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It's traditional in Istanbul to
head for a restaurant on the Bosphorus when
you want a fish dinner, but in recent
years the Istanbul
restaurant scene has changed. It's
now quite possible to order excellent
seafood almost anywhere in the city.
There are still many good
restaurants on the Bosphorus—particularly
lavish luxury places—but the growth
of the city and its traffic
problems make it less easy
to whiz up the Bosphorus for a meal.
Still, you will want to consider these
getaways:
The market area in Beşiktaş,
just north of Dolmabahçe
Palace, has
a lively restaurant scene and a few
good fish restaurants clustered
near the fish market. More...
The imperial park of Yıldız Palace
has three small café-restaurants good
for a getaway to Bosphorus greenery. More...
The artsy boutique district around
the landmark Mecidiye Mosque is known
for its cafés and tea houses, but it
also has a selection of good full restaurants. More...
Bebek
This upscale neighborhood at the foot
of the hill holding Rumei Hisarı fortress
and Bosphorus University is known for
its selection of restaurants.
This town on the European shore of
the Bosphorus near the Black
Sea is known for its fish market and
seafood restaurants, some right on
the shore. It's a great place to stop
for a fish lunch during your day-long Bosphorus
cruise. More...
Rumeli Kavağı
This village near the northern end
of the Bosphorus's European shore
road is 25 km (16 miles, 1 hour) north
of Taksim Square through Istanbul traffic—not
a happy prospect, so it's best visited
as part of a Bosphorus cruise. Balıkçı
Kahraman is perhaps the best-known
seafood restaurant here, and worth
the fairly high prices.
Anadolu Kavağı
The last stop on the day-long Şehir
Hatları Bosphorus
cruise, Anadolu Kavağı,
on the Asian shore near the Black Sea,
is crowded with small seafood restaurants
for Bosphorus cruise passengers who
must wait here three hours for
the return cruise departure to the
city center.
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