Seven Hills Seafood Restaurant

Dropped in here for lunch on a cold but clear day and sat up on the roof. The view here is freaking incredible. Right between the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and the Ayasofia? With views of the Bosphorus and Princes’ Islands? Just… gorgeous.
I got whatever fish was in season and the plate came with three whole fish. If that’s not your preferred method of fish delivery, this may not be your spot. The meat came right off the bones and the few times I did manage to have a rib or two they were soft enough to be a non-​issue.
One of my companions got the same and also enjoyed it. The third ordered some sort of seafood medley (I forget what it was exactly) and also had good things to say.
My one complaint here is that you’re definitely paying for the view. There’s equally good food in the area for a much lower cost.
The other drawback is I’m not sure you could get to the roof of stairs aren’t your thing. The elevator doesn’t take you all the way up, so if you’re not able to climb, I might would search for a different viewing deck.

If you’re looking for a rooftop view of Sultanahmet, you MUST stop by here. The Seven Hills Restaurant is located in the Seven Hills Hotel (surprise!) and on the 4^th floor (rooftop — surprise!). What’s really cool is that you get the opportunity to look at the main attractions (Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque) as well as the Bosphorus and the Asian side of Istanbul.
I knew sunset time would be more ideal to come here, but I am antisocial and wanted to avoid the crowd so chose to come here early the morning. They open at 7:30am but they let me in earlier because I must’ve looked lonely and frostbitten standing outside.
They serve breakfast buffet style. It was fine — nothing really stood out to me, but the service was great and the Turkish coffee was superb. It’s fixed price so you can order more than one… just saying!
I would give it 5 stars but I’d have to try dinner as the breakfast was just OK. The view is immaculate though and I do plan on coming back if I visit Istanbul again. If you have time and want to take a great picture, this is the place to be! You can even copy what I did with the Turkish coffee and one of the monuments in the background. Just looking out for you — we homies :)

If you are checking this place out while in Turkey its a must see! I heard quite a bit about this place from a fellow Unilocaler, who had recently came back from Turkey.(Thanks Neal).
The restaurant is located centurally between the Hagia Sophia and the Blue mosque. This place is all about the views. The restaurant is open 24 hours which is awesome. You can view the sites from the roof top at night, in the day, whenever you like! Those of you fans of dusk or dawn those are the best times to me to head to this place. Not only do you get views of the main sites of the area, you get views of the sea and a bit of the Istanbul skyline.
The décor is pretty nice but it doesn’t even matter much, the whole time you prolly cant help but stare the Hagia sophia and the blue mosque, unless you just live there and get tired of it… It was such a peaceful smooth vibe that to me it was worth double the price. Gave me sometime to reflect and decided to do some writing to clear my mind and thoughts, something I hadn’t done in a years.
On to the dining. I will say its pricey for Turkey but that’s only if you buy drinks, the food was a little pricey, and I felt it was just medicore. The Sea Bass was just nasty or shall I just say as blan as can be. The mixed grill was decent. The lamb chops were a little better than average, had a hint of flavor lol
The service was great. No complaints!
Would I come back to this place? Yessssh
If the food was better, this would be 5 stars.
Just remember you are here for the views. Not the food :), cause there was nothing memorable about the food.
I wish i could have made some recommendations on what to eat here.
Not sure what the restaurant experience or the views will do for you, but I hope the pics n videos help.
Enjoy!

A must visit for the view alone.
The food isn’t amazing by any means, and everything is overpriced. You can sip on a glass of wine or enjoy their huge pieces of calamari (the fried is better than their grilled), but you must go here if you’re looking to view the Hagia Sophia and/​or the Blue Mosque. The best time to go is at Golden Hour (1 hour before sunset), then stay until the lights come on at both the mosques. Take pictures of both and both times, and you have yourself a worthwhile stop.
The 5 stars is for the view and the service. My friend and I ordered wine and tea, respectively, and stayed here for a couple of hours just snapping away. Not one peep from them.
It does get cold at night, and they supply relatively heavy blankets. I do suggest still bringing a jacket if the weather is chilly.

The restaurant is on the rooftop with a spectacular view!!! Strongly recommend to go there for drink before sunset. Food is very average, a little disappointing. A lot of seafood on the menu, not traditional Turkish food.

