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Local Restaurants
Top 50 Local Restaurants in Istanbul [2025]
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Old Ottoman Cafe & Restaurant
4.3
/5
16 reviews
Seafood
From AU$ 60.00
Sultan Ahmed Mosque | 618m from downtown
Address: Cagaloglu Hamam Sokak No 17/J, Istanbul 34110 Türkiye
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Testi Kebabı(51 people recommended) | Traditional Ottoman style
Verified User Reviews
Super delicious Mediterranean restaurant with a perfect atmosphere and style, highly recommended!
Very delicious traditional Turkish food, the service is also very warm and thoughtful
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Lokanta 1741
5.0
/5
3 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 313.00
Old City Sultanahmet | 610m from downtown
Address: Alemdar, Prof. Kazım İsmail Gürkan Cd. No:34, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Verified User Reviews
Went for lunch on a sunny day and sat on the upstairs patio. Beautiful setting. The food was incredible - the smoked eggplant and pumpkin pie were my personal favorites.
A pure Turkish restaurant with exquisite and delicious dishes.
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Adora Restaurant
3.7
/5
25 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 36.00
Sirkeci | 808m from downtown
Address: Hudavendigar Caddesi, Erdogan Sok. No: 14 - 16 Gulhane, Hotel Adora, Istanbul 34110 Türkiye
Verified User Reviews
The taste is just so-so. The stew is delicious. I don't recommend ordering the grilled meat platter. The price is not very good either. It costs about 1200tl for one person, which is not affordable enough. I thought this restaurant that is the best in grilled meat and stewed meat could be good. The stew is very delicious. I recommend the set meal with rice. The grilled meat tastes just average. The manager is very nice and will seriously recommend it. He gave me a cup of black tea, which is not bad.
Of course, you have to eat when you come to Turkey! With the mentality of giving it a try, I opened the comments and found quite a few reviews! I chose ADORA, a small restaurant with a five-star rating, which was the closest to me. The taste was really wonderful! Seafood set meal, testi kebab, lavas pancakes, lemon juice, fruit tea... During the meal, I experienced countless representative delicacies.
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Sultanahmet Buhara Kebab House Restaurant
4.0
/5
8 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 46.00
Old City Sultanahmet | 576m from downtown
Address: Alemdar, Ç. Nuruosmaniye Cd. No:7, 34120 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Verified User Reviews
Buhara Ocakbasi Restautant, Istanbul's number one restaurant, is the best meal I've had in the past two days. The grilled lamb chops are amazing, and the grilled fish tastes very good, without any fishy smell. It tastes better than what I eat in China. The size of the main dish, the grilled dough, scared me [covering my face]
Buhara Ocakbasi Restaurant, the kebabs in this restaurant are really delicious. I ordered a lot of my favorites at once, and they were all delicious and inexpensive.
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5
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Beyti
4.6
/5
10 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 65.00
Bakirkoy | 15.8 km from downtown
Address: Şenlikköy, Florya, Orman Sk. No:6-8, 34153 Bakırköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
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The recommended dishes, vegetable soup and beef, potato and cheese, are also good. We were also given Turkish black tea and scones (a bit like walnut cakes)~~~ It was my first time to try Turkish coffee. It does not need to add sugar, so it is not sour or bitter. It’s so delicious (although it also has dregs, but it tastes better than Greek coffee [laughs cry] [laughs cry] [laughs cry]) ~~~ Paired with 🍮rice pudding and 🍦ice cream as a dessert finish, it’s really perfect A 🇹🇷 Turkish dinner, the foreign taste is really something I haven’t seen for a long time [tears][tears][tears]
There are many restaurants in Istanbul. This one is not a Turkish restaurant, but a Western restaurant. There are many Europeans and Americans coming from Turkey, so most of the people here are Europeans and Americans. Their food is OK.
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6
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Karakoy Lokantasi
5.0
/5
6 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 53.00
Karakoy | 2.2 km from downtown
Address: Kemankeş Mahallesi, Kemankeş Caddesi No:57 Karaköy, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
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A very romantic western restaurant, the dishes are delicious and the atmosphere is great!
No.
7
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Avlu Restaurant
5.0
/5
1 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 114.00
Sultan Ahmed Mosque | 284m from downtown
Address: Cankurtaran, Tevkifhane Sk. No:1, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
No.13 of Fine Dining in Istanbul
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The service and environment are good, but the food is delicious. It's worth the trip.
No.
8
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Guney Restaurant
4.5
/5
6 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 9.00
Galata | 2.3 km from downtown
Address: Kuledibi No:2/B Galata, Beyoğlu/İstanbul
Verified User Reviews
Turkey🇹🇷
Guney Restaurant
This restaurant is highly recommended
Night view and good restaurant atmosphere
There are also street musicians
In this environment, you will be satisfied with anything you eat
Although I don't think Turkish food is particularly to my taste, Turkish restaurants are still good. Although they are not very big, their waiters are very enthusiastic and the desserts are really sweet.
No.
9
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Giritli Rrestoran
4.0
/5
7 reviews
Western-style
From AU$ 19.00
Old City Sultanahmet | 359m from downtown
Address: Cankurtaran Mh., Keresteci Hakkı Sk No:8, 34122 İstanbul
Verified User Reviews
We ordered a lot of side dishes for dinner, just like the locals do. The waiter brought out a variety of cold dishes on a tray, and the hot dishes had to be ordered from the menu.
No.
10
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Sultanahmet Fish House, Istanbul Restaurant, Dining
5.0
/5
2 reviews
Seafood
From AU$ 42.00
Old City Sultanahmet | 570m from downtown
Address: Prof. K. Ismail Gurkan Caddesi No: 14 Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34400 Turkey
Verified User Reviews
This restaurant is very elegant and the waiters are very good. I originally ordered a plate of flatbread and was given another one for free. The juice is particularly pure and the shrimp meat is very tender and smooth. I hope everyone will come!
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