Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From neighbourhood restaurants to fine dining institutions, Istanbul’s dining scene offers countless options for hungry visitors.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lela is a London-based writer and editor who covers food and drink. In Istanbul, food is a history lesson in its own right.

For a taste of the real Istanbul, there is nothing better than eating with the locals. Short of a dinner invitation, your best bet is to head to one of the city’s many esnaf lokantaları, or ...

View of the Istanbul's Blue Mosque. There is nowhere in the world quite like Istanbul. Spread across two continents, Europe and Asia, it’s a city of layers and contrasts, of ancient empires and modern ...