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Food & Restaurants

From the affordable lokanta to a special evening: our restaurant tips by district – including a sense of prices and whether the trip is worth it.

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Eating in Istanbul: our best restaurants & honest tipsTrip Planning & Tips · 9 min read

Eating in Istanbul: our best restaurants & honest tips

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Restaurants in Sultanahmet & Eminönü: our honest tips

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Eating in Karaköy & Galata: our best restaurant tips

Read moreEating on İstiklal: restaurants & cafés we likeTrip Planning & Tips · 9 min read

Eating on İstiklal: restaurants & cafés we like

Read moreEating in Kadıköy: our best restaurants & food tipsTrip Planning & Tips · 9 min read

Eating in Kadıköy: our best restaurants & food tips

Read moreCheap eats in Istanbul: the restaurants almost no tourist knows aboutTrip Planning & Tips · 10 min read

Cheap eats in Istanbul: the restaurants almost no tourist knows about

Read moreSpecial restaurants in Istanbul: our most beautiful experiencesTrip Planning & Tips · 8 min read

Special restaurants in Istanbul: our most beautiful experiences

Read moreEating in Istanbul: My Rules Against Tourist Traps – and Why I Go Where the Locals SitTrip Planning & Tips · 8 min read

Eating in Istanbul: My Rules Against Tourist Traps – and Why I Go Where the Locals Sit

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