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New openings in 2024

The St. Saviour in Chora (Kariye) is re-opened after years of restorations as a mosque and a museum.

Entrance fees in 2024

As of 1st of March 2024, many State museums' fees are set in Euros, to be paid its equivalent in Turkish Liras.

Museum Pass

You can buy the "Museum Pass" for foreigners which is valid for 5 days in various museums of Istanbul.

Museums open 7 days

Many State museums in Istanbul operate 7 days a week, except Topkapi Palace.


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Restaurants in Istanbul

Istanbul has many good restaurants where you can taste Turkish cuisine and local drinks. Usually the food in Turkey is resonabily cheap, especially in fast food places or small traditional restaurants, and also the street food. But there are fine and expensive restaurants as well, mostly along the Bosphorus and in some good neighborhoods of the city.

In most of the fine restaurants you'll need a reservation, sometimes even days ahead, because these are very popular places. Especially during the summer months, most of the restaurants on the Bosphorus gets busy with local people and tourists.

Below is a list of some of the suggested fine restaurants in Istanbul. Besides the ones listed here, there are endless of choices of all tastes and from all world cuisines.

Name Address Phone (+90) Comments
360 Beyoglu 212-2511042 Expensive fine dining in the city center, great city view.
Fatih Tutak Sisli 212-7095679 2-Stars Michelin fine dining.
Mikla The Marmara Pera Hotel
Beyoglu
212-2935656 Michelin Starred fine dining on the roof with the Golden Horn view.
Neolokal Beyoglu 212-2440016 Michelin Starred fine dining.
Nicole Beyoglu 212-2924467 Michelin Starred fine dining.
Araka Yenikoy 212-2237223 Michelin Starred fine dining on the Bosphorus.
Tershane Karakoy 212-2923010 Fine dining Turkish food with the Golden Horn view.
Tugra Çiragan Palace Hotel
Ortaköy
212-3264646 Expensive fine dining in a palace on the Bosphorus, mainly Ottoman food.
Topaz Gümüssuyu
Taksim
212-2491001 Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus view, International food.
Sunset Ulus park 212-2870357 Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus bridge view, International and Turkish food and Sushi.
Ulus 29 Ulus park 212-3582929 Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus bridge view, International and Turkish food.
Vogue Besiktas 212-2274404 Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus view, International food and Sushi.
Nusr-Et Etiler 212-3583022 Expensive fine dining, Steakhouse.
Liman Karaköy 212-2923992 Expensive fine dining with Bosphorus and old city view, Turkish and international food.
Beyti Florya 212-6632990 Over the average good dining for over 60 years, meat dishes.
Kosebasi 3.Levent 212-2702433 Over the average good dining, meat dishes.
Hamdi Near Spice Market
Eminönü
212-5280390 Average priced good dining, meat dishes.
Develi Samatya 212-5290833 Average priced good dining, meat dishes.
Feriye Ortaköy 212-2272216 Expensive fine dining in an Ottoman pavilion on Bosphorus, traditional Turkish cuisine.
Hidiv Kasri Çubuklu
Beykoz
216-4139253 Over the average good dining in an Ottoman pavilion on Asian side overlooking Bosphorus, Turkish cuisine.
Çubuklu 29 Çubuklu
Beykoz
216-3222829 Expensive fine dining on the Asian side of Bosphorus, international food, boat shuttle from Istinye.
Lacivert Anadoluhisari 216-4134224 Expensive fine dining on the Asian side of Bosphorus, fish restaurant, boat shuttle from Rumelihisar.
Mavi Yesil Kuruçesme 212-2655480 Expensive good dining on the Bosphorus, fish restaurant.
Park Fora Kuruçesme 212-2655063 Expensive fine dining on the Bosphorus, fish restaurant.
Asitane Kariye hotel
Edirnekapi
212-6357997 Over the average good dining near Chora church, traditional Ottoman cuisine.
Sarniç Sultanahmet 212-4581824 Over the average good dining in a Byzantine cistern, world cuisine.
Balikçi Sabahattin Cankurtaran
Sultanahmet
212-4581824 Over the average good dining in the Old City, fish restaurant.
Konyali Topkapi Palace
Sultanahmet
212-5139696 Over the average good dining in the Palace, Turkish cuisine, lunch only and closed on Tuesdays.
Changa Taksim 212-2491348 Expensive good dining, modern "fusion" type cuisine.
Paper Moon Akmerkez
Etiler
212-2821616 Expensive fine dining, mainly Italian food.
Mezzaluna Nisantasi 212-2313142 Expensive fine dining, Italian food.

Hope to see you soon in Istanbul.