Antica Locanda is one of Istanbul’s top Italian restaurants, specializing in rustic Italian cuisine. Located on a quiet side street in the Arnavutköy neighborhood, this family-run restaurant opened in early 2011 and has been winning a steady following ever since. 

After closing for the summer, Antica Locanda is back with a new menu for the fall season. Once again, the menu is not extensive, and instead offers a select mix of pastas, pizzas, and mains. Some favorites from last season remain, such as the scrumptious saltimbocca, a flat dough topped with mozzarella, goat’s cheese, and caramelized onions.

New to the menu are items such as the Venetian fresh fettuccini with orange flavored duck and beef rague, fresh fagottini stuffed with fish and served with a nutmeg-flavored cream sauce, and the veal scaloppini served with a lemon, vodka sauce. New dessert items include the classic lemon tart served with vanilla cream and the basil-flavored panna cotta.