Cafe 21 — Restaurant in Beyoğlu

Solid option, kitchen is open late. Significant indoor smoking is a turn off.

Came by close to midnight, was thankful the kitchen was still open. Nice vibes inside, but quite a few people smoking which makes it hard to enjoy the food & breathe. We ordered 2 whites, one was a blanc de noir, the other was a chardonnay. One was a natural wine, so had a bit of funk - but neither wine was outstandingly good or bad.

Food wise, we ordered the snack platter & the zucchini patties. Zucchini patties are very delicious, highly recommend. Despite being fried, are relatively light, with lots of zucchini and a touch of herbs. The yogurt that came with it was amazing, very creamy & but light, only a bit of tanginess like cream cheese. The snack platter was fine, 50% fries which were nice, and came with 4 sauces: sweet chili, mustard, ketchup, mayo. The standouts here were the small kofte, which I'll just order next time.

Service was friendly and prompt. Very dim mood lighting, so it's a place to come to drink and chill, but you're not focused on the food or drink imo. The smoking is the...

The place is super cozy and warm. We went there after eating in icy cold day. The music was nice and soft, it was not disturbing or interrupting while were speaking in our group. I hate when I need to shout to make my friends hear me. The food is so nice. I ate one of the tastiest fries around. There were cats inside which is so lovely. They jumped on us and cuddled :) The staff is so friendly and have such a nice humor. One more great thing is, the small things are not priced (water, nuts, olive, cucumber, carrot). Actually that's the biggest reason why I will definetely go there again. One little con is: the place has two parts, and kitchen is located in one. There's only one passage one to another and that's from outside. So when somebody order something from other side, the door will open so many times and the cold air goes in. I was wearing my snow...

Amazing food. By far the best Turkish breakfast I’ve had in Turkey so far. They’ve set the bar very high and will undoubtedly be raising standards for the whole area. Customer service was impeccable and the staff were attentive and polite throughout and accommodated our family’s request to be seating inside away from smokers with no attitude I.e. rolled eyes and hushed words and were very understanding. The food was delicious and cannot explain how good their pancakes with Nutella were. My daughter eat the entire plate, and it wasn’t a small portion! Would recommend to anyone over the alternative (Cihangir Sosyal Tesisleri). The alternative was less than professional and had the audacity to try and imply we were walking out on the bill, when I literally just handed his colleague 700 lira in cash not 40 seconds earlier! Two for one...