Istanbul
MICHELIN Guide restaurants

Restaurants listed in the MICHELIN Guide and covered by LezzetRotam. This is not a complete list of all Guide selections.

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Deraliye Ottoman Cuisine Restaurant01
Fatih · Alemdar

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.

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Goose wrapped in pastry with pilafGrilled meat on smoky aubergine and garlic yoghurt
Ali Ocakbaşı Karaköy02
Beyoğlu · Karaköy

Ali Ocakbaşı Karaköy

A kebab restaurant in Karaköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The price list covers cold starters, hot starters and salads.

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Khorasani Restaurant03
Fatih · Alemdar

Khorasani Restaurant

A kebab restaurant in Alemdar, Fatih, Istanbul. The price list covers kebabs, Ottoman cuisine and cold mezes.

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Hand-minced meat kebab with red pepperMinced meat kebab with pistachio
Yeni Lokanta04
Beyoğlu · Tomtom

Yeni Lokanta

A fine dining restaurant in Tomtom, Istanbul. The price list covers snack, starters and main dishes.

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Tasting menu
Eleos Yeşilköy05
Bakırköy · Yeşilköy

Eleos Yeşilköy

A seafood restaurant in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul. The price list covers hot starters, fish and salads.

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Grilled octopusPan-fried red mullet
Havuş Lokantası06
Bakırköy · Ataköy

Havuş Lokantası

A home-style restaurant in Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul. The price list covers breakfast, starters and salads.

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Carrot tasting menuChard and yoghurt soup
Beyti Florya07
Bakırköy · Şenlikköy

Beyti Florya

A large kebab restaurant in Florya on Istanbul's western shore, founded in 1945 by Beyti Güler. Listed in the Michelin Guide, its menu includes its own beyti kebab of hand-minced lamb, döner, lamb chops and Turkish sweets with clotted cream.

Since 1945
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The house kebab of hand-minced lamb grilled over charcoalMeat roasted on a vertical spit and sliced
Aheste08
Beyoğlu · Asmalı Mescit

Aheste

A fine dining restaurant in Asmalı Mescit, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The price list covers main plates, small plates and mid plates.

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Tuna in a crisp kadayıf crustSlow-cooked artichoke from Urla
Alaf Kuruçeşme09
Beşiktaş · Kuruçeşme

Alaf Kuruçeşme

A fine dining restaurant in Kuruçeşme, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The price list covers main dishes, starters and hot starters.

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Nazende Cadde10
Kadıköy · Caddebostan

Nazende Cadde

An offal and soup restaurant in Caddebostan, Kadıköy, Istanbul. Address, hours, directions and dishes to order are on this page.

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Lamb brainSliced boiled beef tongue
Herise İstanbul11
Sarıyer · Reşitpaşa

Herise İstanbul

A fine dining restaurant in Reşitpaşa, Sarıyer, Istanbul. The menu is listed with prices in lira, euros and dollars.

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Pounded wheat porridgeRice dumplings with lamb and chickpeas in yoghurt
TURK Fatih Tutak12
Şişli · Cumhuriyet

TURK Fatih Tutak

Chef Fatih Tutak's tasting-menu restaurant in Bomonti, Şişli, built on Turkish recipes and produce from small Anatolian growers. Listed in the Michelin Guide, it opens for dinner only and requires a booking.

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The chef’s tasting menuThe house drinks pairing
Tavacı Recep Usta Bostancı13
Maltepe · Altıntepe

Tavacı Recep Usta Bostancı

A Diyarbakır-style meat restaurant on Bağdat Caddesi at Bostancı, on Istanbul's Asian side. Listed in the Michelin Guide, its menu includes sac tava, lamb ribs stuffed with rice, oven-baked lamb and a long list of kebabs.

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Lamb sizzled on an iron pan with tomatoLamb ribs stuffed with rice and baked
Lokanta Feriye14
Beşiktaş · Yıldız

Lokanta Feriye

A modern restaurant in Yıldız, Istanbul. Address, hours, directions and dishes to order are on this page.

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Slow-roasted Thracian lambOven-baked seafood
Itsumi15
Beşiktaş · Levent

Itsumi

An east Asian restaurant in Levent, Istanbul. The price list covers mixed sushi plates, raw fish plates and carpaccio.

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Unagi DashimakiSuzuki Sashimi 6 Parça
Mahir Lokantası16
Şişli · Cumhuriyet

Mahir Lokantası

A home-style restaurant in Cumhuriyet, Şişli, Istanbul. Open since 2015. The price list covers hot starters, main dishes and soups.

Since 2015
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Tiny rice and meat dumplings in yoghurt soupSlow-cooked lamb shank
Araf İstanbul17
Kadıköy · 19 Mayıs

Araf İstanbul

A fine dining restaurant in 19 Mayıs, Istanbul. The price list covers starters, wood fire and desserts.

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Crisp fried brainSweetbread
Mürver Restaurant18
Beyoğlu · Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa

Mürver Restaurant

A fine dining restaurant in Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The price list covers large plates, cold starters and hot starters.

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Grilled OctopusLamb Shoulder
Nicole19
Beyoğlu · Tomtom

Nicole

A restaurant on the top floor of Tomtom Suites in Beyoğlu, with views over the historic peninsula and the Sea of Marmara. Listed in the Michelin Guide, it serves two tasting menus and two vegetarian menus built on Turkish produce.

