Restaurants in Istanbul

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.

Eat your way through history.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.