Istanbul joins 37 other destinations in the Michelin Guide

The Michelin guide will include, starting in autumn 2022, Istanbul as a new destination, the 38 / ma, of taste.

This was announced by the international director of the well-known French publication Gwendal Poullennec.

“Istanbul is a leading destination – he said – that we intend to promote among all gourmets”, said Poullennec, specifying that teams of inspectors are already in the city, without specifying the number of forces in the field or their work program. review on the “red” of the gastronomic offer of the Turkish metropolis.
The first selection of the restaurants chosen in Istanbul will be presented on 11 October, he specified.

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The interest of the Michelin publishing group in the megalopolis on the Bosphorus “will accompany the efforts made by local operators to bring the city to the world stage of gastronomy,” Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told AFP.