Restaurant · Üsküdar
Kanaat Lokantası
Open since 1933 on the Asian shore, this is the esnaf lokantası in its purest form — soups, dolmas, slow-braised meats and legendary milk puddings, all cooked by masters who have been in the kitchen…
Appricio · Turkey
What to do in Istanbul, right now.
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Sultanahmet
Cagaloglu Hamami
A baroque Ottoman bathhouse built in 1741 — widely considered the most beautiful hammam in Istanbul, with a proper marble hararet, tellak scrub, and foam massage that locals have relied on for centuries.
Café · Fatih
Vefa Bozacisi
Order the boza — the fermented wheat drink that's been made here since 1876, thick and slightly sour, served cold with a dusting of cinnamon and a handful of roasted chickpeas on the side.
Bar · Kadıköy
Karga Bar
A 100-year-old building on Kadife Sokak with no sign out front — just a small crow figure by the door — spread across multiple floors of fireplaces, brick walls and underground DJs; the definitive…
Restaurant · Kadıköy
Yanyalı Fehmi Lokantası
A century-old tradesmen's restaurant whose seasonal, batch-cooked menu is the kind of comfort food Istanbullus actually grew up eating — the definition of the esnaf lokantası tradition.
Café · Beyoğlu
İnci Pastanesi
An Istanbul institution since the early 1940s, spooning out its legendary profiteroles — choux filled with delicate cream and blanketed in dense chocolate sauce — at its new home just off İstiklal,…
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