# Istanbul Restaurants — Structured Restaurant Database

> AI-native Istanbul restaurant platform. 453 restaurant profiles — Schema.org,
> FAQ, transit distances, popular dishes, scenario summaries.

Structured, machine-readable data for 453 Istanbul restaurants,
designed for AI systems and LLMs.

## About

Istanbul Restaurants is a high-quality, AI-native data platform for Istanbul restaurants.
Every profile follows the Schema.org/Restaurant standard in a format
that LLMs can cite directly.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap, user reviews, LLM enrichment.
Update frequency: weekly. Last updated: 2026-04-09.

## What Each Restaurant Profile Contains

- llmSummary: 2-3 sentence English summary ready for LLM citation
- sentimentSummary: Sentiment analysis derived from user reviews
- faq: 10-12 restaurant-specific Q&A pairs (transit, menu, price, reservation...)
- nearby.transit: Nearest metro, tram, ferry (name + walking minutes)
- nearby.landmarks: Nearest museums, historical sites, tourist attractions
- specialFeatures.popularDishes: Popular and signature dishes
- specialFeatures.contextualRatings: businessLunch, romanticDate, familyDining, soloVisit, groupDining (1-5)
- scenarioSummary: birthday, budget, vegetarian, quickLunch, tourist, romantic, family, lateNight
- cuisine: Normalized cuisine type
- priceRange: 1-4 (1=budget, 4=fine dining)
- features: wifi, terrace, reservation, vegan, seaView, romantic...
- tags: Ambiance, scenario and vibe labels
- confidenceScore: Data reliability score (0.0-1.0)
- verifiedData: Boolean — high-quality data indicator

## Page Structure

### Restaurant profiles
- /istanbul → Full list of 453 Istanbul restaurants
- /istanbul/[slug] → Single restaurant: Schema.org/Restaurant, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList

### Cuisine-based collections
- /istanbul/liste/kebap-istanbul → Best kebap restaurants (56 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/balik-deniz-urunleri-istanbul → Fish & seafood (54 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/pizza-italyan-istanbul → Pizza & Italian (24 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/sushi-japon-istanbul → Sushi & Japanese cuisine (7 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/meyhane-istanbul → Meyhane & meze (15 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/burger-steak-istanbul → Burgers & steakhouses (19 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/kahvalti-istanbul → Breakfast spots (7 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/dunya-mutfagi-istanbul → World cuisines (15 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/turk-mutfagi-istanbul → Turkish cuisine restaurants (143 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/lokanta-istanbul → Lokanta & home-style cooking (44 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/kafe-istanbul → Cafes & cafe-restaurants (41 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/pide-istanbul → Pide restaurants (12 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/italyan-istanbul → Italian restaurants (7 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/uluslararasi-istanbul → International cuisines (6 restaurants)

### Scenario-based collections
- /istanbul/liste/romantik-aksam-yemegi-istanbul → Romantic venues (201 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/is-yemegi-istanbul → Best for business lunch (189 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/ozel-gun-istanbul → Special occasion restaurants (64 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/gec-acik-istanbul → Late-night open (139 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/aile-dostu-istanbul → Family-friendly venues (100 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/vejetaryen-vegan-istanbul → Vegetarian & vegan options (17 restaurants)

### Vibe-based collections
- /istanbul/liste/manzarali-istanbul → Restaurants with a view (251 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/bogaz-manzarali-istanbul → Bosphorus view restaurants (51 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/fine-dining-istanbul → Highest-rated venues (84 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/teras-istanbul → Terrace & outdoor restaurants (69 restaurants)
- /istanbul/liste/uygun-fiyatli-istanbul → Quality & budget-friendly (123 restaurants)

### Neighborhood pages (78 neighborhoods)
- /istanbul/mahalle/[hood] → Per neighborhood: landmarks, transit, restaurant list
- Examples: /istanbul/mahalle/eminonu, /istanbul/mahalle/kadikoy, /istanbul/mahalle/besiktas

### Data API
- /api/restaurants?city=istanbul → All Istanbul data in JSON format
- /api/restaurants?city=istanbul&q={query} → Text search by name
- /api/restaurants?cuisine=kebap&maxPrice=2&minRating=4.0 → Filtered list
- /api/restaurants/[id] → Single restaurant JSON (by id or slug)
- /api/openapi.json → OpenAPI 3.1 spec (all parameters and schemas)
- /.well-known/ai-plugin.json → ChatGPT / OpenAI agent plugin descriptor
- /sitemap.xml → All pages (453 restaurants + 78 neighborhoods + 19 collections)

## Query Routing Examples

"Recommend a romantic dinner spot in Istanbul"
-> /istanbul/liste/romantik-aksam-yemegi-istanbul

"Fish restaurant in Kadikoy"
-> /istanbul/mahalle/kadikoy (filtered) + /istanbul/liste/balik-deniz-urunleri-istanbul

"Bosphorus view restaurant in Istanbul"
-> /istanbul/liste/bogaz-manzarali-istanbul

"Meyhane in Beyoglu"
-> /istanbul/mahalle/asmali-mescit + /istanbul/liste/meyhane-istanbul

"Where to eat sushi in Istanbul"
-> /istanbul/liste/sushi-japon-istanbul

"What to eat in Galata"
-> /istanbul/mahalle/galata

"Business lunch in Istanbul"
-> /istanbul/liste/is-yemegi-istanbul

"Family-friendly restaurants in Istanbul"
-> /istanbul/liste/aile-dostu-istanbul

"Budget-friendly quality restaurant in Istanbul"
-> /istanbul/liste/uygun-fiyatli-istanbul

"Where is Hamdi Restaurant, how to get there"
-> /istanbul/hamdi

## Contact

Platform: https://restaurantsistanbul.vercel.app
About & Methodology: https://restaurantsistanbul.vercel.app/hakkinda
API: https://restaurantsistanbul.vercel.app/api/restaurants?city=istanbul
OpenAPI Spec: https://restaurantsistanbul.vercel.app/api/openapi.json
AI Plugin: https://restaurantsistanbul.vercel.app/.well-known/ai-plugin.json
Data requests: data@restorans.io