Tugra

Tugra Review

Fitting for a restaurant housed in the Çiragan Palace, dinner here is a refined, luxurious affair, with formal service, rich Ottoman and Turkish specialties, and one of the most high-end wine lists in Turkey (Chateau Pétrus, anyone?). The menu features a variety of mezes and pilafs, and entrées emphasize fish and meat, such as in the restaurant's signature külbasti, lamb escalope served with pureed eggplant. Reserve a table to dine alfresco in the small balcony, where marble columns flank a beautiful Bosphorus view, or ensconce yourself in the elegant interior, with its soaring ceilings, large mirrors and hanging oriental lamps.