Whether you’re wedged shoulder to shoulder with the locals on a plastic stool in Beşiktaş or sipping your second pot of tea beneath the brooding gaze of Ara Güler’s lens, breakfast in Istanbul remains ...

We ended up finding some of the best restaurants in Istanbul by just following our nose. Another hot top for finding the perfect place with the best food in a foreign country…. Use Google Translate.

One offering that is vastly overlooked, however, is Istanbul’s food scene. In reality, the city has a far broader, eclectic mix of dishes and experiences to sample.

Opened in 2023, the Istanbul outpost of the Peninsula brand occupies four waterfront buildings in the Karaköy district; three of them are gorgeously renovated fin de siècle landmarks.