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    Zuma

    3.7 (9 reviews)
    PriceySushi Bars, Japanese, Bars
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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    Itsumi - The 115₺ 30 piece sushi platter. The best ones are the six in the middle

    Itsumi

    4.8(4 reviews)
    3.7 kmLevent Mh., Zincirlikuyu, Levent, Şişli, Kağıthane

    Authentic, that's how I would describe Itsumi…read more I've been to two sushi places recently, Inari and Itsumi. And while Inari was good, Itsumi has the best sushi I ate in Istanbul so far. It's one of the only places to have gotten the texture of rice just right. I didn't fall in love with every single roll we had ordered on the 30 piece 115₺ sushi platter, but for the most part, it was great, especially the dragon and crunchy roll were heavenly. The menu is authentic, you won't find your beef sushi roll here like other Japanese restaurants which create rolls specifically catered for the Turkish palate. The friendly and attentive staff is authentic, talk to each other in Japanese, there is even a Japanese waitress, so while I didn't particularly like the decor, this place is the most authentic Japanese experience I've ever had in Istanbul. No wonder that Japanese people frequent here. And as far as pricing goes, it really isn't that expensive for a Japanese restaurant of this quality. Certainly not a cheap meal, but if you ever find yourself in Kanyon craving for some sushi, do not, for the love of sushi, go near SushiCo and torture yourself with that atrocity, you deserve better, your stomach deserves better, just go out, walk for a little, and find this place. Your stomach will thank me. However there are a few minor points. They don't serve real wasabi but horseradish like most other places, unlike Inari, which does serve the real deal. The green tea ice cream was too bitter, again Inari is better in this aspect. But this is just nitpicking.

    Do you ever get the feeling when you talk into a restaurant in a foreign country... and all you see…read moreare people eating of the same ethnicity of the restaurant your eating at? Well as much as Italian food in Istanbul is hit or miss, lets just say japanese food is almost always a miss. Now I know what your thinking, who starts a review with a run on sentence and a gross generalization? THIS GUY! But seriously. I walked into Itsumi, which is almost impossible to describe where it is, and what do I see? About 25 Japanese people eating at the various tables. I already knew it was going to be great the moment I walked in. On all levels, Itsumi delivered. Amazing service, amazing food, very vocal chef who sent us a complimentary dish. We got a bottle of Saki (hot) and about 60 pieces of sushi, a soup and an appetizer split between four people. We walked out paying a 160TL each. Considering the bottle was 225TL, I am thinking this was an amazing deal. Try the fried shrimp app, the miso soup, the seawood soup, and virtually any of their sushi platters. I promise you, you won't be disappointed. Easiest 5 star review I will ever have to write. ps. Shout to TimeOut Istanbul for putting me on to this place. You are finally doing it right.

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    Itsumi - You eat the shrimp with the skin and head.

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    IOKİ - Ebi tempura roll

    IOKİ

    3.5(6 reviews)
    1.3 kmDarüşşafaka, Poligon Mh., Poligon, Sarıyer
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    It was honestly...quite bad, but this place is so highly praised that I'm wondering whether it's…read morejust me. First of all the inside smells somewhat of piss, however maybe it's just me, regardless of the funny smell, it's nicely decorated, although you'll most likely sit outside since there aren't many seats inside. For starters I tried the lemongrass soup, which basically tastes like extremely spicy, very citrusy fish stock water. Let alone finish it, I could only take a couple sips. The lemon and spice overpowers any other flavour. But let's just say maybe it's just me, and it doesn't suit my palate. I then ordered simple kappa, since I always order kappa roll anywhere I go and how good the kappa is is a huge tell to how good they'll be with other sushi. The most important part of sushi is rice, nothing else matters, you first have to get the rice right, it can't be too warm, or too cold, or too sticky or too salty or too bland, it just has to have the right texture for you to be enjoy the other flavours and ingredients. And the kappa was mediocre. The rice was too sticky and bland, and the cucumber inside too watery. So I didn't order any of their special rolls, for I can't see how good they can be with other rolls when they can't even get the most basic sushi right. But the thing that didn't make me think that maybe it was just me was them immediately removing the plate without even asking me whether I was finished with the plate, which I wasn't for there was still ginger on it. I'm just stumped, for all intents and purposes this seems like a very overrated place, but maybe, it's just me...

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    Zuma - sushi - Updated May 2026

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