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Tasting menu
SADE Beş Denizler Mutfağı20
Şişli · Teşvikiye

SADE Beş Denizler Mutfağı

A home-style restaurant in Teşvikiye, Şişli, Istanbul. The price list covers main dishes, hot starters and cold starters.

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Sliced boiled tongueLamb intestine stuffed with spiced rice
Casa Lavanda21
Şile · Ulupelit Köyü

Casa Lavanda

A fine dining restaurant in Ulupelit Köyü, Şile, Istanbul. The price list covers cold starters, hot starters and salads.

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Seasonal tasting menuBeef carpaccio
GALLADA by Fatih Tutak22
Beyoğlu · Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa

GALLADA by Fatih Tutak

A fine dining restaurant in Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The price list covers dough.

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Steamed lobster dumplingsBluefin tuna tartare
Seraf Mahmutbey23
Bağcılar · Mahmutbey

Seraf Mahmutbey

A kebab restaurant in Mahmutbey, Bağcılar, Istanbul. The price list covers soups, salads and hot starters.

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Slow-roasted lamb
Zuma Istanbul24
Sarıyer · İstinye

Zuma Istanbul

The Istanbul restaurant of the Zuma group, inside İstinye Park shopping centre in Sarıyer. It serves izakaya-style Japanese food: sushi and sashimi, dishes from the robata charcoal grill, tempura and cold plates for sharing.

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Miso marinated black cod wrapped in hoba leafBeef tataki with truffle ponzu
Arkestra25
Beşiktaş · Etiler

Arkestra

A restaurant in a 1960s house in Etiler, cooking modern European dishes with Asian touches and Turkish produce. Listed in the Michelin Guide, its menu includes potato bread with burnt butter, tuna sashimi and a katsu sando.

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Potato bread with burnt butterTuna Sashimi
Sankai by Nagaya26Temporarily closed
Beşiktaş · Bebek

Sankai by Nagaya

A fine dining restaurant in Bebek, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. Address, hours, directions and dishes to order are on this page.

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Wagyu Katsu SandoSiyah Morina Saikyo Yaki
Mikla27
Beyoğlu · Asmalı Mescit

Mikla

Chef Mehmet Gürs's restaurant on the top floors of The Marmara Pera hotel in Beyoğlu, with views over the Golden Horn and the old city. Listed in the Michelin Guide, it serves tasting menus built on Anatolian produce, including a vegan version.

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Seven-course tasting menuThree courses of your choice
Neolokal28
Beyoğlu · Arap Camii

Neolokal

A tasting-menu restaurant by chef Maksut Aşkar on the top floor of SALT Galata, the former Ottoman Bank building in Karaköy. It is listed in the Michelin Guide and serves Anatolian recipes reworked as a set menu, with vegetarian and allergy-friendly versions.

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Neolokal tasting menuVegetarian tasting menu
Araka29
Sarıyer · Yeniköy

Araka

A fine dining restaurant in Yeniköy, Yeniköy/Sarıyer, Istanbul. The price list covers dishes and desserts.

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Tasting menuLamb shank with firik (green wheat) and salted yoghurt
Sıralı Kebap Etiler30
Beşiktaş · Etiler

Sıralı Kebap Etiler

A kebab restaurant in Etiler, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The price list covers traditional skewered kebabs, skewered meats and beef meats.

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Ulus 2931
Beşiktaş · Ulus

Ulus 29

A modern restaurant in Ulus, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The price list covers meat, seafood and soups.

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Assorted cold mezesCrisp börek with duck
Eataly Terrazza Italia32
Beşiktaş · Levazım

Eataly Terrazza Italia

A pizzeria in Levazım, Istanbul. The price list covers Roman style thin pizza, main dishes and desserts.

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Park Fora Balık ve Deniz Ürünleri Restoranı33
Beşiktaş · Ortaköy

Park Fora Balık ve Deniz Ürünleri Restoranı

A seafood restaurant in Ortaköy, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The price list covers fish, live shellfish and hot mezes.

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TongueGrilled octopus
Rumeli Hisarı İskele Restaurant34
Sarıyer · Rumeli Hisarı

Rumeli Hisarı İskele Restaurant

A seafood restaurant in Rumeli Hisarı, Sarıyer, Istanbul. The price list covers fish, hot mezes and cold mezes.

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Octopus on smoky aubergine and cheese purée
Yanyalı Fehmi Lokantası35
Kadıköy · Osmanağa

Yanyalı Fehmi Lokantası

A restaurant in central Kadıköy that has been serving Ottoman-Turkish home cooking since 1919. Listed in the Michelin Guide, it offers lamb stews, köfte, vegetables in olive oil, pulses and milk puddings from a long daily counter.

Since 1919
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Lamb stewed with peasSlow-roasted lamb
Tatbak Nişantaşı36
Şişli · Teşvikiye

Tatbak Nişantaşı

A kebab restaurant in Teşvikiye, Şişli, Istanbul. The price list covers soups, starters and kebabs.

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Thin flatbread topped with minced meatFried bulgur shells stuffed with spiced meat