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I hope you're not on a diet!
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  • mindcrime
  • By mindcrime on July 29, 2007
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  • watch the foods from street! - Istanbul
    watch the foods from street!
    by mindcrime, 1 more photos
    I can’t recommend just one restaurant because you can’t imagine the choices you have here! You can always taste the famous kebab everywhere of course (less than a euro cost!).

    At Eminonu pier, there are small fish boats where they sell grilled fishes served with bread and cost less than a euro!

    There are some restaurants at Galata bridge with some of them having great view to Topkapi palace. Many people choose Kumkapi for its fish restaurants. At the Asian side the restaurants are great and much more cheaper.

    There are many different types of Turkish deserts, most of them with amazing flavors. If you’re on a diet choose another destination! You can find some good ones at Saray(Istiklal Cad.102) that also serves kebap, soups etc

    Don’t forget the French district, a small area full of old but restored houses. You can find many restaurants and nice cafes or patisseries there. What’s more in "Cicek pasaji"(flower passage) many restaurants too but packed with people all the time.

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  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
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    Afacan Resturant: Want try very good local food it,s here
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  • fouads
  • By fouads on April 25, 2007
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  • fouad 2006 - Istanbul
    fouad 2006
    by fouads, 1 more photos
    If you want try local food with so many dishes , here is your target , you can find every thing , and can choose directly the food and sitdown to eat it , try not miss it , it,s good to try it

    I likerd major dishes cause it,s same my syrian dishes , i feel like in my home ..

  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: Istiklal Caddesi (Istiklal street)
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    Reina: Fantastic ambiance in the summer, Bosphorus views
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  • Alikatt
  • Updated By Alikatt on April 23, 2007
  • Istanbul Page by Alikatt
  • Reina boasts a superb setting by the Bosphorus, a jetset crowd (Turks, expats and party-loving people), stand-up-and-dance music by the DJs spinning (can be iffy at times imho) the vast outdoor area, etc. It has four or five restaurants in its arena-like setting overlooking the the central area where a fabulous cystal chandelier is suspended under the main dance/socializing apres-dinner area. Chic and stylish furniture surround that venue. Seafood and continental food is served by Reina restaurant, the main one. There is also a Japanese (Benihana) and a Chinese restaurant (Dragon) plus a Turkish one. In 2004, I dined at the Japanese restaurant and had the most expensive mediocre Japanese food I've had in my life!

    For a safer bet, have continental food or the seaffod specialties at Reina. There is also a rooftop restaurant that opened in summer 2006 (on top of Reina) where I dined and had an excellent dinner while watching Adja Pekkan's concert below. In the summer time, Reina reigns supreme! It even has its own powerboat. It is open until 4 am.

    When I go to Reina, I usually leave at around 3 and head for Crystal if its a weekend.

    Seafood, Mediterranean and continental cuisine from Reina restaurant. The Chinese food at Dragon isn't bad either.

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  • Price: US$41 and up    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Muallim Naci Caddesi No.120 Ortakoy, Istanbul
  • Phone: 0212 259 59 19
  • Directions: along the Bosphous, past Ortakoy if heading toward Rumeli Hisari.
  • Website: www.reina.com.tr
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    Go to the Kitchen!
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  • SirRichard
  • By SirRichard on May 16, 2003
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  • An appealing kitchen - Istanbul
    An appealing kitchen
    by SirRichard
    In Istanbul popular restaurants, you don’t have to look at the menu. The waiter will take you to the kitchen and there you will be able to choose your favourite meal from the many delicious trays in front of you. Dangerous, because this way you tend to choose too much food, and at the end you can’t finish it. Turkish food tends to be a bit greasy and heavy…

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    Galata Bridge cafes
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  • SirRichard
  • By SirRichard on May 26, 2003
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  • Fishermen upstairs, Cafes downstairs - Istanbul
    Fishermen upstairs, Cafes
    downstairs
    by SirRichard
    A good option for an evening tea or a dinner are the many cafes and bars below the Galata Bridge. All that bridge is filled with terraces from where you can have a wonderful view of the Eminonu Pier and the Topkapi, with all the ferries coming and going. Specially nice for the sunsets, you can have a wonderful view of the Istanbul skyline…

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Directions: Galata Bridge, between Eminonu and Pera
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    Tarihi Sultanahmet Köftecisi: Meatballs.. Traditional Turkish..
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  • Erkmen
  • Updated By Erkmen on July 10, 2003
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  • Köfte - Istanbul
    Köfte
    by Erkmen
    While you are in Istanbul, you will spent quite along time at Sultanahmet Square. And when you get hungry you should try "Köfte", Turkish meatball in this historical restaurant.. This little, quality dive on the main street has been around longer than Turkey has been a Republic, and after one bite from Köfte, it's easy to guess why..

