Originally Posted by
row1A
Yes there are a few, one of our favorites is at the base of the hill where you turn up to go to the Conrad.(Can't remember the name, we were there 2 years ago) Walk down from the conrad, go straight across the main street like you are going to the ferry service area, go left about a 100 yds or so to a building that fronts the water, it is multi level and has a floor for sea food and a seperate floor for more traditional foods, sea food is expensive, the traditional food is very reasonalble. The entrance is on the side of the building facing the bus and ferry terminal. Every time we were in the place, it was packed, didn't see tourist one there when we were there.
As a side note, you can take the water ferries to just about anywhere and they are very cheap and a nice way to see the sights, take the one across the Bosphorus to Asia and back again.
good luck^^
Sorry to drag up this old thread - I was looking for other info on the Istanbul Conrad!
Rather than the rather expensive Hahnedahn (the restaurant described in this post - which is three floors; ground floor bar, first floor fish restaurant, second floor steak restaurant; cross the main street before you get to the bottom of the hill - there is a bar with seating outside on a corner head past this and follow your nose to the fish market - all around the fish market are small privately owned fish restaurants charging a quarter of the price and serving excellent fayre.
Similarly, if you'd prefer to eat on the coast go up the Bosphorous to Bebek (on the European side).