Seafood (Istanbul)
Hayri Balık is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

1. Hayri Balık

5.7
Arnavutköy, İstanbul, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · Arnavutköy · 58 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Try the hamsi (Black Sea anchovies) in the fall when they're in season or ask Hayri which fish he recommends. We generally like Adem Baba better but Hayri Balik serves alcohol. Read more.

Mohti Laz Meyhanesi is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

2. Mohti Laz Meyhanesi

7.0
Orhan Adlı Apaydın Sok., İstanbul, İstanbul
Dive Bar · Asmalı Mescit · 15 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Serves Black Sea cuisine; plan for a multi-course feast. We recommend fried hamsi (Black Sea anchovies), muhlama (cheesy cornmeal fondue), and hinkali dumplings. Read more.

Hayvore Karadeniz Mutfağı is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

3. Hayvore Karadeniz Mutfağı

8.7
Kuloğlu Mah. Turnacıbaşı Cad. No:4 Galatasaray (Istiklal Caddesi), Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Turkish Home Cooking Restaurant · Kuloglu · 469 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Black Sea soul food; We recommend the lightly fried hamsi (anchovies) and cornbread. Read more.

Füreyya Galata Balıkçısı is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

4. Füreyya Galata Balıkçısı

Serdar-i Ekrem sokak no:2/B Kuledibi, İstanbul, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · Şahkulu · 54 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Affordable and fresh fish. Try balık koftesi (grilled fish cakes with basil aioli), manti (little dumplings stuffed with fish here), hamsi (anchovies), and the classic balik durum (fish wrap) for 4TL. Read more.

Balıkçı Kemal'in Yeri is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

5. Balıkçı Kemal'in Yeri

7.7
Makaracılar cad.
Seafood Restaurant · Beyoğlu · 75 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Low-key waterfront fish restaurant with a great environment. The food and fish offerings are humble but tasty; it's affordable and is not overrun with hungry crowds. Read more.

İsmet Baba Restaurant is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

6. İsmet Baba Restaurant

8.4
Çarşı Cad. No:1/A Kuzguncuk, Üsküdar, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · 414 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: A great old-school meyhane. For meze, try pilaki (beans in olive oil), haydari (tangy yogurt dill dip), and lakerda (pickled tunny). For fish, we like çipura (grilled bream) and çinekop (bluefish). Read more.

Ahırkapı Balıkçısı is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

7. Ahırkapı Balıkçısı

7.9
Keresteci Hakkı Sokak, 46, İstanbul, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · Sultanahmet · 63 tips and reviews

8. Kandilli Suna'nın Yeri

7.9
Kandilli Mah. Kandilli İskele Cad. No:17 Üsküdar, İstanbul, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · Kandilli · 600 tips and reviews
Beyoğlu Balık Pazarı is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

9. Beyoğlu Balık Pazarı

7.7
İstiklal Cad. Sahne Sok., Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Fish Market · 32 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Head to Reşat Balık, a third-generation family business that has supplied traditional meyhanes around town with lakerda (pickled bonito) since the 1940s. Read more.

Refik'a Restaurant is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

10. Refik'a Restaurant

6.8
Sofyalı Sok. No:7 Asmalı Mescit, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Meyhane · 122 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: The best place to try lakerda (pickled bonito) made by the masters at Reşat Balık market. Other highlights include soslu patlıcan (eggplant smothered in tomato) and Arnavut ciğeri (Albanian liver). Read more.

Küçük Ev Balık Lokantası is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

11. Küçük Ev Balık Lokantası

6.3
Büyük Kuleli Sok. No:46 Samatya, İstanbul, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · Koca Mustafapaşa · 40 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Küçük Ev is a small fish shack that provides a front-row seat onto the hustle and bustle of the fish market and is our favorite spot in Samatya. Everything here is fresh, local, and inexpensive. Read more.

Heyamola is one of Seafood (Istanbul).

12. Heyamola

7.8
Heybeliada, Adalar, İstanbul
Seafood Restaurant · Heybeliada · 189 tips and reviews

Culinary BackstreetsCulinary Backstreets: Reason in and of itself to organize a day trip to the Princes' islands. The perfect combination of inspired food, chill ambiance and small-label Turkish wines, all at ridiculously low prices. Read more.