Great bar to sit and relax after a day of walking around in Istanbul. We enjoyed tea and board…read moregames and could sit outside while warming up by the heaters. We went to this bar twice and the waiter was very welcoming both times. I've spotted many turkisch students and high school teens who like to relax here. The bar appears to be popular. Go here if you happen to be in the Besiktas area.

This place was AMAZING…read more After a very long chill and drink sesh at another establishment in the area, bae and I were hungry and tryna chow down on some turkish grub. This place was in the vicinity and decent according to trip advisor AND open late. The restaurant is gigantic. I'm not an expert on average restaurant sizes in Turkey but this is one of the biggest restaurants I've ever seen. It has like 5 levels and is decorated impeccably. Impeccable as a synonym for weird. We were kindly seated in this, I'm not joking, like library on the roof. I literally took panoramic snapchats with the caption "this is literally where we are eating dinner". We sat on the couch in the library and the food was placed on a coffee-table like structure in front of us. We went with hookah of course, because 6 hours of hookah prior to our arrival was clearly inadequate. The staff were impressively attentive to our coals and came to check up on them every 30 min or so. If you know us, it won't be surprising that we literally ordered the entire menu. We got boreka-like spinach and cheese SPRING ROLLS (wtf?), spinach and cheese pastry thing, hummus (OBVIOUSLY), zucchini fritters, meat-ravioli in a cream sauce, and pita bread (OBVIOUSLY). Everything was absolutely spectacular. We ate way more food than is probably recommended for health/safety reasons but it was worth it. The staff was absolutely incredible with how much attention they gave us. Because we were off in a colony on mars practically, we had no idea that the restaurant had pretty much closed down in the floors below. This abruptly came to my attention when I drunkenly attempted to search for the bathroom. Our waiter additionally went out of his way to flag our cab down on our way out. Amazing hospitality in this place. Anyways, this was honestly one of my best experiences in a restaurant to date. Highly recommend.

Good food and service. On the pricier side. Great outdoor ambiance. Make sure to poke your head…read moreinside to see all of the lights. It's super cute inside.

Amazing Börekçi We tried the meat and potatoes…read more Then added the cheese. Good portions good price. They ran out of the spinach.

It looks positively Divine. It taste earthly good. Located at the mouth of Taxim square main retail…read moredrag its hard to miss. We had the rice almond pudding which excellent in its execution not too sweet, love the pistachios and coconut on top. The wrap nuts baklava was too rich for me. Almost an overload of pistachios. Both desserts were fine but not great.

probably a huge touristy spot, but it was welcome to have a nice place to sit and rest while its so…read morecold outside. they serve tons of Turkish sweets here and have tea and coffee. service was good and the bathrooms were nice and clean. we had the baklava with ice cream, and rose tea.

Delicious saffron milk cake! We were here to try just the milk cake but were offered many turkish…read moredelights to try to we try it as well and brought some home! The milk cake with saffron is very yummy, it does have strong saffron taste so if you are not into saffron that much, should not get it! It is not too sweet and would make the perfect desserts! We got some nuts covered in chocolate to bring home as well! I would deff. recommend this place since the aesthetic and the way the pakaging goes was perfect in every way and service was quick and friendly! Ambiance can also be romantic!

Omg the experience was one of kind filled with dessert heaven. I felt like I was transferred into…read moreOttoman Empire with the hospitality and everything

Great spot to get some tea and borek and relax for a lazy morning or delish breakfast. It's a…read morechain place, but they've got some delish food in here! Great to grab a couple of teas, some varieties of boreks, and go up and watch people and enjoy a start to a day. I enjoyed this spot many mornings when I was in the area.

I initially just ordered a sandwich and a lemonade at a franchise in Istanbul. The service was…read moreaverage. The sandwich consisted of one thin slice of bologna that barely covered the surface of the sliced bread roll, one slice of cheese that covered less than half of the sliced bread roll, one small slice of tomato that covered a quarter of the sliced bread roll, and a piece of lettuce that covered about half of the sliced bread roll -- which, by the way, was very thick, so the taste in the end was mostly that of the bread itself. Furthermore, considering that this is a "bakery-cafe", the bread did not taste fresh, despite requesting that it be heated (not even the cheese melted). The lemonade is artificial, with the citric powder after-taste included. For USD$9, I think this is poor "value for you money" -- one of the claimed "brand values of this franchise. I then had a simit which was tasty but also not very fresh (a little hard/stale). The hot tea however was good.

You really need to dine here if you're in the old city. It is very small; so make a reservation…read more It is a family owned restaurant with the dining room on the middle floor of their house. All the food is home cooked by the owner, who is an artist. She has decorated the room with her art and even made the furniture. The food is amazing! You'd better love cats and dogs because they are part of the experience. Our best dining experience so far in Istanbul.

This was the highlight of my trip to Istanbul. Being served homemade food by the amazing chef and…read morecafe owner off a handwritten menu--whatever she made that day--surrounded by art and rescue animals....do not miss out!!

Mediterranean salad was well executed accompanied with a timely arrival of their free baked bread…read more I would thoroughly recommend the mixed Kebab platter;has plenty for 2cto share and Enjoy. Very succulent kebabs. They have a large sit in area in the back tastefully decorated. Great conversation and attention to detail from all the staff.

This place was great…read more Conveniently situated near most of the big attractions, this place was our first stop before sightseeing. The place was empty upon our arrival which greatly enhanced the amount of attention we received. The waiter was very friendly, like...very, very friendly. Possibly too friendly. We ordered turkish coffee (classic), hummus and pita for the table to share, and an omelette each. The pita they gave was GIGANTIC. Like titanic-sized. Like bigger than my head. The hummus was exceptional. The omelette was also gigantic now that I think about it. Omelette walls were thin and the tomato sauce inside was delicious. Alright I think that's enough