Lades Menemen — Restaurant in Beyoğlu

I was excited to try this place after the hype surrounding it's breakfast. I got the leak soup and Menemen with Turkish sausage, finishing off with a tea as that's what I've seen everyone else also have.

The Menemen is very runny, and the idea is to load it onto the bread. As I wanted to keep off carbs I did not bother. My first thoughts is that it taste okay but not for me. I think I prefer my eggs with texture instead of it being like soup. I am glad I tried it though as that is my own preference with my eggs.

As for the leak soup, please AVOID. The soup was served semi warm and not hot. And it had an oderous taste to it. My girlfriend pointed out it tasted like 2 days old and I only got through 10% of it. I would like to point out my stomach did not feel good for a few days and I'm sure it was this restaurant, in particular the soup.

There's a lot of rave of this restaurant from many food bloggers but sadly my experience did not live up to the expectation. I would not not like to discourage others from trying but only sharing my...

Istanbul #24, Turkish #18, "Brunch" #2, Lades #1: I was on the fence about trying menemen because it seemed kind of overpriced for what it was.

After striking out on many places we wanted to eat due to Bayram (Eid al-Adha), we finally decided to give menmen a try at Lades. I'm happy to report it was a decision we were both pleased with.

We ordered the menemen with sucuk (traditional Turkish sausage) $215 and a büyük çay $25 to share.

The portion was much larger than expected and is plenty for two people IMO. Also the bread served with the menemen doesn't look like much, but it is delicious and goes perfectly to dip into the eggs.

I would happily come back and likely just order the "normal" menemen with pepper/tomato next time. One of my favorite food stops of our one-week trip...

Menemen is another dish commonly eaten for breakfast and may be compared to a soupy plate of scrambled eggs. Traditionally, it consists of eggs, green bell peppers, tomatoes, and a healthy helping of olive oil. It is spiced with ground black pepper and may occasionally also contain chopped onion. To make the dish more hearty, you can also order meat with your menemen. Mihir and I particularly enjoyed Turkish sausage (sucuklu yumurta) and fried meat inside our menemen. The dish is usually served with a generous helping of fresh Turkish bread. All in all, this is a hearty breakfast that could also serve as a light lunch. A plate of the traditional menemen here costs 8 TL while the meat options range between 14...