This is as authentic as it gets…read more Located at Fatih, a humble busy area in Istanbul, it delivers authentic Syrian brunch. They have the best falafel, best hummus, best freshly baked bread, best tea, best fava beans, best freshly baked pies and best everything. You can come here every single day, literally. Prices are cheap here. The people were so kind and accommodating for big parties. It's so lively and busy here but you get a seat guaranteed. Every time in Istanbul we have to come here.

My family and I went here during a visit to Turkey and I don't know if it was because we were…read moreforeigners, but the service was top tier. I think Turkey is just on another level of treatment in terms of hospitality. Plus, food was amazing. Everything was delicious and healthy and the workers were extremely friendly and warm. Highly recommend if you're looking for a bit more upscale in the area!

I ate at this traditional Turkish restaurant when I went to Istanbul for work…read more There were about 40 of us in a long dining table and the service was pleasing and quick given that there were a lot of us and they had to take care of their other customers. Once seated, appetizers came right away: hummus, bread, pide, olives, and aubergine. For the main entree, there was this fall of the bone chicken with rice. It was a flashy eventful entrance for the chickens. They took out a cart that had three covered plates, lit it up, and then took down the covers. I couldn't really see because I was a bit far. But was it was quite a show! Then WALA. There was chicken inside. This chicken. I don't know how they made it, I'm guess it's salted-baked chicken but it was the softest and most fall of the bone chicken I've eaten. We also got the A Meter Pasa Kebab. Meter stick kebab is the dish to order. You won't be disappointed. Everyone in my table was quite entertained. To be frank, it was my first time seeing a kebab this long. The meat was tender, crunchy, and juicy. It's fall of the bone yummy too! The bread at the bottom of the meat seeped up all the juice which made it 10x tastier. For deserts, I had Kunefe, a traditional Turkish dessert made-up of cheese and drizzled with syrup, and Turkish tea. It tasted a bit tangy due to the orange blossom added to the syrup. Overall, I highly recommend this place! I am a fan. I'm definitely eating here again when I go back to Istanbul.

Pushy service. Food was good but salad seems old . Kebab was excellent . Portions were certainly…read moregenerous

We stumbled upon this spot while walking around the busy streets of this neighborhood. Plenty of…read morelocals eating so we decided to sit down and have dinner. Food was cheap and delicious but skip the dessert and go elsewhere if you want something sweet. The Iskender kebap was great but even more cravings-worthy was the lahmacun! Seriously! It was so good we ordered it twice!

I'll be honest, I came here for the gay cruise scene and wasn't disappointed but I'm sad that as I…read morewrite this review that a monthly later (June 2016) Taksim was beset by the state police behaving like hoodlums firing rubber bullets and teargas on innocent participants in one of the rare GLBTQ pride parades that can be seen in a Muslim country (or even in Eastern Europe for that matter). Oh Turkey, you have a long way to go to enter the European Union if you exhibit such prejudices and having a nutcase claiming Islam as the reason to enter a gay club and murder 49 people in Orlando, Florida is not helping your case for inclusion. That said, the architecture, the variety of kiosks and booths to purchase food items or flowers or toys for the tots, the sound of prayers from the minerets and the boom of ocean trawlers out in the Bosphurus make this such a beautiful soulful place to visit. When it comes to the eye candy scene you don't often get to see Eritrean, Syrian and Albanian hustlers back to back.... and that's just the beginning. As with a multi-layered complex and sweet baklava, peel back one layer at a time and you're bound to encounter a United Nation's worth of hunky hirsute humanity all on the take.... or looking for a good time.... or both. Either way my sensory overload was pleased as punch! I went there from Sultanamet (the tourist zone on another peninsula of greater Istanbul; both are on the Euro side) via taxi but you could easily take the very clean subway. I'm looking forward to go back!

Popular with the locals, a little ramshackle but with charme to make up for it; friendly waiters;…read moredecent traditional grill house dishes, unfortunately limp bread 3.5 stars

I love it This place is amazing you should try it…read moreFood was phenomenal The hospitality was awesome Price compare to food amazing Perfect place