Karaköy Lokantası

One of the best restaurant in Istanbul. Must go and taste all delicious food. Atmosphere is very cool. Blue is mixed with tradition. Octopus , kofte and fish are the best foods to try out.

Very good for lunches and dinners for people wishing to taste real local cuisine . You can also find alcoholic beverages on the menu.

Wonderful turkish tapas ! This restaurant is a must in Istanbul. Book in advance, it is usually very busy

Probably my favorite meal of my Istanbul trip; simple, flavorful good & excellent, friendly service . The grilled octopus is succulent and the fried zucchini is ????. They're cat-friendly, too.

It is one of my favourite restaurants in Istanbul - very affordable , cosy, very local, delicious Turkish cuisine . I especially like the distinct blue tiled interior. Reservation is a must

Topik is very tasty and my all time favourite. All mezzes are tasty. Owners are a little spoiled because of high demand but the taste worths it! Need to book days ahead!

One of Istanbul's iconic restaurants&a popular lunch spot , Karaköy Lokantası is perhaps best known for its heavenly hünkar beğendi , an Ottoman dish made with beef on a creamy bed of mashed eggplant !

Best place to have turkish food (specially mezzes ) in Istanbul. Everything was extremely delicious; hummus with pastrami was otherworldly tasty.

Great staff were welcoming and there was one who could speak very good English, the fish was very fresh and tasty, i totally recommend it.

One of the best restaurants in Istanbul - and maybe the best Turkish restaurants in the world? Lovely food that's super fresh and in a wonderful building. Get the hummus with pastrami and the octopus .

By far the best restaurant I've ever visited in Turkey . The ambience, the interior of the lokanta and the food was just divine. Everything was just sublime!

Lunch is served 1-4pm & dinner 6-1am.They are closed 4-6pm.You need a reservation for dinner(gets very crowded )they do not reserve tables for lunch time.Clean ,very tasty food,definitely visit it! 9/10

A nicely decorated restaurant with a truly great selection of local dishes and spirits . I didn’t like their attitude though, but this is related to the current political/social circumstances in TR.

Our favorite meal in Istanbul. Just had meze and starters and it was more than enough for two, and everything was fantastic. Fried zucchini was a standout

My happy place in Istanbul! Funky design and delicious food. They have different menus for lunch and dinner . Taste "Hunkarbegendi" for lunch and enjoy the "meze selection flow" for dinner .

You must order almost every meze on the menu, they are just great. Very busy though, hard to find a table but staff is very kind and they help you if they can. Try, you will like it.

We had a great dinner . Everything was tasty. Yet, there was no tea . Tea is the most consumed beverage in Turkey . You get all the tea loving tourists from the Middle and Far East as well .

Make sure you try fried zucchini , burek, etc appetizers but also leave space for your main dish!! Reminds me of Thessaloniki/Selanik tavernas

The food is exceptional, and the semolina cake takes you straight to heaven. Due to high demand, not everything in the menu might be present, but whatever they do have — you need to try.

Homelike atmosphere, friendly service and delicious food. Here not many tourists and different menu at day and evening time. Come here ten minutes before opens or book the table.

Great local eatery with excellent mezes . Try the fried zucchini , the liver , and the fried little fish .

There isn't one thing in this place that I'm slightly unsatisfied with. Prices are dirt cheap compared to the heavenly taste that you will experience.

Nice interior, friendly service and really delicious food. Homemade pasta with yogurt and marinated fish in mustard are amazing.

always great atmosphere, delicious Turkish food , authentic decoration.

Great atmosphere but everyone is a little bit snob. Grilled sardine and hunkarbegendi was ok but nothing special. Salads are always fresh. Tea is always tasty and you don't pay for water.

I and my husband really like this restaurant . all the foods are delicious and high quality in busy district of karaköy????????

The kofte was my favorite, followed by the lamb chops and the salad and then the perzola. Def worth a visit.

Loved all the side dishes. I enjoyed the hummus with pastrami , grilled octopus , and artichoke heart .

I always enjoy eating here, very clean , very friendly service , aegean style cooking, always with fresh and organic ingredients . Feels like at home.

Turkish food is amazing, and this was the best restaurant I've been to in Istanbul. The hummus is too good to be true.

Ten years in raw and still the best meze for me place

My second kitchen for lunch since 2006... The food quality is great and has not changed a bit for years.... Nice atmosphere but can be noisy for a calm business lunch

Great service..loved the appetizers - Rokka salad and humus pastrami and fried calamari .. And the meatballs from the mains.

Very good service , good value for money . Fresh food , very tasty. They have a large choice of Raki . Try the fried zucchini with yogurt .

I loved eating at Karaköy Lokantası in Istanbul. The food was great and they had so many choices. Everything tasted amazing.

Service was very friendly in general. Atmosphere is great. Grilled octopus , beans with cinnamon and hummus was the highlights for me.

We got this restaurant from a friend of us who is living in Istanbul. It's a great restaurant , good service and good food!

I liked the new place with the new interior . Erik soslu lahana sarmasi , mezgit balik and midye dolma tasted really good.

We had a delicious meal here, but something about the fried octopus seemed fishy, and sadly that was the last dish we ate.

My favorite place for raki and meze . After first drink get a cigarette at balcony and feel the historical environment.

Not very trendy among tourists but very creative traditional dishes .. Each dish is unique in it taste try the grilled octopus , fried zucchini and mezza mixed platters

The food is good here but for a good restaurant like this surely they can have more options on the menu for their mains....

A great place for traditional Turkish food . Meats are amazing. We also tried the eggplant salad and fried zuccini. Both recommended.

Popular and best in the area, fresh foods , different menu for lunch and dinner , crowded ,

Best restaurant in İstanbul, even for dinner or lunch .. What ever you choose from the menu, never disappoints you

Great mezzes . Come early for dinner though, some dishes are not available later.

To me this is a typical Turkish food , it tastes great, prices are relatively low and the staff is smiley and hostile

Always popular, great meze and turkish food . Very spicy meatballs . Go heavy with mezes and finish with fish

Everything here was delicious, especially the böreği and the grilled octopus .

A good reminder that Turkish food isn't just about kebab . Great simple food, fresh ingredients and well prepared.