Street food spots in Istanbul
13 street food spots in Istanbul that we tried and liked. We went to every one and paid our own bill — no scores, no advertising.
İntiba Döner
There are plenty of döner restaurants in Turkey, but few good ones. İntiba is one we like. It has eight branches in Istanbul. The döner is a blend of …
Forno Balat
Balat is slowly getting the life it has long been waiting for. Tourist activity is up, and newly opened places are offering different things. Forno is…
Çayırbaşı Pideban
Pide is a sensitive subject for us. Pideban has continued the journey it began in Sarıyer in 1977, now across three branches. The pide is properly cri…
Bordel
Bordel is a street-food spot in Asmalımescit from the team behind Mabou Pera and Glouton, where you can eat quickly and well. You order at the front, …
Ozzie's 1968 Kokoreç
Famous as the kokoreç place you go to by reservation, Ozzie's has never let us down. Continuing a family tradition going back to 1968, it welcomes gue…
Snob
Snob, on Bağdat Caddesi, serves street food. The right address for a fast, tasty and slightly naughty menu.…
Bol Pazar
Bol Pazar, set up at weekends inside Kemer Country, offers a range of flavours in a street-food format. The brands change from time to time, but on ou…
Gaziantep Lahmacun
Who could say no to a good lahmacun? Gaziantep Lahmacun is one of the classics of the Asian side. The lahmacun is crisp and generously topped; the dön…
Karadeniz Pide Salonu
Pide is a sensitive subject for us. With Sezai Usta at the helm since 1981, and butter coming from the same family in Trabzon for forty years, disappo…
Kokoreççi Tekin Usta
It's true that we've driven kilometres for good kokoreç. If you go to Tekin Usta, don't spoil the flavour with tomato and pepper — and don't leave wit…
Tatar Salim Döner Lokantası
The döner at Tatar Salim in Ataşehir is perfect. The fat ratio is very well judged.…
Fireroom
Fireroom, the street-food place Hazer Amani opened in Ataşehir, is a must-try.…
Bülent Börekçilik
If you haven't had breakfast yet, crisp outside and soft inside, cheese böreks are baked fresh and waiting for you piping hot at Bülent Börekçilik, wh…
Other cuisines in Istanbul
Our picks: Gaziantep Lahmacun (Bağdat Caddesi), Bordel (Eminönü / Karaköy), Bol Pazar (Kemerburgaz / Göktürk). 13 places in total — every one tried by us, every bill paid by us.
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