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Meze By Lemon Tree

4.7 (28 reviews)

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What an amazing meal. Starting with the cold plates including sea bass ceviche, snail and a beef under a wonderful pesto. The on to the warm plated cheese pasty with a spicy side sauce. Finally our main plates of octopus, beef skewer and monk fish which was the best of the three. Will most definitely return and a must do in Istanbul. Oh yeah the meal for 3, including drinks and desert and service about 140$ US. Well worth the price.

Rochelle D.

Had the Degustation Menu and it was sooo delicious!! Lots of food. You start with 5 cold Mezes and out of the 5 I chose, the red pepper with hazelnuts was a memorable cold Meze. I've never had that in any Turkish restaurant in the States. Then for the warm Meze I chose the shrimp which was in a buttery curry like soup which was rich and flavorful. Next was octopus for the main dish; this was bigger than I thought and I wish I had more room but I wanted to save room for the amazing desert. The amazing desert was layers of bananas, hazelnuts, pistachios, other nuts, clotted cream, mulberry molasses and the kicker- a little bit of chili pepper! All these flavors were dancing in my mouth causing extreme happiness

This was an exceptional restaurant! I would highly recommend eating here if you are ever in the area. The food and atmosphere created a delightful experience.

Mimi N.

Loved our dinner experience here! We started with some cold meze plates, specifically the smoked salmon with ginger and carrots, and the seabass ceviche. Both were delightful and very fresh. For our entrees we got the whole octopus and the seabass. The octopus was some of the best grilled octopus I've ever had! The flavor was perfect, and it was extremely tender and paired so well with the onions and greens. For some reason, the were very few other customers when we went, but it was a nice and quiet meal.

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6 years ago

Excellent seafood in a hip part of town with great service and a family atmosphere.

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13 years ago

This is the best food I've had in Turkey. Subtle updates to traditional foods plus a cozy atmosphere make this place unforgettable.

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12 years ago

The best meal I had in Istanbul hands down, impeccable service, amazing food will be on my list here.?

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Wonderful service and food. A must when you visit istanbul.

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We opted to to the four course meal: 5 shared cold meze, one shared warm appetizer, an entree and dessert.

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Roof Mezze 360

4.9(59 reviews)
1.9 kmHobyar, Hoca Paşa Mh.

I LOVE this spot. The views, the food, the service, the music .. I love it!…read more This is where I was first introduced to adjika, a tasty pepper sauce that is served with their table bread, which is also delicious. I had to grab some at a local market. I highly recommend the chicken kabobs, juicy and well seasoned. Also enjoyed the margaritas, stiff and not overly sweet. Staff is pleasant and attentive. The views are unmatched in the evening. Make your reservation in advance to secure your sunset table. The inside is nice and classy but I simply adore the open air views from the roof. The birds really set off the skyline and you can see several of the mosques around. Not SUPER expensive but it is in the higher end price wise compared to their surrounding competition -- 100% worth it in my book. I will definitely go again on my next visit. Glad I could introduce it to a friend this go round. The only thing I disliked about this place is the "dining dome" as I called it. A portion of the roof now offers seating in a large plastic dome. The dome is scratched up and obstructs the view of the city but does protect diners from the wind. I was not a fan of this dome. I'm sure it's something someone saw on the internet and implemented .. I hope they get rid of it, it's super unnecessary. Otherwise -- LOVE!

Beautiful views, nice restaurant, huge menu. Had some really good mezze and shared the turkish…read moreravioli that we hadn't seen elsewhere and were like dim sum. The views, food, and service make for an unforgettable experience.

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Sıdıka - Kum midyesi

Sıdıka

4.1(25 reviews)
2.8 kmSinanpaşa, Sinanpaşa Mh., Beşiktaş
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I've fallen in love with the Turkish cuisine all over again!…read more I've come here with a bunch of folks on a weekday evening and I had the most amazing dinner - seriously! So here's what I recommend (in fact, pretty much in line with what Dilara E already pointed out): - I really though the Aegean Greens were lovely (an assortment pf various spinach-like greens doused in olive oil)...Popeye would approve! - the pistachio & cheese meze dish is delightful - so is the aubergine meze - last but not least, I loved the grilled octopus! - order lots of raki... I do recommend making a reservation as even on a weekday night this place was packed. By the way, this place does do seafood very well, so when I expressed an interest in köfte (meatballs), I got very strange looks ;-) Last but not least, I heard many good stories about the owner and how she opened this place having trained in something completely different. Alas, on my visit I didn't get to meet her, but I envy her for being so entrepreneurial and would like to express my highest regards! Well done!

Really nice local restaurant…read more Had the "Sidka for beginners" dinner. The sea bass in grape leaves is great. The staff tried very hard to help us communicate and saved us from over ordering raki. Note:The location shown on the yelp map is incorrect by about 1 block. It's uphill from where shown on the map.

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