A must-try for tourists!…read more The food is absolutely delicious, with a menu offering traditional Turkish dishes. The ambiance is modern yet maintains a relaxed, upscale vibe, making it perfect for both casual outings and special occasions. They are famous for their mezes, and I highly recommend the levrek marin and fava. For mains, the hunkar begendi is amazing! The service is fast, friendly, and attentive, adding to the overall great experience. It's a classic if you're in Istanbul. Also, it's in of the best area to hang, tons to see around. Highly recommended!

I was excited to try this place but found the food to be just okay. Maybe I picked the wrong items?…read moreI am not sure. We ordered the grilled artichokes, pickles, potato croquettes, and beef tenderloin. The artichokes were my favourite - so delicious! Everything else was alright. It was all cooked well and seemed fresh but I found the price to be a bit expensive for what it was. I've had better meals for much cheaper in Istanbul. One thing I didn't like was a 50 lira charge per person for cover? And our water was not free. On top of that, a 10% service charge. Not really happy about being charged cover and a service charge but it is what it is. Service was good and our food came very quickly.

A must visit. Historic, traditional restaurant. A staple of Istanbul trip, located in the Egyptian…read morespice market. Food is traditional and not fussy, but great quality w high end service.

Must visit.. cool tiles. But eat elsewhere. Food is overrated and the service is very poor. Very…read moreexpensive.

We paid ~$85pp for this place! Overall, it's a beautiful ambiance since we were seated on the…read morerooftop and got to witness the sunset and fireworks. I didn't think the food was all-that to be quite frank. I ended up liking the drinks more than the food. Additionally, we asked the waiter for a birthday surprise for our friend, and they ended up auto-choosing the dessert without asking us and charging us as well without checking in.

Finally.... a restaurant with a great view and good food. Plus, overall a great ambience…read more Service was very attentive and accommodating! Also, very good for those with gluten intolerance - lots of options, Started with excellent sour dough bread - super crunchy (almost burnt) on the outside, and soft (nearly gooey on the inside) to soak up some peppery olive oil and very tart goat cheese. This was followed by a salad with thinly sliced winter fruit (apples, pears?), beets, and some berries (looked like blueberries without the flavor) and some things that looked like lentils but could have been mung beans (whatever, they were good). This was followed by octopus that was grilled with a pomegranate molasses, which made them a tad too soft and a bit boring, but nontheless well cooked. It was followed by grilled calamari that was nicely charred. The baby radishes were liked by some and not others. The sausage was like N'duja sausage in square logs that was sauteed. It was tasty (obliviously) but a bit too oily. It came with some mashed potatoes and the tartest/pickles ever. Odd combo. The two Turkish wines were tasty and satisfying. As of 11/11/2025, in the running for the best restaurant experience of 2025!

You can enjoy chicken wings with selection of the beers... burgers and wraps are also recommended.read more

Ate upstairs and had an incredible view of the city. Service was very good. The mezze were all…read morevery good with the puffed bread. Entrees were good but the meats were a little dry. Loved the raki.

We finished visiting the Spice market and Hamdi was next door. A very good choice…read more My wife ordered the soup and we shared a pide and lamb kebab. All very good.

We visited once early in our trip, and had a great meal with excellent service…read more Later we were in the same area. We were open to trying other restaurants in the area. One was closed, and the other was overpriced (and we only found out after we had sat down). So we returned to this known good cafe. Our waiter, who had last seen us a month ago, remembered us. A real caring guy. This time, we ordered the Ali Nazik Kebap. Often kebap dishes in Türkiye are served a bit dry. Buhara's dish, on the other hand, was well-seasoned and presented well on a bed of smoked aubergine. I'd eat here all the time if I were a local.

Our first meal in Istanbul was at Buhara. What a group of friendly people to welcome us. The food…read morewas delicious and we are so happy we found it. Thank you.

Kinda rude hostess. You need a reservation!!! They reserve the meats for the day! No exceptions!read more

When we have invited from this venue I thought that I will meet again an ordinary and booth…read moreintestines shop. I understood that I was mistaken as soon as I meet with the owner, Oğuzhan Bey. After now I quit the bey title. When you enter the venue, a very historical and heavy intestines grill meets you. It was a small venue but it has been made expenses for decoration and modern grill. Everywhere was very clean. The venue was looked like the venues in Karaköy. Unpainted walls, plain and black colored decors. Oğuzhan was renewed here about six months ago and started to manage. He learned this job from his father. According to him he does not sell intestines; he teach to the people how the intestines eat. Thanks to the spiritual heritage left by his father and his effort he managed to continue the artisan culture tending to disappear in Dolapdere. Making a quick buck is not a priority. The priority is provide people eating clean and careful food. When you visit an intestines shop you should firstly pay attention on the stand that it should not be cutted intestines, ready to service. They prepare the intestines in a fresh way when the moment of customer's order in here. The second detail they should not add any spices into intestines without your permission. Adding spices is left to customer in here. They do not add hot peppers into intestines. The third detail is related with the preparation and cooking style of istestines. Keep away from intestines prepared by uncertain ingredients in respect of origin, very thick, cooked in a short time and frozen in your mouth. Oğuzhan chose your ingredients by going the slaughter house by himself. He put intestines into skewer prepared by wrapping in the right thickness. It is cooked slowly about one day long. This care, reflect on the taste in the same way. He cuts it added sweetbread in the ring shape in front of your eyes. You can realize the freshness and wetness of intestines from cutting parts. It was out to frozen in the mouth not to added unrelated things into it. He firstly prepared for us classic ring shaped intestines by adding tomato, green pepper and a little spice. When I tasted the it cooked undried and on the charcoal fire, I realized that I have never eaten like this till then. It was also unusual to use bamboo services. If this was intestines what kind of things I ate before. Secondly, he had us test the specialty of the venue: Aliş Kebab. This recipe belongs to his father. Ring shaped cutting intestines wrapped into baking paper with tomato and green pepper. It became a more juicy version because of cooking in its steam. Its taste was very different from classic intestines. My favourite taste became this. We tried intestines with kashar as the third version. Between the ring instestines, stabbing into a vertical skewer, he added kashar. If you search an alternative taste it might be a good choice for you. Tomato and garlic pickles were very succesful. He serve them as garniture. They were both a delicious side dish and meze. You can also find butcher soujouk, tribe soup and stuffed mussels in the venue acoording to the season. I want to try the mussels making Armenian style. I congratulate Oğuzhan. He is working in a marginal way and low profit rate according to the neigbourhood wher he located. He also care about human values and his job. He was talkative and sincere person. He deserves a better place in gastronomical meaning in long term. The prices were so affordable. If I think the things I have eaten till now called intestines they counts even free. #KanGurular

We were a regular here while we were vacationing in Kinaliada. Amazing Lahmajoun (Armenian Pizza)…read moreis what they are known for... I have had it in many different places, here in Los Angeles, in Istanbul, in New York, in New Jersey and Bursa. Nothing compares to it. They must have some delicious secret ingredients!!! The Kebap is also very very good. They have been around for a long time, I believe now over 30+ years. The seating at the back part is most private and cool. You won't be disappointed!!! ENJOY!