Short story: amazingly tasteful Kumpir (backed potato with different fillings ), Menemen (Turkish…read moreOmelette with tomatoes), very friendly atmosphere, delicious waffles, Ayran and cakes. Good place for big or small hunger :-)
Long story: as I live just around the corner I come here pretty often. Cafe Peri offers big tables for families. Now they even have with glass doors separated smoking area, which I find good, because I don't smoke and don't have to breathe it in. On the other hand the smokers don't have to freeze outside in the winter time. I mean, great to motivate them to quit smoking of course, but... hey, they're people too!
Kumpir is definitely a highlight of this restaurant. It's enormously huge backed potato with different kind of fillings that you are free to choose from the list. Usually, I can't even finish it - too big :-) they serve great Menemen and other kinds of omelettes. All the dishes are served with fresh bread. Waffles are dreamy. You can always choose from the list of different fruits, causes and syrups, chocolate and nuts.
I love this place because of the authenticity. It feels like you're in Istanbul :-) And I love these small time traveling. Prices are also pretty law. Cheap and tasty, what else?
Why only 4 stars? First of all, you can never find here a free sit. You have to be either lucky or reserve the table. And in addition to that, if you wait on the table, you have to pay attention that other visitors won't snap a table just under your nose, because nobody really controls the process of sitting. Second of all, waitress forget orders pretty often. I mean, I know that there are lots of people and the work is rather stressful, but forgetting happens constantly. Not just from time time. I guess, they could have just organize it a little bit better.