Actually, I had decided not to write reviews about any places that belong to franchise…read moreorganizations. What's the use of writing a review about yet another Starbucks? What would we think could be different about two burgers sold in two McDonald's that are only separated by a KFC and another Starbucks? But then again - after having been to Le Pain Quotidien at Kanyon several times now, I think a little comment is needed. Yes, you get a really yummy breakfast, there's absolutely nothing to complain about. The coffee is great, and even though the Starbucks is on street level and much easier to get to, I sometimes make my way up the escalators to get my cup of latte at Le Pain. And I love to buy my bread there, of course. Again, not really very surprising. They gladly sell it to me, they scrape all of their English language knowledge together, and I in turn try my best at a few words of Turkish. All really nice, really helpful. But what really made me write was my last visit there. I pointed at a dark bread that I wanted, nice one, with raisins, really yummy, and says a lot about me, because I really don't like sweet bread. This is different. Not sweet, yet with raisins. Hard to explain. Anyway, I point at this bread, and she points at it directly, asking me if I it's the one I meant, I nod, and she kind of frowns a little bit, says something in Turkish, slightly shaking her head. Then she raises her finger, she has an idea, and starts to look into a cabinet below the counter. Meanwhile, her colleague has joined us, explaining that she had pointed out that the bread I had requested wasn't really fresh anymore, and that she would look for something very fresh. Soon enough, she reappeared, showing me a bread that must have just escaped from the oven that morning. She smiles, hands me the bread, I gladly approve, pay, say a big thanks, and take the bread home. I'd say that's worth a review, wouldn't you? :-)

The meaning of Le Pain Quotidien is fresh, daily bread. Its story began in that way: Alain Coumont,…read moreone of the members of Coumont family from Liege, decided to make his grandmother's breads as a young chef in Brussels, Belgium. The first Le Pain Quotidien opened in Brussels in 1990. The rustic breads made by Alain Coumont were meeting with a wide population with its 10 branches as the time went by. Coumont enlarged your business. He opened several branches in New York and Los Angeles. He carried his fame to behind the ocean. Le Pain Quotidien opened its the first branch in our country in Kanyon Mall. There are also branches in Suadiye, İstinye Park Mall and Buyaka Mall. You can find organic breads, tartine and muffin kinds, organic soft chocolates, organic jams, soups, salads, pastas, sun dried tomatoes, special olive oil, breakfast food and desserts. Hot and cold coffee kinds made from organic coffee beans and organic brewed tea accompany to these tastes. Coffees are serving in French style, bowl shaped, without handle cups. The secret of their breads is the milling organic flour with stone, slowly fermenting with natural yeast in cotton baskets before cooking hot ovens. One of the most characteristic features of the venue is long, wooden tables. The enlightment is creating a dim atmosphere. Their summer menu is available between June and October shortly consist of artichoke with olive oil, salad with artichoke and black eyed peas. (Mediterranean greeneries, rocket, avocado, sliced green olive, cucumber and red beet pickles, parmesan cheese, capers) spagetti with shrimp ( Mediterranean sauce with fresh tomato, rocket and grated parmesan) summer hodgepodge with meat (zucchini, potato, carrot, sliced aubergine, beef meat, fresh kashar cheese) steamed sea bass with artichoke (mushroom, red and green pepper, sponge morel) Chia pudding (chia seed, almond, sourcherry jam, strawberry, kernel) and lemonade with sweet basil. The foods in the menu are serving as seasonal and prepared as organic at the right consistency. You can easily consume them as an alternative to fast food style. The prices were high but it was related with its location and the ingredients using in them. You can take a look to the shelves for soft chocolates and organic jams before leaving.

Place is upscale and lots of people from offices. They are closed on Sundays. We ordered Veal and…read morechicken spicey Kabobbs. Chicken was amazing veal was okay. If I go there again, I'll definitely get Chicken kabobb. They have verity of appetizers and salad is fresh.

