First time here after looking for a good İskender. Not disappointed. We had several different types…read moreof İskender dishes. All good. Meat was tender and delicious. Bread was served with mild spicy sauce to start. Would come back!

Experienced iskender on a food tour. We were treated to a couple dishes. The lamb was the best we…read morehad in Turkey, made so good by pouring a water butter on top of the plate. You can see and feel the care of long-time family ownership here.

Impeccable Kebabs. I didn't much care for any Turkish Kebabs I tried in America, but the ones at…read moreplaces like this have thoroughly changed my opinion on how good a Turkish kebab can be.

One of the best restaurants on the Asian side of Isatnbul. Antep area dishes, from hot soup to…read moredesserts. Huge restaurant but huge interest. Reservation might be good otherwise be ready to wait.

One of the best kebap house around the neighborhood. A very good family restaurant with alots of…read moredelicious mezzes, kebaps and deserts. The only cons of this place is no alcohol but other than that I would give 5 star without any doubt. Try my fav Yuvalama soup (a beef stock based yogurt soup with chickpeas and bulgur.)

This was my local kebap place when I stayed in Istanbul. It's a nice under the radar local…read morerestaurant that's been here over 20 years. They have a full menu of kebap, pide and lahmacun all at very reasonable prices. My favorite dish was the doner with rice and I also really liked their Iskender kebap. They don't speak much English but were always very friendly.

Visited Çiya Sofrası as it is a restaurant featured on the World's 50 Best discovery list and as…read morethe chef was featured on Netflix's Chef's Table. Menu is based on recipes collected from all across Turkey an the menu might vary daily depending on what they have available. The restaurant itself also features 3 locations all adjacent to or across from each other. Party of 7 seated upstairs. There honestly is so much space and seating between all three locations. No reservation as we just walked in. Honestly didn't look at the menu as we had friends who were local and asked if they could just order. What I would recommend though is just get whatever sounds interesting as everything we tried was delicious. The big airy bread and the beets were a must as well as the stuffed intestines. The kebab we ordered was also so good that we got a second one. It's also very large and shareable. In fact, everything should be shared. A lot of desserts to choose from and my favorite was the bitter orange.

Great place to try authentic Turkish cuisine. They have a huge variety of dishes, and thanks to the…read morecafeteria-style presentation, we were able to point to different dishes and try all kinds of things that we normally wouldn't have tried since we didn't know what they were or what they looked like. We also bumped into a local woman outside who told us what her favorite items at the restaurant were. My favorite dish was definitely the meat topped with the pomegranate seeds and the oblong falafel-looking thing shown in the first picture. I wasn't a fan of the intestines. I also wasn't a fan of the Turkish pizza with lamb, though I felt the lamb all throughout my time in Istanbul was a bit too gamey for my taste. Overall, I think this is an excellent place to get a taste of what Turkish cuisine has to offer--we came here towards the end of our trip but I think coming here at the beginning would have been a better choice, so that we could know what kinds of dishes to seek out during the rest of our time at Turkey!

Well kept secret. Awesome mini-meatball soup and beautifully done kebaps. They have a great baklava…read moreas well!

I'm Turkish-American. Came here from abroad with my Turkish wife to see friends we hadn't seen in…read moreyears. Was supposed to be a special occasion, but the service ruined our time. Good food, but such terrible service that we wish we went elsewhere. We waited almost an hour for a beer. Food temp wasn't good. Had stomach issues later that night. There was a cat going to the bathroom above our table on the rafters... very unsanitary. And the server had the balls to ask for a higher tip after we tipped him at (high) US standards. Total trash. The owner was there. Should have complained to him, but was just happy to get the hell out of there. If you're visiting from abroad, avoid this place. For the price, you could eat 3 other meals with 10x better service.

If you are not Turkish and looking for a kebab place, this review is for you. Yelp should really…read moreamp up its presence in Turkey. Locals are already in the know about Bedri Usta. This is the flagship store where you can also meet the celebrity chef himself. He is not Salt Bae, but he also well deserves the TV fame. Bedri Chef lives and breathes his restaurant and the chain he created from scratch. He used to be homeless and slept on the streets. Now he is a restauranteur that employs homeless, drug addicts and rehabilitates them with love, trust, and a chance of employment. Food is impeccable. When in doubt, ask the executive chef on the daily mezze selection and mixed kebab places. Fun spot, but the food really speaks for itself.