Fatih
Historic restaurants
Long-established restaurants and food businesses with a connection to the city’s culinary history. Explore 19 selected places in Fatih, Istanbul.
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Garden 1897 Restaurant
Lamb and vegetables slow-cooked in a sealed clay jug • Braised lamb on smoky aubergine and cheese purée
Hidden Garden Restaurant Sultanahmet
Lamb and vegetables slow-cooked in a sealed clay jug • Lamb on smoky aubergine and garlic yoghurt
Deraliye Ottoman Cuisine Restaurant
Goose wrapped in pastry with pilaf • Grilled meat on smoky aubergine and garlic yoghurt
Mar Kebab House Restaurant
Meat and vegetables slow-cooked in a sealed clay jug • Hand-minced meat kebab with red pepper
Turgut Kebab Restaurant
Hand-minced meat kebab with red pepper • Lamb and vegetables slow-cooked in a sealed clay jug
Hafız Mustafa 1864
Classic pistachio baklava • Pistachio Turkish delight
Last Ottoman Cafe & Restaurant
Lamb and vegetables slow-cooked in a sealed clay jug • Slow-cooked lamb shank
Seven Hills Restaurant
Breakfast set • Mixed kebab platter for two
19 places
Garden 1897 Restaurant
A restaurant inside the Garden House Hotel in Küçük Ayasofya, Sultanahmet. The menu separates Ottoman and Anatolian cooking, with stone-oven dishes, fish and a vegetarian section alongside.
Hidden Garden Restaurant Sultanahmet
A restaurant on Peykhane Sokağı in Sultanahmet with a garden courtyard and fountain, and an indoor room with a fireplace. The menu runs from Turkish kebabs and Ottoman dishes to fish, pasta and steaks.
Deraliye Ottoman Cuisine Restaurant
An Ottoman palace-cuisine restaurant on Divan Yolu in Sultanahmet, a few minutes' walk from Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace. Listed in the Michelin Guide, it serves stuffed melon, goose kebab and lamb dishes with dried fruit.
Mar Kebab House Restaurant
A restaurant on Piyer Loti Caddesi in Sultanahmet's Emin Sinan quarter serving kebabs, fish and clay-pot dishes. The menu includes testi kebab, lamb ribs for two and whole fish by weight.
Turgut Kebab Restaurant
A kebab restaurant on Akbıyık Caddesi in Sultanahmet with a rooftop terrace. The menu covers testi kebab, kebabs, pide and lahmacun, vegetarian dishes and breakfast.
Hafız Mustafa 1864
A branch of Hafız Mustafa, the Istanbul confectioner founded in 1864, on Muradiye Street in Sirkeci. The menu covers baklava, kadayıf and künefe, milk puddings, Turkish delight by the kilo and Turkish coffee.
Last Ottoman Cafe & Restaurant
A restaurant on Darüssade Sokak in Sultanahmet serving Ottoman dishes, kebabs, fish, steak and pasta. The menu has a separate vegetarian section and a testi kebab for two.
Seven Hills Restaurant
A rooftop restaurant in Sultanahmet with Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Sea of Marmara in view. The menu runs from breakfast to fish, kebabs and sushi.
Buhara Kebab House Restaurant
A kebab restaurant in Alemdar, Fatih, Istanbul. Address, hours, directions and dishes to order are on this page.
Meşhur Balat Köftecisi
A grill restaurant on Ayan Caddesi in Fatih making köfte since 1948. The menu focuses on grilled köfte, sandwiches and a few other grills, with vegetable dishes, soup and semolina halva.
Tarihi Odabaşı Çiğbörekçisi
A home-style restaurant in Şehremini, Fatih, Istanbul. Open since 1950. The menu is listed with prices in lira, euros and dollars.
Tarihi Sultanbahti Köftecisi
A köfte restaurant in Alemdar, Sultanahmet-Fatih, Istanbul. Open since 1982. The price list covers köfte and desserts.
Buyruk Esnaf Lokantası Sirkeci
A home-style restaurant in Hoca Paşa, Hoca Paşa Sk. D: Fatih, Istanbul. Open since 1980. The price list covers dishes, meat dishes and chicken.
Kavurmacı Hacı Münir Bey 1922
A kavurma restaurant in Hobyar, Fatih, Istanbul. Open since 1922. Address, hours, directions and dishes to order are on this page.
Tarihi Sultanahmet Köftecisi
A köfte restaurant on Divan Yolu in Sultanahmet, a few minutes' walk from Hagia Sophia, open since 1920. The menu is short: grilled meatballs, white bean salad, lentil soup, yoghurt and semolina halva.
Meşhur Unkapanı Pilavcısı
A home-style restaurant in Mollahüsrev, Istanbul. Open since 1955. The price list covers rice dishes, soup and desserts.
Meşhur Filibe Köftecisi
A köfte restaurant on Hocapaşa Camii Sokak in Sirkeci, serving beef meatballs grilled over charcoal. The menu also includes piyaz, yoghurt, rice pudding and revani.
Kurufasülyeci Ali Baba
A home-style restaurant in Süleymaniye, Fatih, Istanbul. Open since 1924. The price list covers dishes, döner and desserts.
Boris'in Yeri
A breakfast restaurant in Muhsine Hatun, Fatih, Istanbul. Open since 1936. The price list covers milk items, meat items and eggs.
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