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The Red Balloon
Mediterranean
The vintage red tram rattles past on İstiklal below, but you take a lift to the fourth floor of a hotel and step into something closer to a Belle Époque fever dream. This intimate Mediterranean restaurant has the kind of decor that makes people lower their voices slightly. The chef works North Aegean ingredients into familiar forms, adding enough of a contemporary edge to keep things from feeling like a costume. The cocktail bar softens the landing.
One honor, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 69
How we score
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