Novikov Istanbul Restaurant & Bar

Atmosphere is amazing and definitely has the wow affect, but unfortunately food no. There is no single dish which made 4 of us to say “OMG”. Taste of the sushi and seafood dishes average. Regarding best sushi and seafood dishes in town Novikov definitely not in the first place. There are places with less fancy environment, but with more affordable prices and exquisite food. Obviously, if you are person who is coming for the name/brand/show up - you will not pay much attention in the food. But if you are  a food lover - this place will not win your love.

Service - excellent. Very attentive stuff.

‎‏The general atmosphere of the restaurant, especially the outdoor seating overlooking the Bosphorus, was wonderful. As for the food, in my opinion it was less than average, especially that I had previously tried the restaurant in London more than once, both Asian and Italian cuisine, and I also did not like the behavior of the service staff who hovered around the table waiting for the guest to stop about eating to ask if ended up to start picking up the dishes. It is also worth noting that the prices are considered high.

Best to start the dinner of at Novikov Bar where they have amazing cocktails. Then you can proceed to the restaurant where Service is excellent and the food is of very good quality. They have Asian and Italian dishes so there is something for everyone. Would definitely recommend choosing a fish and you can choose what sauce you want the fish to be served with. The supervisor there (Mehmet) advised us to come on Friday or Saturday where they have a DJ and it was truly a fun experience that day. The staff are very attentive to your needs. You can also choose to be seated outside where it’s a covered tent with heaters (for the winter) so you can have a nice view of the Bosphorus.

Positive experience ! Surely deserve the hype. Ambience and aesthetic was a definite 10/10. We had beef noddle, crab avocado, maki prawn avocado, maki california caviar, and edamame . The best out of all of them was beef noddle.our waiter Cihan ,  was charming, friendly, and knowledgeable with the menu and the service from him was AMAZING!

Place and atmosphere 10/10
Price comparing is expensive since its fine dinning. 8/10

The waters need to be more attentive. The waiter in the fish market try to push me to buy a blue fish and i explain to him that i love seabass and he win selling me the blue fish ended up to keep it as it I couldn’t eat it any way its my mistake.

Also i ordered edamame and noodles which was under expected comparing to  London
Food was 5/10

All meat on our menu is Halal. We do serve alcohol.

Halal Status for Novikov Istanbul