After spending 2 weeks traveling around Turkey, it was such a treat to find this place. Even as…read morepescatarians, we have found it difficult around Turkey to find menu selections that go beyond the "usual suspects": Vegetable Casserole, Grilled Fish, Shrimp Skewer, Vegetable Pride, etc. - all of these have their merits on first tasting, but get boring with repetition. The lunchtime buffet that we encountered here was varied, well-prepared, and delicious: sautéed cabbage, potato/rice dumplings with yogurt sauce, stuffed peppers, falafel, tabouli salad with beets ... it went on and on. Good food at a great price, all in a cozy, literate space a little bit above the busiest streets near the ferry terminal.

AYCE vegetarian buffet for ₺20! I stuffed my face with two big plates. When I went, here were the…read morechoices: bread, mini cucumbers, cheese, bulgur rounds in tomato sauce, cheese polenta squares, roasted potato, stewed cabbage, chickpea rice, warm hummus, lentil köfte, and black eyed pea salad. They also give you a personal-sized pitcher of water. Everything was so tasty. I'm wouldn't say that I'm a diehard carnivore, but I mostly think that some sort of meat usually rounds out a meal. I didn't miss it at all here! Really liked the place. It had coffeehouse vibes (like I could hang out there for hours leeching their wifi with my laptop, or reading a good book) but with excellent food.

Decided to have dessert before lunch because of the reputation of their Salty Carmel Sundae. It…read morewas worth it! two layers of ice cream with a toffee crunch middle drizzled with caramel and whipped cream pistachios on top. Normally in the US I would stay away from such a desert, but this wasn't too sweet if you can imagine that. I missed this establishment initially as the signage is a bit faded, and the store front is lackluster. However, once you get past the display counters, it does open up in to a long seating area with both inside and outdoor patio seating.

Baylan has incredibly decadent desserts, chocolates, and great coffee and çay…read more Their chocolate mousse is great - light and fluffy but also decadent.

If you want a burrito and it's an emergency maybe. If you have not tried a real Mexican burrito you…read morewill not in this place either. One of the big differences is the flour tortilla in Mexico does not takes like the ones used here which is actually more lavash than anything else.

I've been here twice already since they opened (which is very recently). And I will go again and…read moreagain. As a vegetarian, the menu looks a little bewildering, but when you choose your own ingredients for the your own burrito, it's great. I wasn't sure what I wanted so I asked the owner to surprise me! I had a Mexican bean burrito with carmelized onions, sauteed peppers, guacamole, and pico de gallo. It was awesome! The first time I took it home to eat- and had it cold:( The second trip I had a burrito with beans, pepper, onions, cheese, and potatoes. It was different. I liked the first one more. They do everything they can to accomodate vegetarians and vegans - which is nice. My husband had a chicken burrito with extra chicken. He seemed happy with it. The decor is nice- I especially liked the swings. I didn't think I would like to eat while sitting on a swing, but it turns out, it's quiet comfortable. As they are still pretty new, there might be somethings lacking, but I think it's going to be great. Right now there is no website or phone number:( but I'm sure there will be soon.

ATTENTION!!! If you are tall fellow watch your head walking into this wonderful establishment, I…read morereally like coming here to just relax I have a coffee tea whichever you prefer, you can also order a lot of tasty foods. This place is pretty cool hangout spot which is surprisingly a little bit bigger then you would think, this place has a recording studio, an area for a small band to play downstairs to a very intimate crowd. This person has really cool light fixtures all over the artwork is very interesting in a good way and the people that work here are really nice, at this place was closer to me I would be there all the time. They have nice places to just took off and relax with the group of friends.

Worth the visit! Be sure to point out what you want downstairs before you are seated. I tried a…read morespoonful of maybe 10 different salads & appetizers. And the meat stuffed quince is a must have!

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!

From the owner: Haziran 2015 ten beri başladığımız yolculuğumuza her yeni bir gün katılan yeni arkadaşlarımızla…read moredevam ediyoruz. Menumuz de vegan seçeneklerimiz de dahil dünya mutfağını bulunduruyoruz. Özellikle Vegan Burger, Passenger Burger, Kahvaltı ve Güveç seçeneklerimizi denemenizi siddetle tavsiye ediyorum :) Passengerda kafanızı dağıtmaktan ziyade dinlendirmeyi tercih ediyoruz. Aynı zaman da varolan gezgin fotolarınızı bizimle paylaşmanızı ve böylelikle cafemizin bir köşesinde sizden parçalar bulundurmak istiyoruz.