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Maria's Cheesecakes is one of Istanbul.

1. Maria's Cheesecakes

Kozyatağı (Değirmen Sokak), İstanbul, İstanbul
Dessert Shop · Kozyatağı · 120 tips and reviews
Kalpazankaya Restaurant is one of Istanbul.

2. Kalpazankaya Restaurant

5.8
Burgazada Mah. Kalpazankaya Sok. No:42, Adalar, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · 513 tips and reviews
Boaz Bar is one of Istanbul.

3. Boaz Bar

7.5
Le Meridien Istanbul Etiler (Cengiz Topel Cad. No 39 Etiler), Beşiktaş, İstanbul
Lounge · 26 tips and reviews
Sandalyee Brasserie is one of Istanbul.

4. Sandalyee Brasserie

Nispetiye Cad. No:96 Etiler, İstanbul, İstanbul
Café · Etiler · 630 tips and reviews
Hünkar is one of Istanbul.

5. Hünkar

8.5
Nispetiye Cad. No:52/1 Etiler Beşiktaş (Nispetiye), İstanbul, İstanbul
Turkish Restaurant · Etiler · 68 tips and reviews
Palivor Çiftliği Bebek Cafe & Şarküteri is one of Istanbul.

6. Palivor Çiftliği Bebek Cafe & Şarküteri

Manolya Sokak, No:9, Bebek (Cevdet Paşa Caddesi), İstanbul, İstanbul
Restaurant · Bebek · 23 tips and reviews
Sadrazam Mahmut is one of Istanbul.

7. Sadrazam Mahmut

7.9
Kumbarhane Cad. No:64, Halıcıoğlu, İstanbul
Restaurant · 128 tips and reviews
Fransız Bahçeleri is one of Istanbul.

8. Fransız Bahçeleri

8.7
Ahi Çelebi Cad. No:50 Tarabya, İstanbul, İstanbul
French Restaurant · Tarabya · 29 tips and reviews
Suzy’s Café du Levant is one of Istanbul.

9. Suzy’s Café du Levant

8.7
Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi Hasköy Caddesi No:2 Hasköy, Sütlüce, İstanbul, İstanbul
French Restaurant · Piri Paşa · 46 tips and reviews
Hamdi Restaurant is one of Istanbul.

10. Hamdi Restaurant

7.9
Rüstempaşa Mah. Kalçın Sok. No:11 (Eminönü Şubesi), Fatih, İstanbul
Kebab Restaurant · Rüstempaşa · 918 tips and reviews
Dainese D-Store İstanbul is one of Istanbul.

11. Dainese D-Store İstanbul

8.2
Piyalepaşa Bulvarı Sultan Sokak No:20 Şişli, Şişli, İstanbul
Motorcycle Dealership · Halide Edip Adıvar · 5 tips and reviews
Gazebo is one of Istanbul.

12. Gazebo

8.1
Yeniköy Mah. Köybaşı Cad. No:125 Yeniköy, Sarıyer, İstanbul, İstanbul
Italian Restaurant · Yeniköy · 435 tips and reviews
Fıccın is one of Istanbul.

13. Fıccın

8.9
Asmalı Mescit Mh. Kallavi Sk. No:13/1 - 7/1, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Caucasian Restaurant · 927 tips and reviews
Sofyalı 9 is one of Istanbul.

14. Sofyalı 9

6.5
Sofyalı Sok. No:9 Asmalı Mescit, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Meyhane · 110 tips and reviews
Giritli Restaurant is one of Istanbul.

15. Giritli Restaurant

8.5
Cankurtaran, İstanbul, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · Sultanahmet · 178 tips and reviews
Grifin Fish Restaurant is one of Istanbul.

16. Grifin Fish Restaurant

Restaurant · Beyoğlu · 5 tips and reviews
Basilica Cistern is one of Istanbul.

17. Basilica Cistern

9.3
(Yerebatan Sarnıcı)
Alemdar Mah. Yerebatan Cad. No:1/3, Fatih, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · Alemdar · 759 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: Begin your day in the subterranean depths of the Basilica Cistern, a 1,500-year-old building supported by 336 columns. Don’t miss the twin blocks carved into snake-haired Medusas.

Hagia Sophia is one of Istanbul.

18. Hagia Sophia

9.1
(Ayasofya)
Ayasofya Meydanı, Sultanahmet, Fatih, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · Cankurtaran · 1337 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: Right across from the cistern is the greatest single building in a city full of wonders, the Hagia Sophia or Aya Sofya (£8.70, closed Mondays). It was a church, then a mosque and is now a museum.

Topkapı Palace is one of Istanbul.

19. Topkapı Palace

9.4
(Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi)
Cankurtaran, İstanbul, İstanbul
History Museum · Cankurtaran · 1060 tips and reviews

The TelegraphThe Telegraph: The four courtyards and plethora of buildings and pavilions that make up the Topkapı Palace complex (topkapisarayi.gov.tr ; £8.70, closed Tuesdays in winter) are a whole afternoon’s entertainment.

Bayramoğlu Döner is one of Istanbul.

20. Bayramoğlu Döner

9.1
Rüzgarlıbahçe Mah. Cumhuriyet Cad. No:2 Kavacık, Beykoz, İstanbul
Doner Restaurant · Rüzgarlıbahçe · 3030 tips and reviews
Sensus Şarap & Peynir Butiği is one of Istanbul.

21. Sensus Şarap & Peynir Butiği

8.5
Bereketzade Mah. Büyükhendek Cad. No:5 Kuledibi, Beyoğlu, İstanbul, İstanbul
Wine Bar · Bereketzade · 533 tips and reviews