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Very energetic atmosphere. Lots of young people. Great beer selection! Can be quite busy if you come during weekends.

Great little place for some open fire kebabs!

We came here by accident as we were exploring this neighborhood and passed by this place during lunch hour.

My first impression of this place was the grill inside the restaurant which gave the whole place a Smokey flavour 😉

We ordered some hummus, a minced meat kebab (Adana kebab), an eggplant and lamb kebab and a falafel salad 🥗

I have to say the hummus were the best we had during our trip in Turkey! I especially loved the eggplant with yogurt. It was super creamy and had a unique subtle eggplant flavour.

The kebabs were delicious also but not sure if it is because the taste or the Smokey air 😅

Highly recommend this place if you are nearby! The seating is somewhat limited so be prepared to wait if you come during rush hour.

The waiters did not speak very good English so be patient 😉

We (group of 7) came here for lunch after our visit to topkapi palace. Good thing that we made reservations in advance so we didn’t have to wait for our table.

We were seated near the window with a great view 👍 which was excellent. We started with a round of starters including: Charcoal grilled eggplant salad, tarama (fish dip), pouf (Turkish pastry with cheese and herb filling), pan fried zucchini, spoon pomegranate salad with walnuts. They were all delicious. They were gone in no time!

For entries, we ordered a few Lamb kebabs with roasted eggplant, grilled lamb sirloin, and grilled seabass. Again, the dishes were made to perfection. The only thing I would point out was we would prefer the dish a little bit warmer.

For dessert, we had a few Turkish teas, Turkish coffees with some almond cookies, and Tavukgöğsü (caramelized milk pudding with chicken breast) I was mainly surprised about Tavukgöğsü as I thought it was just sweet chicken breast but gladly not the case. 😅

Overall this restaurant, located inside of spice market, is definitely worth a try if you visit Istanbul. Also keep in mind that this place only open for lunches, no dinners!

Good selection but unfortunately many sections were closed for public while we were there.

The statues, Ancient Greek artifacts and sarcophagus were breathtaking. You almost felt you were back in time while looking at those well preserved artifacts in display! There was also a section dedicated to archaeological knowledge which I found quite interesting.

Definitely worth a visit. We spent a couple of hours in the main section along but you could easily spend more time!

Amazing place if you are here to learn. The museum has almost everything science and technology from robotics to encryption and everything in between! You can spend weeks and months here without getting bored!

There are also live demonstrations every hour during weekend (only in German though)!

Would highly recommend to visit this place!