof.k. ismail gurkan caddesi no:14
PriceOfMenu:	20 Euro
email:	info@sultanahmetfishhouse.com

Musafir Indian Restaurant Istanbul

Musafir indian Restaurant Taksim istanbul Turkey. The one and only Indian Restaurant in the heart of Istanbul, Taksim

It is situated on "Receppasha St." (Receppasha Cad.) under Crystal Hotel. On the street opposite Pizzahut in Taksim square. It has a spacious dining hall with a seating capacity of at 100+.

Inside the arrangement is by no means simple. Decoration is simple, yet artsy, serenaded with Indian music. There's fruity mango lassi on the menu to calm you down while you gaze out the big picture window and take in the quiet more..

type:	Indian and Pakistani
World66 rating:	[rate it]
accessibility:	On the street opposite Havash (DHL) near Taksim Square
tel:	+902122352741
url:	www.musafirindian.com
address:	Receppasa Cad. No. 7/C Talimhane - Taksim
PriceOfMenu:	Main Courses 10 - 20 YTL
email:	musafir@istanbul.com
priceofmenu:	for map search musafir indian restaurant on Google Maps

Sultana's Dinner and 1001 Nights Show

Turks like to be entertained when they eat. At home, it'll be the family and friends, outside it'll be the shows - if there are any. Sultana's is an Istanbul belly dancing and dinner venue
with other shows such as Turkish folk dancing and singing, and is attended by locals and foreign visitors to Istanbul.

Meze, kebabs and fish are served, as well as vegetarian dishes. On stage, Turkish music is sung live as well.

Sultana's is located near major Istanbul hotels, in Taksim.

type:	Middle East
World66 rating:	[rate it]
accessibility:	Staircase
tel:	+90 212 219 39 04
url:	www.sultanas-nights.com
address:	40 Cumhuriyet Caddesi, 34437, Elmadag, Taksim, Istanbul
PriceOfMenu:	45 euro/54 euro
email:	info@sultanas-nights.com

China Club

This excellent little Chinese restaurant on the main drag of Cihangir has been one of the most popular ideas in Istanbul since Atatürk formed the republic. The restaurant in Cihangir is great to sit and relax with tasty spring rolls in soy sauce, divine sweet and sour chicken or mild curry beef. You must check out the chicken and mushrooms sometime too! And any of the 'hot' dishes are also really good! Smiling faces are there to serve you night and day and they do a great job, Oya, the owner is wonderfully friendly and just genuinely nice. You can more..

type:	Chinese
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address:	Cihangir Akyol Caddesi No:33/A
tel:	0212 293 06 02

Ciragan Palace

The Ciragan Palace is great. It is not only a former Sultan's palace it is also one of the best restaurants in Istanbul. They offer traditional Ottoman food that you hardly will find somewhere else like that. Historical receipts and surrounding: What do you want more!? Attention: it is really not one of the cheapest on that list!

type:	African
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address:	Tugra in Ciragan Palace
tel:	0090-212-258 33 77

Duran Sandwich

photo by: nilgün1966

There’s no waiting here at all, the sandwiches at Duran are all pre-prepared and displayed in the window so you can choose what you want before you even walk in the door. Everything is always fresh and the turnover of food out of this place at lunchtime is incredible! There are two tiny tables to sit down and eat if you want to, but it does get cramped in there when it’s busy. Service is fast and friendly, though often the staff are so busy serving that they barely have time to look at the customers. It’s fast, good food with lots to choose from and it won’t cost you an more..

type:	Cheap
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address:	ISTIKLAL CADDESI, TAKSIM

Lale Iskembeci

Attention! "iskembe" means cooked lamb-innards. This is really hard-stuff!

type:	Cheap
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address:	Istiklal Cad. 238, Beyoglu

Baked Potatoes

There used to be lots of guys here selling baked potatoes (‘baket potatoes’ by thier reckoning!), but now there’s only one left and he does a nice filled potato too! If you’re vegetarian or don’t like processed meat, just ask for the vegetarian or "etsiz" version of filled spud. It costs around $2.50-3 for a huge potato filled to overflowing with all kinds of salad, olives and chillie sauce with lashings of butter and salt. You can choose whatever you want or you can let the guys choose for you.

type:	Cheap
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address:	Fish Market

Parsifal

A Touch of French in a semi-European City

Having had been a vegetarian for 18 years, I found it quite fitting to do a review of this almost total vegetarian restaurant now that I'm a carnivore in Istanbul. The atmosphere at Parsifal, which is French for Puss 'n' Boots, is elegant, yet sparse. It has a warm provincial feel with ochre walls, bleached hardwood floors and simple, bistro style table and chairs to seat 34. The posters and lighting are reminiscent of a Paris of years ago that was conjured up on a Hollywood film set; cozy but not glitzy. Tucked away on a tiny more..

