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The dining room at Kanti Yeniköy, marble tables and burgundy banquettes

Yeniköy01.08.26

All-day dining at Köybaşı Caddesi 78 in Yeniköy — breakfast at eight, tacos and vodka pasta after dark, walk-ins only, garden tables on the…

AUGUST 2026

12 openings

Più Espresso shopfront on Taşevler Sokak, Bakırköy

Bakırköy19.08.26

Più Espresso

A Bakırköy espresso bar on Taşevler Sokak, opposite the church, where coffee is poured from a lion’s mouth and the tables keep…

Inside Banca Unione, Karaköy

Karaköy17.08.26

Banca Unione

5.0(16)

In a century-old bank on Bankalar Caddesi, Banca Unione serves Mediterranean seafood at marble tables where clerks once counted…

Inside Michetta Bakery, Nişantaşı

Nişantaşı15.08.26

Michetta Bakery

4.6(80)

Michetta Bakery brings an Italian bakery cadence to Nişantaşı, with bread-led cases and a modern shopfront tuned to daytime…

Inside Tek Kebapçı, Etiler

Etiler15.08.26

Tek Kebapçı

4.2(49)

In Etiler, Tek Kebapçı sharpens the ocakbaşı format with fire-led kebabs and a quieter Aegean accent on the Beşiktaş side of…

Inside because., Kuruçeşme

Kuruçeşme15.08.26

because.

5.0(1)

because. sits in Kuruçeşme as a Bosphorus-side room for cocktails and shareable plates along Beşiktaş’s waterfront evening…

Garden tables at Letafet in the grounds of Tophane Kasrı

Tophane14.08.26

Letafet

4.2(68)

A garden café in the grounds of Tophane Kasrı, at Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi No: 2 — coffee under the trees, 10:00 to 23:00,…

The dining room at Sanayi Bahçe, brick, plants and hanging lamps

Maslak01.08.26

Sanayi Bahçe

4.6(857)

Chef Doğuş Şahin’s meyhane-ocakbaşı at Atatürk Oto Sanayi, building 1450 — Noma and Eleven Madison Park on the CV, Adana from…

JULY 2026

7 openings

Saye Istanbul Beach at night from the air, Beylikdüzü

Beylikdüzü29.07.26

Saye Istanbul Beach

3.6(354)

A Beylikdüzü beach room by day that turns into a new-generation meyhane after dark — beside West Istanbul Marina, not inside it.

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Beylikdüzü

Dozze Orman forest patio in Maltepe — tables under the pines

Maltepe21.07.26

Dozze Orman

4.1(168)

A 3,000-square-metre forest coffee yard in Maltepe with a sea view, burgers, and a bar that stays open until two.

Inside Manzé, Suadiye

Suadiye15.07.26

Manzé

5.0(135)

Manzé brings chef İbrahim Tunç’s seasonal, producer-led kitchen to a contemporary dining room on the residential streets of…

Inside Salsura Sea Food, Yeniköy

Yeniköy15.07.26

Salsura Sea Food

3.9(21)

On Yeniköy’s Köybaşı corridor in Sarıyer, Salsura Sea Food runs a modern fish house with Bosphorus-side service and a clean,…

Inside Suimaki, Teşvikiye

Teşvikiye15.07.26

Suimaki

4.8(48)

In Teşvikiye, Suimaki runs a street-sushi bar known for cylindrical Push-Pop cases that move raw fish out of the formal omakase…