Fatih
5 places we have tried in and around Fatih. Part of our Istanbul guide — no scores, no advertising.
Barbaros Yoğurtçusu
In Fatih, right beside the Hırka-i Şerif mosque, Barbaros is one of İstanbul's old yoghurt shops. The sign says “established 1918”, and the logo carri…
Köroğlu Karadeniz Mutfağı
Köroğlu Lokantası has been doing the same thing, consistently, for more than thirty years in Fatih — one of the addresses keeping Istanbul's old-schoo…
Kulu Büryan
In Istanbul, the first area that comes to mind for büryan kebab is Kadınlar Pazarı in Fatih. But there are good examples in other districts too. Kulu …
Şeref Büryan
Without getting into the argument about whether büryan kebab originates in Siirt or Bitlis, you can find several different büryan options at the mostl…
Karadeniz Sofrası
Karadeniz Sofrası in Bağcılar won our hearts with its sarma.…
Our picks: Karadeniz Sofrası (Istanbul), Köroğlu Karadeniz Mutfağı (Istanbul), Şeref Büryan (Istanbul). 5 places in total — every one tried by us, every bill paid by us.
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