Lonely Planet

"Dig into delectable specialities such as ezogelin (red lentil soup)."

Alp Artam

"Where to Eat Lahmacun in Kadıköy: Çiya Sofrası - I just love this lahmacun with a crispy crust, rich in ingredients, plain ground lamb, tomato, parsley, pepper, garlic, and black pepper. I think it has a consistency close to a masterpiece."

Katherine Martinelli

"Stuffed cabbage leaves with rice and yogurt sauce, Turkish comfort food at its best."

Megan Griep

"Red lentil soup and fresh bread dipped in a strange powdered cheese. Surprisingly tasty."

Derek Baron

"Everything from the Ezo Gelin Soup (red lentils, mint, garlic, onion and spices) to the Babaganush (mashed roasted eggplant, tomato, garlic, pepper, topped with chicken and a butter and red pepper sauce) was simply divine."

Andrew Harper

"Ezo Gelin soup, absolutely delicious and made with red lentils, mint, garlic, onions and spices."

Leyla Giray Alyanak

"This dish was so good I went back the next day to have another."

John Martin Taylor

"It was aromatic with spice and, like many of the best dishes of Asia, a perfect combination of not only flavors, but textures as well: chicken, rice, almonds, and currants."

Marie Claire Digby

"The centrepiece of a succession of delicious meat dishes is Perde Pilaf, a traditional wedding dish of chicken, almonds, currants and beautifully spiced rice in a buttery, crisp filo pastry crust."

Elif Batuman

"The first sign of anything unusual was the kisir, a Turkish version of tabouli, which had an indescribable freshness and suddenly reminded you that wheat is a plant. The bitter edge of sumac and pomegranate extract, the tang of tomato paste, and the warmth of cumin, which people from the south of Turkey put in everything, recalled to me, with preternatural vividness, the kisir that my aunt used to make."