Karaköy Lokantası
How to say it: kah-rah-KOY loh-KAHN-tah-suh
Friday, October 30
The Bank Hotel
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Karaköy · short walk from the hotel
Karaköy Lokantası
How to say it: kah-rah-KOY loh-KAHN-tah-suh
Short walk from the hotel. Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00–16:00, closed Sunday lunch. Book if we want dinner later too. No dish list on the site.
Nato
How to say it: nah-TOH
Esnaf lokantası, weekday lunch only, a few streets from the hotel. The page is the daily menu.
Namlı Gurme
How to say it: nahm-LUH goor-MEH
Meze counter on Mumhane. Lighter than a lokanta. The link is their meze shop, not a sit-down card.
Karaköy Güllüoğlu
How to say it: kah-rah-KOY gewl-lew-oh-LOO
Baklava stop, not a full lunch. Useful if we only want something sweet near the water.
Beyoğlu · Zübeyir is the one to book
Asmalı Cavit
How to say it: ahs-mah-LUH jah-VEET
Meyhane on Asmalı Mescit. Book. Mon–Sat 17:00–24:00. No official site — Menu is a Maps photo.
Yakup 2
How to say it: yah-KOOP EE-kee
The big meyhane next door, terrace, closed Sunday. Menu page is theirs.
Zübeyir Ocakbaşı
How to say it: zew-beh-YEER oh-jahk-bah-SHUH
Grill on Bekar Sokak, off İstiklal. Book about a week ahead. The site lists the mains.
Fıccın
How to say it: fuhj-JUHN
Circassian and home cooking in Cihangir, lighter and cheaper than a meyhane. The link is the daily menu.
Tarihi Şahin Lokantası
How to say it: tah-ree-HEE shah-HEEN loh-KAHN-tah-suh
Lokanta counter on the same Asmalı streets. No dish list — Menu is the Maps page. A 2025 bankruptcy notice is on the eat page, so confirm they are open.
Karaköy · if we stay by the hotel
Karaköy Lokantası
How to say it: kah-rah-KOY loh-KAHN-tah-suh
The one to book near the hotel. Dinner Mon–Sat from 17:30, Sunday from 16:00. No dish list on the site.
Mükellef
How to say it: mew-kel-LEF
Modern meyhane on Kemankeş, a short walk. No menu page we could verify.
The Bank Hotel
Eat in the hotel if we get in late, as on the arrival night. No menu online.
How to say it: kah-rah-KOY loh-KAHN-tah-suh
How to say it: nah-TOH
How to say it: zew-beh-YEER oh-jahk-bah-SHUH
No cash payment is scheduled for this date.
No cash is scheduled. Chora is closed to tourists today. Hagia Sophia, if we go back, is best avoided 12:00–14:30 for Friday prayer.