MİDYE TENCERE — Restaurant in Şişli

While I won't say it's the midye I ever had, it's on par with all the nice ones. The two things that set Midye Tencere apart are service and price.

At just 8 lira each it's nearly 45% cheaper than what you'll find in the tourist oriented areas like Karakoy for example (which cost 15 lira for comparison)

Service wise there's a very genuine down home field to it as the owner is also the one who's serving you. While the place is a bit run down, that adds to the charm for me.

He even gave me two more pieces for free although I tried to pace my portion due to having another dinner place to...

The BEST restaurant in Istanbul. I stayed in Istanbul only for 1 week but visited this restaurant 3 times. I tried Midye in many places and i swear, this restaurant is the best with midye. Good price, good taste of midye, relaxing place, very friendly master. You will absolutely be happy with this restaurant. I am so sad that we don't have this...

What a fantastic experience! This is truly one of the hidden gems of Istanbul. The owner is an absolutely terrific host and cook. He made the entire experience 5-star. This is the first time in my life that, as a tourist, I've been under-charged! Will definitely come back when in...