Ara gurme lahmacun pide kebap — Restaurant in Şişli

Stopping in Istanbul for a night and am I glad we found this place for dinner. Amazing food, such hospitality, and the bill was shockingly low for how pleasantly stuffed we were.

The photos don’t do it justice — the lentil soup, diced meat pide, and adana and beef skewers (and the accoutrements to the skewers, especially the grilled tomatoes and long green peppers) completely blew us away! Much thought was put into the way the food is prepared. Lean cuts and fat are meticulously separated on the beef skewers, for example.

Very clean and hospitable establishment. They cleaned the table and changed plates and cutlery between meal and dessert for us. We got tea before and after dessert.

Make sure you have a meal here if you are in the...

We went to this restaurant on our first night in Istanbul, and the food was incredibly delicious and filling, even though it was our first time trying traditional Turkish cuisine.

The location was very accessible as it was close hotels, but peaceful as it's not on the main road. Also, the owner was very friendly and funny, although we were unfamiliar with some of the Turkish food, and how to pair them with sauces, he was patient and helped us. We loved the red pepper dip, the chicken platter, and the rice pudding, it's a must-try!

We highly recommend this restaurant for anyone who wants to try authentic cuisine at...

Another local gem. Great food variety. You can get all authentic Turkish casual foods you desire right here. From variety of appetizer with fresh puffy bread to dip with, to pide and durum and with hamachun and kebabs. We had them all and they all tasted great. It still has its local flavor and it’s less touristy. Great and very friendly service. Very fair prices (again more on local side than tourist level prices). Highly recommend for a quick lunch while you’re...