Prix Fixe à la Carte
3 courses; matching wines TRY 3,200
from TRY8,500+ service
In short
A one-MICHELIN-star New Anatolian restaurant on the 18th floor and roof terrace of The Marmara Pera, overlooking the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus. Diners book the Mikla tasting menu at fine-dining prices; it is closed on Sundays.
Mikla is a one-star MICHELIN New Anatolian restaurant on the 18th floor and roof terrace of The Marmara Pera hotel, Meşrutiyet Caddesi 15, Tepebaşı, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. It looks over the Golden Horn, the old city and the Bosphorus, and suits diners booking a tasting-menu dinner with a view.
What Mikla means by New Anatolian cooking
It is Mikla's name for Turkish produce and tradition cooked with a clean, Scandinavian-influenced restraint, through close ties with farmers and producers. Dishes are balanced and not overloaded. Michelin highlights a smoked duck breast with red wine pepper jelly, roasted hazelnut, cider syrup, plum sauce and samphire. The wine list gives Turkish producers a strong showing.
The three menus and their prices
There are three menus: a three-course prix fixe (TRY 8,500), the seven-course Mikla Tasting (TRY 10,500) and a seven-course Vegan Tasting (TRY 9,600). Tasting menus are served to the whole table. Prices include VAT; service is extra. Add allergies or dietary needs to the booking note.
A sunset drink on the terrace before dinner
Şişhane Metro station and Istiklal Avenue are a short walk away, and a drink on the terrace at sunset before moving inside is a popular start.
Mehmet Gürs and the restaurant's 2005 opening
Mikla opened in October 2005 on the top two floors of The Marmara Pera. Chef-owner Mehmet Gürs was born in Finland to a Turkish father and a Finnish-Swedish mother, grew up in Sweden, trained in the United States and settled in Istanbul in 1996. That Nordic background explains the restraint in the cooking. The name comes from Miklagard, the Old Norse name for Istanbul, meaning the great town. The MICHELIN star arrived in October 2022, and Gault&Millau rates the restaurant 15.5/20.
Sources: Mikla official site; Wikipedia: Mikla. Facts checked November 2026.
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CloseSun - Closed
- Monday18:00–24:00
- Tuesday18:00–24:00
- Wednesday18:00–24:00
- Thursday18:00–24:00
- Friday18:00–24:00
- Saturday18:00–24:00
- SundayClosed
- DinnerMon–Sat 18:00 – 24:00 (last order 21:30)
- BarMon–Sat 18:00 – 02:00
Suggested Booking: More than 2 hours
Dine-inBarOutdoor seating
Price band: Fine dining
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