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Karaköy Lokantası
Turkish
A traditional Turkish lokanta in Karaköy, steps from the harbor, with a quiet terrace that earns its keep on warm evenings. The menu leans heavily on mezze and shared plates, with subtle Greek influences woven through without any fuss. The kitchen keeps things unfussy on purpose: good ingredients, direct flavors, nothing overcomplicated. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which tracks for a room that fills up fast with people who clearly know their way back.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
One number, weighted & current 74
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Taramasalata
“Intensely flavoursome taramasalata with toasted bread, crispy filo pastry stuffed with beef alongside a sweet tomato sauce for dipping, sea bass elevated by a spicy mustard-based remoulade”
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Hünkar beğendi
“Star dish is Hünkar beğendi (Sultan’s delight), an Ottoman-era extravagance featuring nursery-soft, smoky, chargrilled aubergine topped with tender chunks of slow-cooked lamb awash in the gravy it was stewed in.”
The 50
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