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Best Restaurants Open on Sunday in Istanbul 2026
Most of Istanbul's decorated tasting rooms run a Tuesday-to-Saturday week, so the city's marquee Sunday is a thinner field than it looks. Mikla and Neolokal, two of the most-searched names, both go dark on Sunday. What stays open is a reliable band of palace dining rooms, hotel rooftops and Bosphorus institutions that treat the weekend as core trade. Seven rooms below are confirmed for Sunday service, each with its neighbourhood, a signature or two, and exact Sunday hours.
On a Sunday in Istanbul, book Tuğra inside Çırağan Palace for the formal table, or Sunset Grill for the Bosphorus view.
Why a Sunday list matters in Istanbul
Istanbul's dining week has a clear fault line. The chef-driven tasting rooms that draw the international lists, Mikla on the Marmara Pera roof and Neolokal at SALT Galata among them, close on Sunday and often Monday too, because their teams run a five-day kitchen. Book either for a Sunday and you will be turned away. The rooms that keep Sunday are a different group: the palace and hotel dining rooms, the Bosphorus-view institutions, and the all-day rooftops where the weekend is the busiest stretch of the week.
The list below leads with Tuğra, the palace room at Çırağan, and the St. Regis rooftop Spago, then moves through the Bosphorus institutions and the all-day rooms. Prices sit at the upper end of Istanbul dining, and the lira moves, so treat figures as a guide and confirm when you book. Hours are checked against each restaurant's current published schedule. Every name links to its full review, and for the rest of the week you can start from the Istanbul dining guide.
The Sunday list
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1.Tuğra
Sunday hours: Sunday, 19:00–23:00 (dinner only, daily)
Tuğra occupies the Çırağan Palace Kempinski at Çırağan Caddesi 32 in Beşiktaş, the only Istanbul dining room set inside a restored Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus. The kitchen cooks the saray repertoire, from hünkar beğendi to slow-braised lamb and Ottoman sherbets, and carries a Michelin Guide Service Award. Dinner runs nightly from 7pm to 11pm, Sunday included, which makes it the strongest Sunday booking in the city for a formal table over the strait.
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2.Spago by Wolfgang Puck
Sunday hours: Sunday, 15:00–02:00 (daily)
Wolfgang Puck's Istanbul room sits on the rooftop of The St. Regis Istanbul at Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi 35 in Nişantaşı, over the Maçka valley. The menu pairs Puck signatures, the smoked-salmon pizza and the agnolotti, with Aegean fish and prime cuts, at the top end of the city's pricing. It opens every day from 3pm to 2am, so a Sunday dinner or a long afternoon on the terrace is a standing option for a moneyed table.
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3.Sunset Grill & Bar
Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–24:00
Open on the Ulus hillside since 1994, Sunset Grill & Bar at Adnan Saygun Caddesi, Yol Sokak 2 looks straight down the Bosphorus from the Beşiktaş side. It runs two kitchens, Mediterranean and Turkish on one side and a sushi counter working since 1999, and sits in the Michelin Guide. Sunday service starts at 5pm and runs to midnight, the one evening the room keeps shorter hours, so book the early sitting for the sunset the place is named for.
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4.Zuma Istanbul
Sunday hours: Sunday, 13:00–16:00 & 19:00–22:30
Zuma's Istanbul room runs the global izakaya formula from Salhane Sokak 7 in Ortaköy, beneath the Bosphorus Bridge: a robata grill, a sushi bar and a sake list built for a long table. Expect top-tier pricing and a loud, social room rather than a quiet one. Sunday splits into a 1pm to 4pm lunch and a 7pm to 10:30pm dinner, so it suits either a group lunch by the water or a livelier Sunday dinner with friends.
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5.Boğaziçi Borsa
Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–24:00 (daily)
Boğaziçi Borsa has cooked classic Turkish food since the 1920s and now sits inside the Lütfi Kırdar Convention Centre in Harbiye, with a Bosphorus-view room and a place in the Michelin Guide. The kitchen is the reference for Ottoman and Anatolian standards, from the islim kebabı to milk-based puddings, served at lunch and dinner. It opens daily from noon to midnight, Sunday included, the safe Sunday choice for a multigenerational Turkish lunch.
