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Karaköy Lokantası sits at Kemankeş Caddesi No:57 in Karaköy, Istanbul, where the kitchen cooks Turkish and Mediterranean food. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand in 2026 for good quality cooking at good value.
Operating since 2000, the restaurant serves lunch Monday through Saturday. Pot dishes are the main highlights of the menu, built on traditional flavors. The cooking uses a range of techniques, and seasonality matters as much as the method.
Dinner service runs every evening from Monday to Sunday, with alcohol and an extensive beverage selection. Gault&Millau scores the restaurant 12.5 for 2026. The room has air conditioning and outdoor seating, and it hosts private parties with table service.
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good quality, good value cooking
Founding Partners: Alp Oral Kurt, Aylin Okutan Kurt Operating since 2000, Karaköy Lokantası offers a lunch menu from Monday through Saturday. In an artisan restaurant concept, the venue features traditional flavors and pot dishes as the main highlights on this menu. From Monday to Sunday evenings, Karaköy Lokantası transforms its concept into a restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages, offering an extensive beverage selection. At the venue, where various cooking techniques are employed, seasonality is equally important.
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