This place lived up to their reviews. We split the penne pasta and the seabass with mushroom wheat…read morerisotto & veggies. The pasta was good, but the seabass was spectacular.

I came here for dinner during my trip to Istanbul since I had walked past it many times. The staff…read morewere nice and attentive. I sat out in the garden, which had heating since it was a chilly night. I ordered their beef durum wrap. It was just okay. The wrap had too much sauce/liquid, making it a mess to eat and making the wrap soggy. The meat inside was also really tough. I left most of the wrap. Overall, the service was excellent, but the food could be better.

The traditional breakfast is great. The staff is very friendly. Very coveniently located between…read moregulhane and sirkeci. Definitely coming back!!

On my recent trip to Istanbul, I reunited with an old friend and we made a beeline for Emirgan…read moreSütiş--because some places aren't just restaurants, they're homecoming rituals. When I lived in Istanbul, this spot was practically my second living room. My family, my friends, me... we all gravitated here like moths to a flame (or Turks to tea). The weather was perfect, which meant sitting outside with the full Bosporus experience. I swear, one minute I was sipping my tea, and the next I was fully hypnotized by the view, contemplating if I should just move back and become a professional tea-drinking waterfront philosopher. The breeze, the boats, the clinking of tiny tea glasses--pure magic. The staff? Surprisingly excellent. Attentive without hovering, friendly without being fake, and patient enough to deal with two people taking way too long to decide between breakfast or also more breakfast. We went classic: a traditional Turkish breakfast spread. Even though I've recently lost weight and now eat like a polite bird, I still forced myself (for scientific and nostalgic purposes, of course) to enjoy every bite. The cheese selection was spot-on, the tomatoes actually tasted like tomatoes (a luxury these days), and the menemen was perfectly runny--just the right level of "don't wear white." And the bread... let's just say it kept mysteriously disappearing from the table. No idea how. Must have been the wind. The only reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is that the place can get very busy, which sometimes means waiting longer than you'd like, but honestly, with that view, complaining feels rude. Overall, Emirgan Sütiş is still the charming, delicious, Bosporus-side classic I remember. I'm already plotting my return--preferably with no diet, no schedule, and unlimited tea refills.

I do not recommend this place, mainly because of the prices…read more The breakfast is very ordinary and offers nothing special compared to other good breakfast restaurants. There are no special items, no rich or fixed breakfast menu, and nothing that justifies the cost. However, the prices are 1.5 to 2 times higher than other best restaurants. Especially for FOREIGNER Visitors , please be careful -- this is not the Sütiş it used to be. Based on my experience yesterday, I do not recommend it at all.

In Istanbul, Turkey on an amazing food tour with Culinary Backstreets (Gonca, our guide) and Milk…read moreStreet. On our first night in town, we ascend a walking historical tour through the streets of Upper Beyoglu. We are walking uphill for our meal, meaning our meal will taste even better. In a quiet neighborhood, we arrived at an unassuming building with no sign, named Cuma. This old house is separated into individual dining rooms with exposed concrete walls, small hallways, creaky wood floors and floor to ceiling heavy drapes. The feeling is that this is going to be an amazing night. I under estimated just how great it could be. Ten worldly travels are joining us this culinary adventure. As we are seated for a fixed service, the dishes, start coming out of the kitchen. The description of what we are having is causing me the salivate. The first dish was lightly steamed snow peas with a dusting of hazelnut taratore. Simple and amazing! Our next dish was Turkish pastrami with roasted eggplant, tahini yogurt and crispy onions. I don't like eggplant but there is nothing left on my plate and my senses are on high alert. Simply delicious! Our next dish is minced kibbeh, tahani and fresh herbs. A new dish for me and over the top, again. Georgian dumplings with salted antakya yogurt and porcini mushrooms are up next. What a beautiful dish and packed with a smooth creamy flavor. We finish off the night with baklava, quince paste, pistachios and kaymak. It was light, savory, crispy and delightful. Hands down, one of the best evenings of dining I have experienced. The presentation, flavors, portions and experience were INCREDIBLE. If you are in Istanbul or planning a trip, please place Cuma on your list. To the staff and chefs, thanks for making our first night in Istanbul and great memory.

TLDR: Cuma offers great bistro-style food with Turkish flavors in an intimate indoor/outdoor…read moresetting alongside a quiet alleyway. Recommend the signature cocktails, ceviche, friend oysters, and chicken. They accept credit card and speak English. I'd highly recommend Cuma. We booked a reservation via phone for 8pm on a weekday. The restaurant was about half full. Most of the seating is outdoors in their cute garden courtyard. You can smoke out there. If you wanna avoid the smoke, sit indoors which has roughly 6 tables with 2-4 seats per table. The food is best described as French bistro meets Turkish flavors. We had the fried mussels, ceviche, duck, and chicken. All were cooked perfectly. Lots of citrus flavors. We didn't have dessert. You won't find traditional Turkish desserts here if that's your thing. However they have the standards you'd expect from a bistro like apple crumble and carrot cake.

This is probably one of the best dinners we had in Istanbul. It's super vegetarian friendly, and…read morethe food tastes so fresh. We got the halloumi-pomegranate salad and it was amazing. By far the best thing we ate We also tried their hummus and pita, which were good. The last thing we ordered was their white pasta, which was ok. We would have skipped it entirely, as the amount of food was too much and we liked the other dishes better.

Reasonable and large portion! We went for lunch and had the…read morecrispy chicken. One beer and the price was 1500 lira with tip

This was a fun environment. The service was very friendly and despite that I am solo customer, they…read morewere very accommodating. I'm very impressed with their selection and presentation. This is a Michelin restaurant with very cool vibe. I also enjoyed wine from Cappadocia. The DJ's selection of music was spot on. I definitely enjoy my meal here and will definitely recommend.

Stopped by for a light breakfast and had a great experience. The staff were friendly and welcoming,…read moreand the service was impressively quick. The food was pretty good overall, but the highlight for me was the tomato scrambled eggs, they were so flavorful and really stood out. A solid spot for a simple, satisfying breakfast.

Rated in a local paper as one of the top 10 places to eat menamen in turkey…read more We had one plain and 2 with sausage Not photogenic as far as meals go but taste is good. Diner vibe. It's slightly spicy and with a heavy green pepper taste. That seems pretty standard in turkey. We had better menamen elsewhere ( see My other reviews in turkey) but it was fine