Hatay Restaurant 1967 Restaurant
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Restaurant Historic Authentic Local Favorite
Hatay Restaurant 1967
Bağdat Caddesi
$$$
The corridor's literary meyhane, keeping a guest-book tradition since 1967.
Restaurant
Benusen
The çarşı's oldest working meyhane, pouring since 1974, topik in the case and fasıl kept upstairs.
Reviewed by Mes Prestiges Editorial Team Last reviewed July 2026
Kadıköy |
$$ Mid-range for Restaurant
| Evenings (fasıl upstairs on weekends)
| Last reviewed: Jul 2026 Benusen has worked the Kadıköy çarşı since 1974, founded by Mevlüt Öztunç, and the case still carries things most meyhanes have dropped: topik, çiroz, a mustard-sauced levrek marin among thirty-odd mezes. The five-piece fasıl plays upstairs on weekends while the ground floor stays a drinking-and-talking room, which is exactly the right division of labor. Prices remain from another decade. If the çarşı has an institution left in the old sense, it is this one.
Editor's Tip
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about Benusen, reservations, hours, dress code, and price range.
Where is Benusen?
Benusen is located in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Neşet Ömer Sok. No:18, Caferağa, Kadıköy.
What are the opening hours of Benusen?
Benusen is open Evenings (fasıl upstairs on weekends).
What is Benusen best for?
Benusen is especially popular for Raki Night, Friends, Long Dinner.
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