Very nice restaurant with a view. I started off with the lentil and mint soup because I found it to…read morebe an interesting combination-it was! We ordered a salad that had onions, peppers, walnuts, tomatoes and pomegranates.. I don't recall the name of the salad. But I highly suggest you try it :) the menu is mostly made up of lamb/ veal (like all Turkish cuisine) and there was only one chicken option, which I don't find it to be convenient. We ordered the one chicken option and a kabob. The food was very delicious and the service was 5 star . I failed to mention the view is of the Bosporous.

Delicious things but overall pretentious and yuppie-ish. I was mystified about everything being…read moreserved in jars. Okay, I get it if you are living a waste-free lifestyle or you really like jars. But what if I don't want a jar. What should I do if I need to just get a juice and go? I actually took the jar home last night and stared at it for a while in amusement. Why do I have this. What can I use it for. Was this jar + the juice I ordered really worth 11 lira? I don't know. I may never know. What I do know, is it is hard to close the jar if its parts disassemble and the straws they give you are not so great. Just another place that really makes me go, "wtf?"

Herseyin ustunde kalorisi yaziyor. Calisanlar urunleri isterseniz anlatiyorlar. Guler yuzlu ve…read moreilgililer. Yediginiz seyin kabinin sizde kalmasi hayli ilginc olmus. Tasimaniz icin bohca gibi elde tutmasi kolay kumas veriyorlar. Rahatiniz icin pek cok seyi dusunmusler. Tatlilari da gayet hafif. Hatta evde yapmaniz icin hazir karisimlar hazirlamislar, cam kavanozlarda satiyorlar. Tek yapmaniz gereken yumurta ile yogurup firina atmak dediler. Cok merak ettim aldim, deneyecegim ;) Hafif, saglikli ve lezzetli bir hizli yemek icin cok begendim.

I came here for lunch with my husband, mother in law and sister in law and we enjoyed our meals…read more I'm taking off 2 stars because when we asked for sides or to make substitutions they said No. I was a little shocked that they don't do that because majority of all restaurants do unless it was prepared before. I ordered the mid point burger, my sister in law ordered the cheese burger, my husband ordered the Cajun chicken salad, kids size cheese burger, and eggplant with cheese, and my mother in law ordered guatamele quesadillas. For appetizer we had ordered a Mediterranean salad which was delicious. We all enjoyed our meals and the portion size was big. I really like this place because it gave off chill vibes and we were seated outside on their patio. The menu had many options and it was nice to be able to eat different cultural foods rather than Turkish food.

It's a large restaurant but it was still hard to get a seat outside. But plenty of seats inside and…read morea full bar, so we sat inside. I ordered the sea bass and it was cooked just right. The potatoes were a bit under seasoned but not bad otherwise. Also ordered the onion croquettes (onion rings) with fries. The onion rings were tasty, but the fries may have been sitting out for awhile. But they had Heinz ketchup and that made all the difference for me. I haven't been able to get ketchup elsewhere during my brief time in Istanbul, but this area caters to a lot of expats, so perhaps it's not unique. Either way, it made my day. Very attentive and friendly service. I highly recommend this restaurant if you're in the area and you're looking for a nice yet casual restaurant with good food and service. The menu is extensive, serving hamburgers, salads, pastas, seafood, etc.

I have stopped by to have dinner after shopping, although we had to wait to get a table.. when we…read moresaw the long line we thought it has to be good for the people to wait this much.. we sat and ordered caesar salad, chicken panini, grilled chicken with mozzarella cheese and a fried platter appetizer.. well it was very disappointing , the panini was not eatable , it tasted anything but a simple chicken panini!!.. the salad hardly had any sauce.. we ended the dinner with çay and ice cream.. the only acceptable thing was the wine .. the prices were okay.. I honestly wouldn't come back..

Located at one of the most luxury shopping malls of Istanbul, it's one of the many restaurants on…read moresite. It's in the garden so you can have a nice time sitting outside. The food is so-so, the service is ok. But I would expect tastier food for these prices.