Çiragan Palace Hotel Kempinski
Cuisines: European, Arabic
About
This place has created a legend for itself with its innovative synthesis of foods from the entire Ottoman Empire. Tugra is the epitome of fusion food, so much so that its Turkish clientele comments that the traditional Ottoman dishes taste unfamiliar. Dishes include a delicious mackerel and red mullet dolma and a marinated lamb loin grilled with yogurt, tomato, and spicy butter sauce. It's possible to drop upwards of 200YTL ($174/£76) per person on dinner and a few gin and tonics, but if you don't drink and you order a la carte, you can at least expect an exceptional dining experience without the heart failure.
