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Inside Josephine, Tersane

Tersane05.12.25Tersane

Josephine anchors Rixos Tersane with a glass atrium, suspended boats overhead, and a terrace that looks straight onto the Golden Horn.

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Istanbul Muse

NOVEMBER 2025

19 openings

Inside Rebeka Kuruçeşme, Kuruçeşme

Kuruçeşme26.11.25

Rebeka Kuruçeşme

4.1(65)

Rebeka Kuruçeşme sets a modern meyhane mood on the Kuruçeşme shore, with cocktails, late light, and a room turned toward the…

Inside Little House, Tersane

Tersane20.11.25Tersane

Little House

4.6(1,117)

Inside Aliée on the rebuilt Tersane waterfront, Little House runs a farm-to-table Mediterranean menu beneath indoor olive trees…

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Istanbul Muse

Inside Casa Duna, Suadiye

Suadiye15.11.25

Casa Duna

4.7(286)

Casa Duna keeps an all-day café and bakery rhythm in Suadiye, moving from breakfast tables through light plates without…

Inside Club Alice, Etiler

Etiler15.11.25

Club Alice

Club Alice joins Dilhayat Sokak in Etiler as a contemporary night room where cocktails, a dining line, and a music floor share…

Inside Giardin, Beyoğlu

Beyoğlu15.11.25

Giardin

4.4(451)

Giardin opens a contemporary Mediterranean-leaning room on Boğazkesen Caddesi in Tomtom, with light mains and calm starters.

Inside Kinu Matcha, Cihangir

Cihangir15.11.25

Kinu Matcha

4.8(125)

Kinu Matcha runs a matcha-led bar in Cihangir, pouring lattes from banana cake to lavender-lychee beside a small sweets board.

Inside Legy İstanbul, Harbiye

Harbiye15.11.25

Legy İstanbul

2.7(86)

Legy İstanbul works a contemporary bar kitchen in Harbiye, moving between sushi plates, pizzetta, and late service glasses.

Inside Machi, Suadiye

Suadiye15.11.25

Machi

4.8(1,449)

Machi brings Peru-Japan fusion to Bağdat Avenue in Suadiye, pairing ceviche brightness with precise Japanese technique on the…

Inside Maison Mariel, Etiler

Etiler15.11.25

Maison Mariel

3.9(237)

Maison Mariel opens a seafood dining room off Nispetiye in Etiler, where seasonal Mediterranean plates meet a quieter…

Inside Molino Cucina, Teşvikiye

Teşvikiye15.11.25

Molino Cucina

4.8(215)

Molino Cucina settles a contemporary Italian kitchen into Teşvikiye, where fresh pasta and restrained plates match Şişli’s…

Inside Not That Kitchen, Kuruçeşme

Kuruçeşme15.11.25

Not That Kitchen

2.6(5)

Not That Kitchen holds a late dining-and-drinks room in Kuruçeşme, built for long tables after the shore traffic thins.

Inside Paparino Pizza, Etiler

Etiler15.11.25

Paparino Pizza

4.6(24)

Paparino Pizza fires wood-oven pies and Italian classics from inside Akmerkez in Etiler, a mall-floor trattoria pitch for…

Inside Perla di, Vaniköy

Vaniköy15.11.25

Perla di

4.0(928)

Perla di anchors the Vaniköy shoreline with Italian and Turkish seafood plates set against the open water of the Bosphorus.

Inside Serkonsül, Karaköy

Karaköy15.11.25

Serkonsül

4.9(50)

Serkonsül keeps a cocktail bar and small-plate counter on Dericiler Sokak in Karaköy, tight to the port grid.

Inside The Scalla, Beykoz

Beykoz15.11.25

The Scalla

4.1(112)

The Scalla serves modern Italian cooking and stone-oven Neapolitan pizza among the greener, slower roads of Beykoz on the…

Inside Çil, Kadıköy

Kadıköy15.11.25

Çil

4.5(371)

Çil works a seasonal share-plate kitchen in Moda, where contemporary plates and natural wine set the pace of a Kadıköy evening.