Sally Elbassir

"If I had to choose a single Turkish dish to eat every day for the rest of my life, it would be the hünkar beğendi from Karakoy Lokantasi."

Eat Your World

"You can shell out for a meal that includes hünkar beğendi at one of the city’s pricey “Ottoman restaurants,” or you can sample royalty in a more down-to-earth setting at Karaköy Lokantası, in Karaköy."

The Guide Istanbul

"The menu changes daily, but lunchtime favorites often include the hünkar beğendi, a dish of slow-cooked beef served on a bed of smoky eggplant puree, and ızgara süt kuzu pirzola (grilled baby lamp chops). Recommended Dishes: Hünkar Beğendi."

Anne Bitamor Abit

"The Midye Dolma smells and tastes sublime!"

Aqsa Tayyaba

"You should try their Ottoman cuisine, the Karniyarik."

Gaurav Gupta

"This restaurant will take your breath away with its wonderfully delicious Turkish food and ravishing contemporary Ottoman cuisine. - What not to miss: Karniyarik."

Spotstalk

"Try Hünkar beğendi (slow-cooked beef served on a bed of smoky eggplant puree)."

SoUL

"Let us underline that the Hünkar Beğendi (Sultan’s Delight), the famous eggplant and lamb stew, rocks here."

Ozlem Warren

"I tucked in the delicious Hunkar Begendi, chunks of delicious meat ragout served over the eggplant puree."

Feride Yalav

"Make sure to try the hünkar beğendi (slow cooked lamb stew on a bed of smoky eggplant purée) for lunch and definitely make reservations in advance for dinner."