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From street snacks grabbed on-the-go to hours-long breakfasts or nights spent in meyhane (taverns), Istanbul is a city that loves to eat. New restaurants are constantly opening and old favorites remain packed despite an ongoing economic crisis in Türkiye that has sent food prices soaring.
Though they share the national passion for traditional Turkish cuisine, Istanbulites also love a good international food trend, whether it’s a craze for burgers or San Sebastian cheesecake. Over the 16 years I’ve lived in the city, my own taste buds have been more excited about the dramatic increase in the number and variety of restaurants serving the cuisines of new immigrant groups, from Indonesian to Yemeni food.
Here’s just a small selection of some of the places where I like to take friends to eat (and drink) when they're visiting Istanbul.
Breakfast in Istanbul can be as simple as a simit, the ubiquitous sesame seed-covered bread ring sold at street carts and bakeries all around the city. On weekends, though, it’s all about a leisurely serpme kahvaltı, a lavish breakfast spread of small bites – olives, cheeses, jams, pastries, eggs and much more – that’s meant to be lingered over and shared. Combine breakfast with Bosphorus views at the string of cafe-restaurants lining the shoreline near the Rumeli Hisarı fortress: my pick is an old favorite, Kale Café, which now has two locations just steps from each other on Yahya Kemal Caddesi. (I’m partial to the somewhat shabbier-looking one at No 2, closer to the Bosphorus bridge.)
Closer to the city center, there’s an entire street in the Beşiktaş neighborhood devoted to breakfast. While some newer spots there are more style than substance, the original Çakmak Kahvaltı Salonu is still the best for menemen (soft-cooked eggs with tomatoes and peppers) or sucuklu yumurta (pan-fried eggs with spicy beef sausage). Don’t forget the side of bal kaymak, thick cream drizzled with honey.
Go early to both places to avoid the late-morning weekend crowds.
For traditional Turkish coffee (türk kahve), it’s hard to top Mandabatmaz, a Beyoğlu classic where the drink – cooked over a flame in a small, long-handled metal pot called a cezve – is served up thick and rich. Established in 1967 as a tiny one-room cafe, it’s expanded into the neighboring building in recent years, but perching on the alley seats is still the best way to soak up the vibe.
You wouldn’t know it from the dozens of trendy cafes dishing out flat whites and iced lattes in the Karaköy, Cihangir and Moda neighborhoods, but Türkiye still predominately has a tea culture, with reportedly the highest per capita consumption in the world. The Tarihi Çınaraltı Çay Bahçesi in Çengelköy, along the Bosphorus on the
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