The Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus is on Çırağan Caddesi, just a few minutes’ drive down the road from Ortaköy. Now it looks like Four Seasons, too, may become the place to go on Sunday, with its special lunch menu every Sunday between 12:30 and 3:30 PM. At the hotel’s Aqua Restaurant, Executive Chef Mehmet Gök and his staff have prepared a delicious lunch buffet of Italian/Mediterranean specialties.

The risottos and homemade pastas on the menu are cooked to order by Aqua’s Italian chefs; there are also antipasti, grilled meats, salads and seafoods, and Italian cheeses, in addition to Turkish specialties like olive-oil dishes and döner. A glass of wine along with the meal comes compliments of Aqua; the restaurant’s wine selection changes monthly. Meals conclude with a selection of desserts by Executive Pastry Chef Ghislain Gaille.

Children are welcome at Aqua, where there is a special kids’ menu, as well as a play room with toys, animation, and a clown for their entertainment.

Sunday Lunch is 135 TL per person for adults, 67.50 TL for children aged 6-12, and is free for children under 6.

Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus; Çırağan Caddesi No. 28, Beşiktaş; P: (0212) 381 40 00