SADE "Beş Denizler Mutfağı"

This restaurant is on the Michelin guide but has no stars yet. I guess they will get one star quite soon. Must orders “içli köfte” and “tere yağlı kereviz”for starters. My fav main dishes were “pehli” with amazing meat that melts in your mouth and “pekmezli tavuk” (sweet chicken). A must try restaurant in Istanbul

This place is really enjoyable. Whether it’s a lunch snack or a long dinner, it doesn’t matter. The food is absolutely delicious with every bite. I’m very satisfied with everything I’ve tried. The ambiance is also a great plus. I loved the chicken with tarhana. Thank you!

We arrived with high expectations, but unfortunately, the experience turned out to be a significant disappointment. Aside from the lahmacun and the rice, nearly every dish had fundamental issues. The meat-stuffed vine leaves were passable, but the olive oil version was underwhelming — the grape leaves were poorly cooked, and both the seasoning and salt were lacking. The Bafra-style pide was bland and underseasoned. The hummus lacked both olive oil and acidity, which left it rather flat. At a restaurant of this calibre, one would expect the flavours to be impeccable. However, for someone familiar with the nuances of Turkish cuisine, the shortcomings were quite noticeable. The meat was cooked well, but lacked depth of flavour. The rice served alongside was one of the few highlights. Another dish, consisting of yoghurt, bread, and meat, was similarly let down by a lack of seasoning and character. Overall, the dishes were either overly salty or lacked salt entirely. As three people, we ordered eight dishes and genuinely tried to convince ourselves to enjoy the meal — but left quite disappointed. The only item I would consider ordering again would be the lahmacun.

Lovely food and a decent price, good service. Had the eggplant meze, a great haydari, excellent lamb shanks and pide, and can gladly say it was all very tasty. The vibe was a little bit of a letdown as it was very quiet out front and inside, but this could have been due to the time I went (7.30pm).

Delicious food, but more refinement is needed to truly live up to its Michelin star. The bread was not warm and felt dry, and the cold mezze lacked seasoning.

Hey there, this is GeniePam 🧞‍♀️ visiting from Dubai 🇦🇪 originally from 🇲🇽 with my partner in crime from 🇩🇪 Small restaurant part of Bib Gourmand, food is great, however most of the dishes are with meat so it might not be a great option if you are vegetarian or traveling with vegetarian people. The mezze are amazing, and the artichokes with fried apples and onions are delicious. If you’d like more recs & spots all around the globe 🌍 check me out IG: @iamgeniepam

Such a pleasant experience, The lahmacun and çerkes tavuğu as starters were bursting with flavor, and the selekli as the main was perfection. Excellent service , a place to experience an authentic Turkish cuisine, will definitely come back.

A very quiet resturant to enjoy many dishes The staff very friendly and they gave a theiafa( ekram) I tried some dishes and all 10/10 Healthy options Many vegan options as well