Şen Kardeşler Lokantası
That a restaurant has been open since 1965 tells you everything you need to know. Şen Kardeşler in Kağıthane is an esnaf lokanta that has been serving for nearly sixty years.
The daily home-style dishes are delicious, the döner is very good, and the Kayseri yağlama that appears three days a week is ambitious. At lunchtime you'll struggle a little to find a table, but a wait of five minutes at most is worth it.
If you're in the area, Şen Kardeşler is an address you can drop into with confidence.
Browse related
More places nearby
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 …
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…
Roka İstanbul
ROKA was born in London and made its name with a modern reading of Japanese cooking. In İstanbul it sits at Galataport, right on the edge of the Bosph…
Hodan
Hodan began its life in Çukurcuma, in Beyoğlu, and earned itself a particular place in İstanbul's food scene along the way. It now sits at a new addre…