Pandeli

The experience

A historic restaurant set in turquoise-tiled rooms above the main entrance of the Spice Bazaar in Eminönü, open since the early 20th century. The kitchen turns out Ottoman-Istanbul classics such as sea bass baked in paper and aubergine börek.

Eating inside a tiled century-old landmark perched over the Spice Bazaar is the draw as much as the food.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.