Sarabi, Istanbul

This is a busy wine bar-cum-restaurant with a cool, clean European feel, overlooking the pedestrian traffic on Istiklal Caddesi. If you've had enough of travelling by the time you arrive in Istanbul, just sit back and circumnavigate the whole world in one meal with the outrageously international menu. Start with a Japanese sashimi appetiser, then head off to northern Italy for mushroom ravioli in a delicious creamy basil sauce. Finish up in France with the most sinful mousse au chocolat. The menu here changes quarterly. There is a good choice of wines and Sarabi is one of the few wine bars in town selling imported ales and lagers.