When is Sarnıç İstanbul open?
Every day, 12 PM–12 AM. Hours checked on 2 November 2026.
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CisternCağaloğlu
Sarnıç İstanbul
- 4.51.5k reviews
- Closed now
Restaurant inside a restored Byzantine cistern in Sultanahmet, with Turkish cuisine and dance performances on selected evenings.
Quick answers
Sarnıç İstanbul in short
When is the best time to visit Sarnıç İstanbul?
It's at its best afternoons and evenings. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is Sarnıç İstanbul indoors or outdoors?
Indoors: a good pick when it rains.
How much does Sarnıç İstanbul cost?
It isn't free.
How long do you need at Sarnıç İstanbul?
About 2 hours.
Where is Sarnıç İstanbul?
Cankurtaran, Soğuk Çeşme Sk. No:26, 34122 Fatih/İstanbul.
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Is Sarnıç İstanbul wheelchair accessible?
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible restroom.
Status, rating and hours checked on 2 November 2026; kids, cost, booking and setting verified by the Wedar team. Where our data comes from
Right now · 8:15 am
Why it fits right now
Closed right now.
Opens today 12 pm.
15°
Overcast
- Feels
- 16°
- Rain
- 3%
- Wind
- 3km/h
- 9am
16° - 10am17°
- 11am18°
The next five days
Best time to go
Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
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Plan your visit
Hours
Closed now- mondayToday
- 12 PM–12 AM
- tuesday
- 12 PM–12 AM
- wednesday
- 12 PM–12 AM
- thursday
- 12 PM–12 AM
- friday
- 12 PM–12 AM
- saturday
- 12 PM–12 AM
- sunday
- 12 PM–12 AM
Hours checked 2 Nov
Where and how
- 1 Sarnıç İstanbul
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- 4 Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque · 3 min
- 5 Santa Basilica Cafe & Restaurant · 4 min
Good to know
- Indoors
- Book online
- Allow about 2 h
- Accessible washroom
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.5from 1.5k reviews
Known for
- Byzantine cistern
- Dance shows
- Lamb shank
- Cocktails
What people say
- People like:
- Review topics highlight dance shows, historic atmosphere, cocktails and lamb shank.
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Leave with a light layer.
Light layerThe whole time
It's indoors, so this is for the trip there and back.