    There are two "Sultanahmet Köftecisi in the same location, the famou one is the one working since1920....

    No reservation required, just walk in and let the waiter finds a table for you in one of the Three floors. Credit cards are not acepted.. However a normal lunch will cost less than 5 USD..

    Köfte, the meatball is the favourite dish, however you can also have lamb sish, if you are not fond of Köfte.. Side dishes are limited, you can have bean salad and shepherds salad..

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  • Theme: Local
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  • Comparison: least expensive
  • Address: Divanyolu Cad. No:12/ A
  • Phone: +90 212 513 14 38
  • Directions: Just at the Sultanahmet square, near the Tram station..
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    ADA
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  • Simonyet
  • By Simonyet on June 9, 2006
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  • The little Restaurant - Istanbul
    The little Restaurant
    by Simonyet, 2 more photos
    I found this lunch shop called Ada off the beaten track on Princess Island. I peered in the window and saw local office type people happily eating and chatting so I decided to enter. The food was just so so so nice, baked egglant, dolmades, meat ball, mashed potato and rice...oh and fresh bread...local style.

    My daughter was feeling very cold so the lady gave her a hot soup with lemon and rice in it. She loved it.

    I would rate this very highly on best meal in Istanbul because it was not fancy....it was real.

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    Ismet Baba restaurant: On the bosphorus
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  • traveloturc
  • Updated By traveloturc on May 25, 2008
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  • ismet baba restaurant - Istanbul
    ismet baba restaurant
    by traveloturc
    Ismet baba ( Baba means Father ) is one of the famous and old ( build in 1951)restaurant in Asian side .Its unique situation on the boshorus gives satisfaction to all kind and age of customers .You can enjoy your mezes and seafood specially.
    The restaurant is directed by the third generation

    fishes according to the season

  • Theme: Local
  • Price: US$31-40    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Address: carsi cad no 1/A kuzguncuk istanbul
  • Phone: 02165531232
  • Directions: Very near to Kuzguncuk quay
  • Website: www.ismetbaba.com.tr
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    Korfez: In the most beautiful bay of Istanbul
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  • By traveloturc on March 19, 2008
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  • korfez rdestaurant - Istanbul
    korfez rdestaurant
    by traveloturc
    Körfez's fame has been spreading worldwide ever since. "DEPARTURES" magazine has chosen Körfez Restaurant " ONE OF THE TOP TEN RESTAURANTS, ALL OVER THE WORLD, AT THE WATER FRONT ". "NEW YORK TIMES" has found Körfez Restaurant newsworthy for three) times, and countless other publications and gourmet societies have acknowledged the fact.
    This is the restaurant where my wedding ceremony was organized many years ago.
    The restaurant is also organizing the transfer from Europe to Asia with a boat ..So you dont need to rush in the traffic jam ...

    fishes according to the season

  • Theme: Seafood
  • Price: US$41 and up    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: most expensive
  • Address: Körfez Cad. No:78 Kanlýca / Ýstanbul
  • Phone: +90 (216) 413 43 14 pbx
  • Directions: Near to the FSM bridge in asia side The easiest way is to take Körfez's free of charge boat anchored just in front of the "Edwards Of Hisar" at "Rumeli Hisarý".
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    Mado: Ice cream and much more ...
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  • muratkorman
  • By muratkorman on August 16, 2007
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  • Some ice cream arrangements - Istanbul
    Some ice cream arrangements
    by muratkorman
    Mado has so many branches all around Turkey. It is the abbrevation of "Maras Dondurmasi" which is a special local ice cream from South East of Turkey. As you can imagine, there are so many branches in Istanbul too. If you are in main streets like Bagdat or Istiklal, you are likely to see more than one. Prices are reasonable and the quality is very high. Besides ice cream, you can also taste many different Turkish desserts.

    Baklava and ice cream plate

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  • Address: Many branches all around Istanbul
  • Website: www.mado.com.tr
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