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6.Vogue Restaurant & Bar
Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–00:30 (daily)
Vogue Restaurant & Bar has held its perch on the 13th floor of the BJK Plaza at Akaretler in Beşiktaş for three decades, with a wraparound terrace over the Bosphorus. The menu runs Mediterranean plates and a long-standing sushi list, a combination that has kept the room busy across changing fashions. It opens every day from noon to half past midnight, so a Sunday lunch on the terrace or a late Sunday dinner are both easy, and the view does much of the work.
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7.360 Istanbul
Sunday hours: Sunday, 11:00–02:00 (daily)
360 Istanbul sits in a penthouse above İstiklal Caddesi 163 in Beyoğlu, a glass-walled room that takes in the old city, the Golden Horn and both bridges. The kitchen turns out modern Turkish meze and global plates, and the room shifts toward a club later in the evening. It opens Sunday from 11am to 2am, so it works for a panorama brunch and a livelier late finish, the one pick here built as much around the room as the food.
How to book a Sunday table in Istanbul
Istanbul's Sunday rooms are easier to book than its Tuesday-to-Saturday tasting menus, but the best Sunday slots still go first. Tuğra at Çırağan Palace and the St. Regis rooftop Spago take direct bookings through their hotels and hold the prime Bosphorus-view tables for guests who call ahead, so reserve as soon as your date is set. Sunset Grill and Vogue clear Sunday more readily and suit a last-minute view dinner in Beşiktaş.
For a solo Sunday, the sushi counters at Zuma and Sunset Grill are the easiest single seats and a strong solo dining move in a city built around big tables. Marking an occasion with a group, Boğaziçi Borsa keeps private rooms for a multigenerational Turkish lunch, while 360 Istanbul's penthouse suits a livelier Sunday that runs late. Whichever room you choose, confirm the Sunday hours directly, since Ramadan and public holidays can shift the schedule.
Frequently asked questions
Which Michelin restaurants are open on Sunday in Istanbul?
Several Michelin-recognised rooms keep a Sunday service. Tuğra at the Çırağan Palace Kempinski, a Michelin Guide Service Award winner, opens nightly including Sunday; Sunset Grill & Bar and Boğaziçi Borsa, both in the Michelin Guide, open daily. The starred and most-listed tasting rooms, Mikla and Neolokal, close on Sunday, which is exactly why a confirmed list helps here.
Is Mikla open on Sunday in Istanbul?
No. Mikla, the rooftop restaurant on the Marmara Pera in Beyoğlu, is closed on Sunday and serves dinner only from Monday to Saturday, opening at 6pm. If you want a Bosphorus-view dinner on a Sunday instead, the closest equivalents are the St. Regis rooftop Spago in Nişantaşı or Sunset Grill & Bar in Ulus, both confirmed open that night.
Where can I get a Bosphorus view dinner on a Sunday in Istanbul?
Sunset Grill & Bar in Ulus opens Sunday from 5pm with a direct line down the Bosphorus, and Vogue Restaurant & Bar in Beşiktaş opens daily until past midnight with a wraparound terrace. For a palace setting on the water, Tuğra inside the Çırağan Palace serves dinner nightly. Book the early Sunday sitting at Sunset Grill to catch the namesake light.
Are many Istanbul fine-dining restaurants closed on Sunday?
Yes. A cluster of the city's most decorated chef-led rooms, including Mikla and Neolokal, close on Sunday and frequently Monday as well, because their kitchens run a Tuesday-to-Saturday week. The rooms that stay open on Sunday are mainly the palace and hotel dining rooms and the long-running Bosphorus institutions, where the weekend is core trade rather than a night off.
What is the best Sunday lunch in Istanbul?
For a traditional Sunday lunch, Boğaziçi Borsa at the Lütfi Kırdar in Harbiye serves Ottoman and Anatolian classics daily from noon and keeps private rooms for a family table. For something livelier by the water, Zuma in Ortaköy runs a Sunday lunch from 1pm, and 360 Istanbul above İstiklal opens at 11am for a panorama brunch.
Keep reading
Plan the rest of the week with the full Istanbul dining guide, or by occasion with solo dining at the counter. Among the Sunday rooms above, read the full reviews of Tuğra at Çırağan Palace, Spago at the St. Regis, Sunset Grill & Bar, Zuma Istanbul and Boğaziçi Borsa. Travelling on, compare the Sunday options in Barcelona's Sunday restaurants and Singapore's Sunday restaurants.
Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of May 2026; confirm directly before travelling, since Ramadan and public holidays shift Istanbul hours. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.