There’s no menu to check downstairs, but once you’ve taken the elevator to the 6^th floor and walked two more flights to the rooftop restaurant, you’d be willing to eat or pay anything. The view of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus is breathtaking, whether in full sun or illuminated in the evening. The food is also very good and not that expensive considering the seafood emphasis and the setting. Our view is that it’s the best panoramic view of Istanbul. (And if it’s raining or too hot on the top floor, one floor down is enclosed, but has panoramic windows.)

If you come to this restaurant, you should come at night, to enjoy some stunning views of the Hagia Sophia and the Sultanahmet mosque. On the other side, you have a great panoramic view of the Bosphorus river.
The food is ok, but don’t expect too much. You should enjoy the whole meal, just as a combination with the views.

If not for the view our dinner at Seven Hills would have been a wasted trip. We had read about the below average reviews of the food, but were sorely disappointed with the taste and quality of the dishes we ordered (Grilled Calamari was too salty and the Salted Mackerel lacked even that).
The view somewhat made up for our dismal first dinner in Istanbul.

The rooftop at this restaurant is gorgeous. The sunset is unbeatable and you can see both the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia as you enjoy some wine and your meal. It feels very elegant and upscale, true luxury.
The food itself is very expensive and the portions are small, and it’s not in keeping with the prices in the surrounding area. You’re paying a premium for the primo location, which I would say is worth it… Especially if your hotel isn’t in Sultanahmet and doesn’t have a rooftop, as many do!
The wait staff here, as well, is supremely friendly. When I talked to them about my research, one of them even offered to help me with it… Above and beyond the waitstaff duty, to say the least!

This restaurant has the best views in Sultanahmet and I’m giving it 5 star rating simply because of this. It’s a must visit to enjoy the beauty Istanbul can offer. The food and service was good too. We had the seafood salad and prawns in butter over lunch. Bit pricey but it was worth the spend. I highly recommend to add this into your itinerary.

To be honest the restaurant is well located.
The view is wonderful.
The decoration is great.
The service is not so bad even you have to wait quite a long time.
So why only one star… because on 10 at the table we were seven ills the day after.
The only thing in common was that we ate all together the mix fish. Sounds like where stand the remaining food of week, so avoid at least that plate.
Really a shame because the evening was pleasant.

I went there 3 times. The first two by myself. It was like I was invisible. Service was horrid. 15 mins to get a menu. I went back for the view. The third time I went with a friend and it was a completely different restaurant. They need to give that some thought. Food is great and the view is amazing.

Die perfekte Aussicht auf Blaue Moschee, Hagia Sophia, Marmara-​Meer und Bosporus: ein toller Ort, um den Abend mit einem Sundowner zu starten und dann langsam zum Abendessen überzugehen: großartige Fischgerichte, vor allem der Steinbutt ist sehr zu empfehlen.

The view was amazing. But the food was ok. The best part was the view. Service was ok. We ordered one item and it never came. But all of the other items we ordered came and it was ok.

Excellent view, good service and fairly good food. That pretty much summed up our experience here at Seven Hills. We came here mostly for photo oppurtunity but we were pleasantly suprised that our server was really attentive and friendly. We came here only for a cup of soup and Turkish tea during one of th cold and rainy days in Turkey. The soup is basically a creamed sea bass. I did not high expectation for restaurant as such to have good food. Our soup was quite delicious. Not too thick and rich but just perfect. Though I wish they would be a tad generous on the fish but it was all just good. Our tea was also lovely. Though I wish they did not put sugar on my rose hip tea. The ambiance here is relaxing and unhurried. Definitely unlike the kebab restaurants around. Lastly, did I mentioned that the view here is just spectacular. You have the bay on one side, the Blue Mosque on the other and Hagia Sophia opposite it. It was enough to please us. Thank goodness it stopped drizzling after our small bite. Yeeap the rain and the wind could not stop us, we posed and took our souvenir photo of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia from the rooftop. Yay!
Overall, it was a great pick to come here as a tourist!

We have a good sight of the sea, the foods are delicious, it will be a good time to dinning there.

The view is amazing and the staff friendly. The food is 3.5 stars and like most of the other tourist restaurants in the area.

5 star view. average food. service was lacking. I recommend going there for drinks to enjoy the view, and eating elsewhere.

My wife and I ate here twice during our recent visit to Turkey. The staff were very cordial and welcoming and the food the best we ate in our 3 ½ weeks in Turkey. Ask the waiter for a suggestion from the fish cart. The views are stunning, especially on the roof terrace looking directly at Santa Sophia!

