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Kitchen Istanbul
Turkish
A wine bar on Clement Street doing Turkish food with a California edit, and the Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand to prove the combination works. The börek arrives golden and shatteringly flaky, the hummus floats in chili oil, and the künefe kadayif pulls cheese under a crunch of pistachio. The wine list runs deep and leans affordable, which explains why nobody at the small tables seems to be in any hurry to leave.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle #55 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Best Turkish Restaurants In SF
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Restaurants In The Richmond
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Hummus
“Start with an ideally silky hummus, enriched with crunchy chickpeas and a pool of toasty chili oil”
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Börek
“the ultra-flaky börek, featuring golden phyllo dusted with sesame seeds and filled with a creamy mixture of goat cheese and leek”
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Künefe kadayif
“For dessert, the künefe kadayif, featuring crispy, buttery, syrup-kissed kataifi, melty cheese and a flurry of crushed pistachio, is best in class”
Michelin Guide
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