If your traveling to Turkey, this is a spot NOT to be missed, no matter how near or far it is, GET…read moreHERE. Doner kebabs are my favorite food, as this is the Mecca or Holy Grail (depending on what you believe lol if none of the above sorry) of Doner. Specifically, the iskender. Good portion, a rarity In Istanbul, but I still order the 1.5 portion. They have delicious puffy oven bread and goat cheese as a starter, and mantarli pilav, which is rice and mushrooms baked inside a puff pastry. These are all my standard items when I come here. Lots more, more I dont want to get full of other stuff. Terrific sea view during the day, this is paradise and where I want to die, PERIOD. Was here over 3 years ago last, never miss when I travel back to Istanbul. Like I said, if youre a meat lover and are vacationing here, plan this and thank me later. Oh hell, throw in a Lahmajun (Turkish thin crispy bread ground beef and spices pizza) almost forgot that one, its divine as well.

It was so expensive so that was so rude. I will not recommend it. This place works like a factory.read more

Try their special with a mix of grilled meats. More food than 2 can handle. Staff is very friendly…read moreand if you strike up a conversation with them, they may even give you a free Turkish coffee with a surprise presentation. Can't reveal that on this review. Food was excellent. Pleasant and clean environment. Definitely a local hangout for the community. Glad we found it.

Very good the chicken is amazing super friendly staff if I ever come back to turkey I would…read moredefinitely stop by again.

Excellent food, service and friendly ambiance. Staff was very friendly. Kid friendly place.read more

Great homemade manti and gozleme restaurant in Bakirkoy, just off the main pedestrian street…read morebetween the shopping malls (Capacity & Carousel) and Kennedy Caddesi. All of the food is extremely delicious. The owner is very nice and when I told him I was vegetarian, he went out of his way to accommodate me, preparing exactly what I wanted. This is one of the few places with meatless (vegetarian) manti - they have it with potato or cheese (as well as the traditional meat version). I also got gozleme (spinach & cheese and potato & cheese), and mucver (vegetable latkes, which taste great with garlic yogurt).

Excellent food but the service was not great. They were not nice and sometimes even rude.read more

Located on the 17th floor of the Hyatt Regency (hotel opened in January). A group of us wandered…read moreup here at about 7pm to check-out the view. Its gorgeous! My pic does NOT do it justice. Sweeping views of the Marmara Sea & Istanbul. Fantastic breezes, contemporary furniture of couches & a DJ spinning cool tunes; we all were swept away by the feel of this place. Hostess sat our group at a great spot overlooking Sea. They serve Ceviche, Tapas, Small Plates & a few desserts; plus, handcrafted cocktails. We had planned on just stopping by for a drink, but ended up watching the sun set and spending the rest of the evening here (we left around midnight, but they were open until 2am). Cocktails: I started with the Red Lips. This was a delicious treat of vodka, Prosecco, pomegranate? with a whipped egg white froth on top. Yum. (had a few of these) Food: all the items were good, but there wasn't anything I had that is a Must Have. The Yellow Fin & the Empanadas were the standouts for me. Yellow Fin Tail Ceviche Empanadas Grilled Rib Steak w/chimichurri & lime dressing Octopus Lamb Cons? Pricey. Cocktails (around $15) & Tapas were LA prices. Smoking. People smoke everywhere. Service was a bit slow, at times. Husband had ordered his martinis with olives, but they kept bringing them with lemons (he didn't mention it to staff). Closed Sunday nights. This was a great spot to end our visit to Istanbul.

Hello I haven't tried this place yet but I want too and also I was wondering about the prices and…read moreif people out side of the hotel are able to come or not

Gorkem Kilis Sofrasi is located in Florya, Istanbul, very close to Ataturk Airport. Its like a…read morefamily restaurant, when we walked in most of their clientele were families sat at big tables. They are not super welcoming, sour face servers. Smiling is the best thing if you are doing this business. Other than that, they have a very big menu. From soups, appetizers, lamb, poultry and desserts, pretty good selections. And the items we ordered they were very tasty. We started with yuvarlama soup, which is based yogurt soup, mini meatballs and chick peas in it, served in traditional silver bowl. We were also served butter, sheeps milk cheese along with some yogurt dips and ezme which is minced peppers, garlic, walnuts, pepper paste and pomegranate sauce. For appetizer we ordered cig kofte, raw meat with cracked wheat and spices shaped as mini patties, and mini lahmacun, Turkish style pizza with baked with grounded lamb, onions, tomatoes and parsley. For the main, we got Urfa kebab, grounded lamb grilled on skewers and Ali Nazik, chunks of lamb served over smoked eggplant with garlic yogurt sauce. We finalized our dinner kind of baklava, carrot slice, baklava layers cut into slices look like shape of a carrot, and had ice cream in it. Amazing!!! Will definitely come back back.

This restaurant is very famous in Istanbul so we decided to go there. It is a giant restaurant…read more Many celebrities( Turkish) have gone there. Food was like all the other Turkish kebab restaurant only more pricey. Quality was good but again you can get the same food in any other Turkish restaurant in Istanbul. I loved their Dolma very much. If you are curious for having a famous kebab than definitely go and visit them.

From the moment I reached the door I was greeted by a friendly greeter. I wanted my order to go so,…read moreI used my translater for help. The gentleman kindly found someone who could understand English. He sat me down, offered tea and took my order. A few minutes later the they gave me a complimentary dessert. And OMG...it was the best ice cream I have EVER had. It is completely on another level of its own. It was pure bliss. I wanted to cry when I took the last bite. Everyone was soo nice from the very beginning to me leaving. The food was way more than enough and of course delicious. This place is a staple for me for life. They accept cash and/or major credit cards.