Prices in Istanbul restaurants

As regards the pricing policy, prices in Istanbul restaurants vary as anywhere, everything depends on the restaurant’s well-known name and its location. For example, one can taste fish in Istanbul restaurant both for 10 and even 30 dollars.

In a good high-leveled restaurant a meal without drinks will cost about 40-70 dollars per person. Alcoholic drinks are very expensive - for example, a bottle of Absolut or Smirnoff in a restaurant will cost about $200 per bottle. Local raci (vodka) costs about $50 per bottle. Wines (the most common local ones) - from $30 per bottle.

Many mid-level restaurants in tourist areas hang out menus (lunch menu). One can find a tasty meal for about 15-20 dollars here. This will be a fixed menu, a la carte order does not change in price, no matter whether it is lunch or supper.

There are many ways of payment in Istanbul restaurants. In any restaurant you can pay with a bank card, they also take dollars or euro, but according to understated rate of exchange.