Galata House

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  • Address
    Galata Kulesi Sokak 61, Galata
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  • Phone
    245 1861
  • Transport
    tram: Karaköy

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Lonely Planet review

This would have to be one of the most eccentric restaurants in town. Run by the utterly charming husband-and-wife team of Nadire and Mete Göktuğ, it is housed in the Old British Jail, just down from Galata Tower. The jail functioned from 1904 to 1919, and has been sympathetically but comfortably restored by Mete, who is one of İstanbul's most prominent heritage architects.

Nadire uses recipes handed down from her Georgian mother to concoct great comfort food - the hingali (meat-filled dumplings in tomato sauce) are absolutely delicious. She also plays the piano for guests.