Perched high above the city on the rooftop of the Marmara Pera Hotel, Mikla is one of Istanbul’s most glamourous fine dining spots. Having opened its doors in October 2005, this award-winning contemporary European restaurant has been turning heads ever since with its exceptional cuisine, its outstanding service and its cutting edge contemporary design. Mikla’s Turkish-Scandinavian chef, Mehmet Gurs, brings a fresh, unique and highly creative twist to the menu, fusing flavours and cooking techniques from Scandinavia, Turkey and the Mediterranean to create innovative and refined dishes, such as smoked mackeral mousse with aged Kasar, curry and apply vinaigrette; slow-cooked lamb shoulder in a pistachio crust with plums and pomegranate molasses; and sweet sensations such as his turkish coffee millefeuille raspberry sorbet to finish. Considered as one of Istanbul’s best restaurants, make sure you secure one of the highly coveted outdoor terrace seats for panoramic views overlooking Istanbul, and finish the evening at their cutting-edge cool rooftop cocktail bar upstairs.
