Istanbul Restaurants

Bab-İ Hayat

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#960 of 12768 restaurants in Europe

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  • Address
    • Mısır Çarşısı 47
  • Transport
    • Eminönü
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 212 520 7878
  • Price
    • pides TL7-8, kebaps TL8-14
  • Hours
    • 7.30am-7.30pm

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Lonely Planet review for Bab-İ Hayat

It took seven months for a team headed by one of the conservation architects from Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı) to restore and decorate this vaulted space over the eastern entrance to the Spice Bazaar. Hand-painted ceilings and tiled window frames provide an atmospheric setting in which to sample decent kebaps and adequate pides and hazır yemek dishes. The ultra-friendly service stands in stark contrast to that at neighbouring Pandeli (which we’ve elected not to review), and you can even get a beer if you ask discreetly. Enter through the Serhadoğlu fast-food shop.

 

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