Dining in Istanbul

Istanbul is the melting pot of both local and world cuisine in recent years. Their cooking highlights the flavour of the main ingredient rather than covering everything in sauces and spices. One can also expect regional variations with a lot of the local dishes. Although Turkish fare is still the most popular, international restaurants are sprouting up all the time. There is not much point in going to Turkey and not experiencing their exotic dishes.

The Meyhane (traditional pub) is also worth a look, and they are to be found all over the city. Vegetarians are also catered for throughout the city.

FISH
Fish is sold all over the city, even in the local small pubs (Meyhanes). They would eat the fish with meze as well as the local Ôaniseed liquourÕ Yeni Raki. Kumpaki is swarming full of over-priced meyhanes, which line the streets and the little known ÔBalikAi Sabahattin in Sultanahmet is worth a visit. Along the European Bosphorus shore are also good restaurants like Marina Balik Restaurant on the docks in Jurucesme, Rumeli Iskele beside the fortress, and Yeni Kaptan Restaurant in Arnavutkoy, and the Beylerbeyi, the Angel Fish, and Deniz Restaurants on the Asian side.

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