Try their special with a mix of grilled meats. More food than 2 can handle. Staff is very friendly…read moreand if you strike up a conversation with them, they may even give you a free Turkish coffee with a surprise presentation. Can't reveal that on this review. Food was excellent. Pleasant and clean environment. Definitely a local hangout for the community. Glad we found it.

Very good the chicken is amazing super friendly staff if I ever come back to turkey I would…read moredefinitely stop by again.

Great homemade manti and gozleme restaurant in Bakirkoy, just off the main pedestrian street…read morebetween the shopping malls (Capacity & Carousel) and Kennedy Caddesi. All of the food is extremely delicious. The owner is very nice and when I told him I was vegetarian, he went out of his way to accommodate me, preparing exactly what I wanted. This is one of the few places with meatless (vegetarian) manti - they have it with potato or cheese (as well as the traditional meat version). I also got gozleme (spinach & cheese and potato & cheese), and mucver (vegetable latkes, which taste great with garlic yogurt).

Located on the 17th floor of the Hyatt Regency (hotel opened in January). A group of us wandered…read moreup here at about 7pm to check-out the view. Its gorgeous! My pic does NOT do it justice. Sweeping views of the Marmara Sea & Istanbul. Fantastic breezes, contemporary furniture of couches & a DJ spinning cool tunes; we all were swept away by the feel of this place. Hostess sat our group at a great spot overlooking Sea. They serve Ceviche, Tapas, Small Plates & a few desserts; plus, handcrafted cocktails. We had planned on just stopping by for a drink, but ended up watching the sun set and spending the rest of the evening here (we left around midnight, but they were open until 2am). Cocktails: I started with the Red Lips. This was a delicious treat of vodka, Prosecco, pomegranate? with a whipped egg white froth on top. Yum. (had a few of these) Food: all the items were good, but there wasn't anything I had that is a Must Have. The Yellow Fin & the Empanadas were the standouts for me. Yellow Fin Tail Ceviche Empanadas Grilled Rib Steak w/chimichurri & lime dressing Octopus Lamb Cons? Pricey. Cocktails (around $15) & Tapas were LA prices. Smoking. People smoke everywhere. Service was a bit slow, at times. Husband had ordered his martinis with olives, but they kept bringing them with lemons (he didn't mention it to staff). Closed Sunday nights. This was a great spot to end our visit to Istanbul.

Hello I haven't tried this place yet but I want too and also I was wondering about the prices and…read moreif people out side of the hotel are able to come or not

This part of the city is usually not frequented by tourists like us but the Sheraton was the only…read morehotel available during our layover in Istanbul and the front desk directed us towards the mall (Galleria) for possible food options. Since the weather was gorgeous outside, we decided to experiment with the outside dining options. Some chain restaurants along the road stood out as usual suspects but I wanted my friend, who was visiting Istanbul for the first time, to have a rather more authentic dining experience. Zeybe is the new kid on the block, which was founded by the frustration of its owner with the dry-aged beef phenomenon that's been apparently going in Istanbul pioneered by the likes of Nusr-et and Gunaydin restaurants. Zeybe's claim is that this process is too automated (e.g. Cargill) and creates more of a fast-food taste (Yuck!) that lacks flavor. In contrast, Zeybe uses a more prolonged and natural process of marinating their meats prior to grilling them. After getting a crash course in Meatology 101, we asked our waiter Cafer for tips. He suggested we start with the Çoban Salata and then choose a meat of our liking. I went with the Dana Pirzola (Beef Chops), which is usually neglected by its cousin Lamb Chops in the States. My friend wanted to try as many dishes as possible so she went with a small portion of Döner and Zeybe Köfte. Our waiter recommended that we try the Pear Juice (!) but it was a bit too adventurous for me. After we took our first bite, my friend and I exchanged smiles indicating that this was the real deal. The meat was so flavorful yet really tender. I thought the spinach puree was a bit too heavy for my taste but the baked potate was wonderful. My friend really liked her Döner but said that the Köfte was a little bit on the salty side. Overall, I think the meal was a big success; we really enjoyed the large outdoor seating area and the ambiance. Our waiter brought us some Pear Juice to try at the end which was a nice gesture. We walked back to our hotel satisfied with a belly full of delicious meat.