Angelockt hat uns vor allem die zu erwartende Aussicht von der Dachterrasse im Seven Hills. Keine fünf Gehminuten von der blauen Moschee und der Hagia Sofia entfernt bekommt man tatsächlich eine tolle Aussicht über das Goldene Horn und auf die asiatische Seite Istanbuls geboten. Das Lokal war gepflegt und sauber.
Wir waren nur auf einen Nachmittagssnack dort und bestellten zum Bier — die servieren dort das leckere Efes — ein paar Vorspeisen wie Hummus und Auberginen. Das Essen war leider enttäuschend: kleine Portionen bei großem Preis und geschmacklich ziemlich fade. Vielleicht hatten wir einfach auch nur Pech mit unserer Auswahl, die servierten Hauptgänge an unseren Nebentischen sahen nämlich recht ansprechend aus. Nun gut, zusammenfassend kann ich sagen: gute Lage mit toller Aussicht, leider aber zu teuer für das gebotene Essen.

Dining at a rooftop terrace is a very special experience in Istanbul. There’s only one place you need to consider– the restaurant atop Seven Hills Hotel. It has the most stunning, scenic view of the city. The food isn’t amazing, but that’s not why you’re here, silly.
Shoutout to the grilled calamari, though. Thanks for being perfectly seasoned and not overly chewy. The prices are exorbitant ($ 6 USD for fresh squeezed OJ? I make a decent living, but I’m not an idiot). But again, you’re paying for a view so gorgeous that it’s impossible to sulk.
As I sipped on my apple tea, my eyes feasted on the wondrous Hagia Sophia and the astounding Blue Mosque. I turned to my right, and dozens of extravagant multi-​million dollar homes lined the shore. It DOESN’T. GET. ANY. BETTER. THAN. THIS.
There’s no better spot to soak in this charming city. We caught the sunset over the Bosphorus Strait. The weather at dusk was cool and windy, so my hair was doing its own thing in all my pictures. It had rained earlier that day (Istanbul was crying over our imminent departure), which resulted in a spectacular rainbow across the sky.
Magical. I wish I stayed.

Five stars for the view — food is a solid 3.5 but totally worth it on a clear night.
Its between Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque and the views can be enjoyed both inside on the lower portion of the restaurant and on the rooftop. Food can be a bit more pricey than other places, but really you are paying for the ambiance. Go for it, even if its just for a drink and mezze. RECOMMEND!

Grandioser Blick von der
Dachterrasse aus auf die Hagia Sophia, die blaue Moschee und den Bosporus. Viele Spiegelreflexkameras klickten an diesem Abend (eigentlich ununterbrochen). Die Gäste bekommen auch eine Decke, falls die sommerlichen Nächte doch etwas zu kalt werden. Heerscharen von Kellnern sind bemüht, die Gäste zu versorgen. Trotzdem kam meine Hauptspeise erst 20 min, nachdem meine Begleitung mit ihrer fertig war. Andererseits sind die Fische derart gut, dass man gerne länger wartet. Wurde uns als Tipp gegeben und ist es auch Wert!

Leider sind die Getränkepreise, insbesondere das Bier, eine echte Abzocke (10 TL für ein kleines Bier). Die Tatsache, dass nur die Preise der Speisen prominent angebracht sind, ist auch nicht gerade sympathisch…
Trotzdem 3 Sterne, weil das Essen einwandfrei und die Aussicht wirklich super ist. Ausserdem freundlicher Service.

Meine Empfehlung hierzu Geht mal nach Eminönü dort in den Vapor nach Rumeli Kavak. Dort gibt es hervorragende Fischrestaurants zu shr angemessenen Preisen. Darüberhinaus hatte man dann gleichzeitig noch eine Bosporus Tour.
Zu empfehlen wären da Iskele Balik Restaurant (Fixpreisabsprache möglich für Gruppen) und Ayder Balik Restaurant.

