World cuisine restaurants in Istanbul
19 world cuisine restaurants in Istanbul that we tried and liked. We went to every one and paid our own bill — no scores, no advertising.
Em Sherif
Em Sherif is one of the best global ambassadors of Lebanese cooking. A few months ago it opened its eighth branch outside Beirut, inside Tersane İstan…
Ayaspaşa Rus Lokantası
Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant has been welcoming guests in Taksim Gümüşsuyu since 1943. The historic texture takes you in as soon as you walk through th…
Majka
Majka, which opened about three weeks ago in Moda, is a representative of Balkan cooking. A lovely room has been created on the upper floor of Rita Mo…
Batard
Batard has been welcoming guests in Bomonti since 2019 without compromising on quality. The interior recalls a Paris restaurant, but the eclectic menu…
Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge
Turkish Airlines' CIP lounge at Istanbul Airport is a gourmet paradise. The mantı may be the best in Istanbul, and the pides are properly crisp. Diffe…
MSA'nın Restoranı
The Culinary Arts Academy (MSA) has been a lifeline for Turkish cooking through the chefs it has trained over the years. Its restaurant sits inside th…
Los Altos
Los Altos is a Mexican restaurant on the terrace floor of a building right beside Galatasaray Lisesi. With a magnificent view, we drank the best marga…
Ferida
Ferida, which began life at Fişekhane with a menu leaning Bosnian, opened its Bağdat Caddesi branch two weeks ago. The new place on Noter Sokak is air…
Tehroon
Iranian food is both close to ours and different from it. Among its many rice dishes, saffron rice is the best known. Tehroon in Maslak, with its Iran…
La Charcuteria
La Charcuteria stands out among the many options inside 42 Maslak for its charcuterie. Alongside a wide range of cured meats, the menu includes salads…
Sanayi313
Sanayi 313 has led the slow transformation of the Maslak auto industrial estate ever since it opened there in 2015. Sanayi 313 is more than a restaura…
Ysabel
Ysabel stands out in the competition on Suadiye's popular Plajyolu Sokak. With a kitchen serving good examples of world cuisine and an ambitious bar, …
Cookshop Arka Bahçe Villa
Etiler's Tepecik Yolu has become considerably livelier this summer with the back-to-back openings of Delicatessen and Cookshop Arka Bahçe Villa. With …
Neni Brasserie
Neni is a charming brasserie with French echoes in Caddebostan. The menu is accomplished, the food good, the service team experienced and the decorati…
Cross Fingers
The shopping area inside Etiler Alkent has turned into a small gourmet spot over the last three years. Tike, Du Lupo Trattoria and Cross Fingers have …
Franck Bistro
Franck Bistro is one of Istanbul's best-kept secrets. A French chef hosts just one group each evening. Whether you're two or ten, he cooks a menu made…
Mezkla
Mezkla is a Mexican restaurant that opened recently in Akatlar. It's a place whose name we've been hearing a lot lately, for both atmosphere and flavo…
Frontière
Frontière is Bebek's ambitious new arrival. Serving examples of French and Italian cooking, it hasn't even been open a month. With an ambitious menu l…
Rustyfork
Rustyfork is one of Istanbul's representatives of Tex-Mex cooking. From this cuisine, born in the American South with Mexican influences, chicken wing…
Other cuisines in Istanbul
Our picks: Franck Bistro (Kadıköy), Ayaspaşa Rus Lokantası (Beyoğlu), Sanayi313 (Maslak). 19 places in total — every one tried by us, every bill paid by us.
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