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Tasting Notes
Istanbul Kebab Cafe & Restaurant is at Biçki Yurdu Sokak 5 in the Alemdar quarter of Fatih.
Kebabs and Ottoman specials
The kebab list has the house plate İstanbul Özel for two, testi kebab, Adana, chicken şiş, grilled köfte and İskender. The Ottoman specials are Tavuk Ayasofya, musakka, beef sac kavurma and İstim kebap.
Fish, steak and the rest
Fish includes sea bass in a cream clay-pot sauce, grilled swordfish, jumbo prawns and mixed fish or salt-baked fish for two. Steaks come with pepper sauce, mushrooms, Mexican style or marble. There is also pasta, a cold meze list and desserts such as baklava, künefe and rice pudding.
“Order the testi kebab or the house plate for two, and add a few cold mezes.”
LR Kitchen — field note