Asian
25 places under Asian — all tried, all liked, all paid for ourselves.
Roka İstanbul
ROKA was born in London and made its name with a modern reading of Japanese cooking. In İstanbul it sits at Galataport, right on the edge of the Bosph…
Onyx
Near the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Onyx is a strikingly elegant restaurant that brings French gastronomy together with the techniques and flavours …
Osaka
One of Lima's best-known Nikkei restaurants, Osaka is among the most successful expressions of an approach that brings Japanese technique together wit…
Indochine
A global touch to Istanbul's dining scene, in Etiler: Indochine. 🌿✨ Indochine Istanbul is the local chapter of an international brand with roots in wo…
Benares
In the heart of London, Benares is one of those special addresses that retells the centuries-old heritage of Indian cooking in the language of modern …
Hona
Ansar, a 23-year-old chef, is doing wonderful things at a tiny omakase counter in Cihangir. At the daytime service you choose between just three kinds…
Seoul Kitchen
At Bomontiada, the building that used to house Kilimanjaro has been turned into a Korean quarter. Seoul Kitchen, the Korean restaurant that opened her…
Kentan Horibe
Kentan Horibe is a chef's restaurant in Kyoto whose accomplished cooking has been crowned with a Michelin star. Dishes are prepared in front of you at…
Nakazen
Nakazen, in Kyoto — the city where kaiseki cuisine was born — has crowned its quality with a Michelin star. With a six-seat counter and a single table…
Nishiazabu Ōtake
Nishiazabu Ōtake is a representative of kaiseki cuisine in Tokyo whose skill has been crowned with a Michelin star. Kaiseki was described by Anthony B…
Sexy Fish
After its popular London location, Sexy Fish has opened its second UK branch in Manchester. The brand also has sites in Dubai and Miami. The menu lean…
Çokçok Thai
Thai food is perhaps the Far Eastern cuisine best suited to the Turkish palate. Built on generous use of coconut milk and peanuts, its staples are dis…
Cote Korean Steakhouse
Cote is the Michelin-starred Korean barbecue in New York. The point of Korean barbecue is that the meat you choose is cooked beside you. At other Kore…
Tsumo Omakase
Omakase means 'I leave the order to you' in Japan, but in America the name is used for restaurants where you sit at a sushi bar and have sushi prepare…
Zaika of Kensington
Although Indian food is close to the Turkish palate, it isn't easy to find good representatives of it here. But in England, where the Indian populatio…
Gallada by Fatih Tutak
Gallada, carrying the signature of our Michelin-starred chef Fatih Tutak, is Istanbul's new favourite. Inside the newly opened Peninsula hotel in Kara…
Zuma
Zuma, one of the successful international names in Japanese food, has been serving Istanbul at İstinye Park since 2016. The sushi and tempura are extr…
Beca
Although it's only been open three weeks, Beca has quickly become Istanbul's most mysterious address. Opened in the old Tribeca site in Akatlar, it's …
Amala
Indian food is little known in Turkey, and good representatives of it are rare. Heavily spiced and generally vegetarian-leaning, its chicken, lamb and…
Chinar
Chinar has been one of Baku's favourite places for years. Serving high-level examples of Far Eastern cooking, Chinar offers its delicious food in an e…
İoki
Having added a Bodrum branch to its three in Istanbul, our favourite İoki is the Etiler one. Still a level above the chain brands on flavour, İoki's s…
Inari Sushi Omakase
Even at home, we can at least reach good food by delivery. Tonight our Far Eastern choice was Inari Omakase. The sushi was wonderful and the beef tata…
Koali
Koali is a place in Galata serving Indonesian food; it's been open three years. The staff and owners are Indonesian and the cooking is very good. Some…
Miyabi Sushi & Japanese Grill
Friday evening might be the right night for good sushi. If you want to go to our favourite sushi place, Miyabi, we'd suggest hurrying to book.…
Ken Sushi
Ken, Bağdat Caddesi's favourite sushi place, has opened its new site inside Vertical İstanbul. In Vertical's pleasant garden, with very accomplished a…
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Our picks: İoki (Etiler), Gallada by Fatih Tutak (Eminönü / Karaköy), Inari Sushi Omakase (Kuruçeşme). 25 places in total — every one tried by us, every bill paid by us.
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