The 10 best meat and grilled restaurants in Istanbul

Want some delicious skewers and delicious steaks? Here are the best meat and grilled restaurants in Istanbul!

Formerly called Byzance and then Constantinople, Istanbul has been considered since the night of time as a famous gateway between the East and the West. Very beautiful destination, it offers travellers a rich cultural animation and a multitude of facets that everyone likes to discover.

Admire its sublime palaces and mosques, dive into the heart of its markets and let yourself be seduced by its various culinary specialties. Are you meat lovers? This falls well, we offer you a selection of the best grilled restaurants in Istanbul.

1. Bitlisli

Placed in a street where restaurants do not miss, Bitlisli stands out fabulously thanks to its traditional meat-based recipes but not that.

Here you can spend a convivial moment around generous plates and exquisite flavours. All at a very affordable price. Whether you're coming for her skewers, her famous lentil soup or her cheese pides, you won't be disappointed!

2. Babel Ocakbasi

If you're looking for a place to eat in Istanbul, you'll find — at the turn of the lively streets of Beyoğlu — Babel Ocakbasi , a mandatory stop when you go to town.

You can share a meal at the corner of the fire by observing fresh meat cooked with charcoal in the large central barbecue. Enjoy the deliciously scented lamb skewers and taste one of the city’s best whirlpools, while enjoying the typical atmosphere from the place.

3. Arch Bistro

As its name suggests, passing the door of this bistro, it is beautiful and well under a splendid arch that you will come to taste the traditional stambouliot cuisine.

But more than an atypical setting, Arch Bistro is a place where tasteful dishes do not miss. The famous kebap to stuffed vegetables, by way of incontournable mezzé , you will come out of it and be delighted.

4. Rakofoli

What better to spend a pleasant moment, than to treat your taste buds in front of a breathtaking panorama? That’s exactly what you’re proposing Rakofoli !

In this pretty restaurant in Istanbul, you will love to taste delicious smokeful grilled dishes and accompaniments to fall by admiring the incredible view of the Corne d’Or . You are advised to go there at night to have the chance to see the city light up.

5. Hanzade Terrace

Take height and find yourself — two or more — on a magnificent rooftop offering a breathtaking view of the Bosphore .

If the frame will not fail to dazzle you, the map is not yet available. Let yourself be seduced by dishes made of fresh ingredients, grilled dishes full of flavours and tasteful fish. You will not regret the displacement!

6. Garden Mezze

Eat in Istanbul in a peaceful atmosphere by capturing Garden Mezze . Install in its pleasant garden and enjoy the incredible local cuisine, a promise of an explosion of flavours in the mouth.

Whether you’re with family or friends, you can only be enchanted by this cozy place where food makes you dreamy.

7. Beso Restaurant Bistro

Come (re)discover Ottoman specialties in one of the best traditional restaurants in the city. Take a table Beso It is to make a leap in a culinary world, giving the taste of the day unique flavours — almost forgotten — having once emerged the finest palaces between the XIV and the eighteenth century.

Especially those of the sultans and their private circles. Grilled chops, Kebap on plancha and other grills are only a part of a menu full of surprises.

In dessert, how can we not be tempted by the sorbet to the pomegranate flower?

8. Sunset Grill & Bar

Nestled in Ulus Park, close to Ortakoy, the Sunset Grill & Bar is a trendy restaurant member of the Ripper Chain. Whether indoors or outdoors, you will be immersed in a magical setting where to eat dishes of Mediterranean and Turkish inspiration, contemplating the extraordinary view of the Bosphorus. It's a pleasure to concoct you with lovely gourmet evenings.

9. Nusr-Et Steakhouse Sandal Bedesteni

You probably didn’t pass next to the phenomenon “ Salt Bae — Nusret Gokçe of his true name — which ignited the canvas with his handle of the knife and his original "salt". Experience a unique experience by pushing the door of its restaurant where meat and grills are uncontested stars.

Placed inside the Grand Bazar , Nusr-et Steakhouse is probably the paradise for meat lovers and a friendly stopover for those of you curious to attend to show restaurant of the butcher/cuistot stars.

10. Yakamoz

With its boat airs on the water, the Yakamoz is a charming address where grilled wood fire, olive oil dishes and the freshest fish are a map that will not leave you indifferent in Istanbul.

Little more, and no less, you can eat and sip a tea while contemplating the Bosphorus.