Restaurants you MUST visit when in Istanbul

Istanbul has always been one of my favourite holiday destinations. I usually don’t like visiting the same city more than once, but I’ve been Istanbul twice – and I’ll definitely be back!

The incredible food is definitely one of the main reasons for that. Alongside the beautiful mosques, the friendly people and the lovely atmosphere throughout the city.

Due to the global pandemic, a lot of people have opted out of long distance travelling and many have been visiting Istanbul, so I wanted to put together a post of restaurants that I recommend visiting while you’re there. I’ve also had lots of help from my Instagram followers, who have recommended restaurants they have visited!

I’ve added an Instagram post for each restaurant showing what the food looks like, to help make your decision as fast as possible!

Hope you find the list useful. If you’ve visited any restaurants in Istanbul that you recommend, then please do let me know via e-mail or Instagram DM and I’ll get it added to the list!

Restaurants I’ve visited:

Hatay Medeniyetler Sofrasi

Mivan Restaurant

Hafiz Mustafa 1864

Nusr-Et

Your recommendations:

Bazlama Kahvalti

Burgerillas

Dem Moda

Esmer Cafe

Huqqa Lounge

Istan Burger

Karokoy Gulluoglu

Lulu Lounge

MADO

Mendel’s

Monoist Burger

OD46

Old Ottoman Restaurant

Seven Hill’s Hotel

Virginia Angus