type:	International Cuisine
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address:	Kurabiye Sokak No: 13, Beyoglu
tel:	+90-212-245 2588

Kumkapi

Kumkapi is a quarter full of fish restaurants on the backside of the Sultan Ahmet hill. Every taxi driver will know it; by car it's 5 min. from Sultan Ahmet. Remark: You should only go there if you really want to eat fish. There are about 30-40 restaurants and they all offer - more or less only - fish! In summertime it's a very nice atmosphere with all the tables on the street. The second place is Tarabya which is a bit outside the city. It is a small bay on the European side up the Bosphorus for about 30-40 min. by car. I would recommend to go there by more..

type:	Seafood
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Inci Pastahane

just delicious
photo by: Damien Saunders

Inci Pastahane looking at the decor has been around for 60+ years ... and if you can read the old newspaper clippings .. then you can figure out how old it really is.

People come here for one reason - a plate of their profiteroles - with its crème / custard filling, smothered in delicious chocolate sauce.

The way you do this is ... walk in, pay your 5YTL and get yourself a plate. Grab a seat if you can and eat up. Its so popular on weekends people will stand and eat this.

Inci is about half down the Istiklal Cadd from Taksim Square and opposite the Mavi more..

type:	Local
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accessibility:	Yes
address:	Istiklal Cadd
PriceOfMenu:	Cheap

Gelik Et Lokantasi

Gelik Et Lokantası

The Gelik Et Restaurant in Bakirköy is deservedly one of the most famous restaurants in all of Istanbul. There is no way to confuse this place with its sister fish restaurant nearby because as soon as you enter this huge, tastefully decorated and well-lit establishment the aroma of cooked meat simply transports you to a sensory heaven where vegetarians have never been.

Although usually crowded on weekends the place has a capacity of over eight hundred on two levels and has a delightful outdoor dining area and playground for several hundred more during the warmer months. Not more..

type:	African
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address:	Sahil Yolu - Mobil Karsisi, Ataköy 560-7282

Bereket

One of the main reasons I like this place is because they have a little room set aside for non-smokers. The food is very good too, and service is fast and friendly. If you have time, I can thoroughly recommend the Iskender Kebap; if not, a half bread doner with home-made tomato sauce and pickles will fill the gap. It’s not expensive at all, and it’s one of the most popular ‘cheapie’ places in Beyoglu to eat out at night as well.

type:	Cheap
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address:	Hava Soyak

Sanamet Mutfak

What a find! This is truly a unique restaurant. An open kitchen where you can watch your meal prepared in Fatma and ªule's actual home-style kitchen, tucked down a hallway off Istiklal Street in Tünel. They have an alternative kitchen. This has many meanings: they use mostly organic products, there's an open dialogue between the restauranteurs, where they will take suggestions, and they have a big heart when it comes to students. They know scholars must eat, so they offer discounts to be sure Istanbul's youngsters are fed properly. They are true humanitarians. The atmosphere is more..

type:	Local Specialities
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address:	Sofyalı Sokak - Tünel
openinghours:	09:30-22:30
tel:	+90-212 251 0573

Theodora Pub

If you walk in from the street, Theodora Pub simply looks like an English-style pub with its sleek private booths and tidy bar stools and shelves filled with polished bottles of imported beers and spirits. But there's much more to Theodora than meets the eye. The bar is nicely laid out in green leather and dark wood with lots of space to relax in and have a beer with friends. There's none of that cramped tables and chairs rubbing-backs-with-strangers game going on in here!

A tiny café in the front corner serves snacks, cakes and pastries with tea and coffee during the more..

dubb Indian Restaurant

Dubb Indian Restaurant was opened in 1998 in Istanbul Sultanahmet . As an alacarte restaurant, it keeps on catering services and various organizations successfully. These organizations contain gala dinners, dinners on cruise with different concept and special parties and nights.   We increased our catering capacity up to 1000 people with our second restaurant’s kitchen as a central kitchen, which is located in Cankurtaran.  Besides we provide cook and basic facilities for the upstate organization.   Our customer capacity for the first restaurant is 120 people, more..

Asitane Restaurant

Asitane Restaurant is located in Edirnekapi, considered by many to be one of the most important areas of historical Istanbul. The restaurant lies in the shadow of the mighty Chora Church which is famous for its mosaics and is one of the most important and well kept buildings of the Byzantine era. Located high up in the foot hills overlooking the Golden Horn, Asitane opened its doors in 1991, together with the Kariye Hotel, now a restored 19th century traditional Ottoman mansion.

The restaurant, whose more..

Amedros Cafe & Restaurant

Though it's a European-style bistro, Amedros also does good Ottoman dishes. The house special is testi kebabı, lamb roasted with vegetables in a sealed clay pot that is cracked open at the table. In summer,candlelit tables are lined up in the cobbled alley;in winter, diners are warmed by a crackling fire.