A Michelin Guide Press Trip · December 2025
In December 2025, Domenico Porfido travelled through Türkiye as a guest of the Michelin Guide and GoTürkiye, the country's official tourism board, from the Bosphorus shores of Istanbul, where Türkiye's first Michelin Guide selection was celebrated, to the cave cut dining rooms of Cappadocia.
The trip opened in Istanbul, where Domenico was a guest for the Michelin Guide Ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosphorus, and, the following day, for lunch at the Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, in the historic centre of the city.
The hotel's winter lobby, a miniature Bosphorus in lights.
Golden hour on the terrace, breakfast over the strait, and a Turkish table set for the season.
The award ceremony, Türkiye's first Michelin Guide selection, presented in partnership with GoTürkiye, was held inside the same hotel that hosted the trip, gathering the country's most decorated kitchens under one roof.
On the red carpet at the Michelin Guide Ceremony Türkiye 2026, Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosphorus.
From Istanbul, the journey continued east to Cappadocia, to try the region's Michelin recognised kitchens, tasting menus served in centuries old rooms cut into the valley's volcanic rock.
Arrival under the lights of a Cappadocia cave hotel, and at the table before dinner.
The dining room at Revithia, carved into the rock.
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"Fine dining is not just about the food. It is about the atmosphere, the light, the moment."
— Domenico Porfido