Wochenende Istanbul, wohnen Altstadt/​Sultanhamet, dort ist auch das Seven Hills mit spektakulärem Dachrestaurant. Wir schlendern vorbei, Zufall, auf der Straße steht ein TV mit Bildern der voll besetzten Terrasse. Zwei Blicke, ein Gedanke, der Fahrstuhl fährt uns in den siebten Stock.
Sehr nettes Resto, höflich-​freundlicher Empfang, man kann drinnen sitzen, draussen auf der Terrasse, wo Pingu nur in drei Richtungen gucken konnte oder noch eine Etage höher, dort 360-​Grad-​Blick auf Hagia Sofia, Blaue Moschee, Topkapi-​Palast, Marmara und Bosporus, Galata-​Brücke und Turm sowie das lichterblinkende Häusermeer der Millionenmetropole.
Es ist Mitte September, abends schon recht frisch, wenn die Winde durch die Gassen pfeifen. Ohne Pullover ist zu wenig.
Wir gehen natürlich ganz nach oben, eine Decke für Schultern, Rücken und Kopf nehmen wir dankend an, das TV-​Bild war noch aus dem Sommer, heute sind nur ganz wenige Tische besetzt, die von hartgesottenen Touristen wie uns.
21.30h, der Muezzin ruft Allahu Akbar, von anderen Minaretten wird geantwortet, hier sind die Ausläufer des westlichen Europas, die Grenze zwischen Okzident und Orient, ist das herrlich hier zu sein.
Zwei blitzkalte Efes (DAS türkische Bier), Oktopus– und Artischoken-​Salate später, werfen wir die Decken ab und uns bestens inspiriert und inzwischen fast steifgefroren wieder in das Getümmel der vibrierenden Weltstadt.
Schade, dass es keine laue Sommernacht war, wir würden wohl noch immer sitzen.

Ich habe nur ein Bier getrunken.
Von daher kann ich dass Essen nicht beurteilen. Was dort auf den Tischen aufgedeckt war sah aber sehr gut aus. Die Aussicht ist auch spektakulär. Blick aufs Meer, den Bosporus, die Moscheen, etc. toll. Vor allem weit und breit kein Gebäude in ähnlicher Höhe.
Die Preise sind entsprechend gesalzen.
Ein Bier 12 Lira = 8 Euro ist schon etwas heftig.

Dieses Restaurant befindet sich auf dem Dach des Seven Hill Hotels. Ein Werbungsmensch am Eingang des Hotels zieht wie hier überall üblich die Kundschaft durch ein Gespraech in das Restaurant rein/​an. Es sieht sehr nett aus, schöné weisse Tischdecken und Blumen und Sekt/​Weinkühler auf jedem Tisch. Der Service ist ebenso fein, wie die Preise, gehobener. Die Aussicht war zu meiner Enttaeuschung nicht auf die Blaue Moschee (Sultanahmet Camii) sondern auf die anderen 3 Seiten, die grosse Hagia Sofya und die Stadt und ein wenig das Meer.
Es ist ein Fischrestaurant und hatte laut Empfehlung des Kellners Dorade, regionalen Blauen Fisch, noch einen Fisch und Tintenfisch. ich nahm einen Salat und eine kalte Vorspeise. Die Hauptgerichte waren alle über 20Lira platziert. ich hatte als Vorspeise gegrillte Aubergingenmus mit Knoblauch und etwas Karotten und Gurkendekoration. Die Haelfte davon schmeckte total verbrannt und war ungeniessbar. Die Kellner waren zu beschaeftigt, um mich öfter zu bedienen, mit einer grossen Gruppe (russisch oder jugoslawisch), die dort Betriebsausflug mit Projektpraesentationen kombinierten und zu meinem Leidwesen sehr laut waren, mit einer aufgehaengten Leinwand eine Aussichtsseite blockierten und bei jedem Vortrag wurde die angenehme Begleitmusik des Restaurants unterbrochen und ausgeschaltet.
Das Brot zum Essen wurde im abgedeckten Korb gebracht und serviert. Der Salat, wohl als Beilage gedacht, war für meinen kleinen Hunger gross und lecker. Essig und Öl Dressing alles ok.
insgesamt zahlte ich 23Lira, was ich an dem Abend viel fand. Heute hatte ich woanders für Hauptgericht und Salat 44Lira gezahlt, bei ebenfalls schöner Aussicht.
Das Restaurant ist nicht leicht zu finden, aber man kann es sehen, wenn nachts die Beleuchtung des Restaurants weit sichtbar ist. Wenn man vom Haupteingang der Blauen Moschee zur Hagia Sofya geht, sieht man auf der rechten Seite ein Restaurant über den Daechern mit roten und gelben und grünen Lampen leuchten.
Mit ein wenig Orientierungssinn oder einer guten Karte, kann man es also gut finden.
Meine Empfehlung.