One of the most romantic locations in the world, Tugra Restaurant is located on the first floor of the historic Ciragan Palace with breathtaking views of the Bosphorus. If you dine on the terrace at sunset at a table situated between the Ottoman palace’s massive columns, then it’s likely that you’ll be spoiled for any other restaurant the world over.
With a view overlooking Asia, the floor to ceiling windows of the main dining room are framed by velvet curtains and the room’s sumptuous furnishings reflect the elegance of the Ottoman Empire.
Tugra’s menu features traditional Ottoman cuisine such as grilled sea bass in vine leaves, chicken Topkapi, and a dessert trolley laden with baklava, puddings, and silver bowls of clotted cream. Turkish chef Ahmet Kara utilizes organic ingredients from Anatolia, Thrace, and the Aegean and Black Sea regions.
The winner of numerous culinary awards, Tugra earns its name, which means “the signature of the Sultan” and which testifies to the gastronomic glories of the Ottoman Empire.
