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Kadıköy Meyhane Hop

Discover the best traditional taverns on the Asian side

5
stops
1.5 km
Distances are approximate straight lines, not walking routes. Check directions between stops.
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By Mes Prestiges Editorial Team
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Yanyali Fehmi Lokantasi
Restaurant

Yanyali Fehmi Lokantasi

Since 1919. Third-generation family. Michelin Guide. Kadıköy gourmet bazaar. Famous for Papaz Yahni. Elegant historic interior.

Yaglıkci Ismail Sok. No:1, Osmanaga Mahallesi, Kadıköy
Approx. 0.3 km in a straight line
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Agapia Mezze & Meyhane
Restaurant

Agapia Mezze & Meyhane

Reserve a window table on the upper floor for the Sureyya Opera facade, the building's history matters here more than any specific dish. Order the rakı setup with three or four cold mezes (Rum-style enginar, midye dolma, lakerda) before any hot plate; the kitchen gets ambitious where it shouldn't. Avoid Friday-Saturday after 22:00 unless you want a meyhane chorus next to your table.

Caferağa Mahallesi, Bahariye Cad., Miralay Nazım Sok. No:10/A, 34714 Kadıköy/İstanbul
Approx. 0.5 km in a straight line
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Benusen
Restaurant

Benusen

Order the topik if it is in the case; almost nobody makes it anymore. Sit downstairs for conversation, upstairs on a weekend if you came for the fasıl.

Neşet Ömer Sok. No:18, Caferağa, Kadıköy
Approx. 0.2 km in a straight line
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Ciya Sofrasi
Restaurant

Ciya Sofrasi

Go for lunch when selection is best. Point at what looks good - everything is exceptional. Legend.

Guneslibahce Sok. No:43, Kadıköy
Approx. 0.5 km in a straight line
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Gunesin Sofrasi
Restaurant

Gunesin Sofrasi

The garden seats are the entire reason to come; reserve specifically and ask for a corner away from the entrance. Order the kalamar dolma and yaprak sarması in levrek, both are signatures and both fall apart fast on busy services, so 19:30 is the sweet spot. Skip the more elaborate ızgara plates; the kitchen is at its best with restrained Aegean classics.

Osmanağa Mahallesi, Ali Suavi Sk. No:28, 34714 Kadıköy/İstanbul

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