Mediterranean restaurants in Istanbul
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Chefs Cokşun Uysal and Esra Muslu trained in Melbourne and London before returning to İstanbul and opening this intimate restaurant. The sophisticated interior by Milagard Architecture perfectly complements the ambitious menu, which comes complete with amuse-bouche and splendid home-baked bread rolls. An initial perusal of the dishes on offer may make you fear that there is too much happening on each plate, but fear not – everything works wonderfully. Highlights of our last meal included a main course of roasted lamb and braised lamb shank with red cabbage, tahini humus and a cognac-plum puree followed by a dessert of flourless chocolate mousse cake served with rosewate…
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Mikla
Among the big guns of İstanbul’s top-end dining scene, one place reigns supreme in our minds, and that’s Mikla. On the top floor of the Marmara Pera hotel, this sleek operation serves up excellent Mod Med cuisine to a truly international clientele. The chefs here embrace top-notch ingredients and simple execution and the results speak for themselves: try the absolutely delicious Trakya Kıvırcık lamb cutlets and follow with the pistachio and helva ice cream and you too will become fans. Service and the wine list are impressive, and the view is quite simply to die for. Ask for a table with a view of the Old City and consider arriving early to have a drink in the bar…
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