Tasting Notes
Loti is at Divan Yolu Caddesi 27, on the main street through Sultanahmet. It stays open until 2 a.m.
Grills and steaks
The kebab and grill list has Adana kebab, aubergine kebab, grilled köfte, a mixed kebab, a 1 kg lamb rack, lamb chops and two steaks: lokum steak at 200 g and yaprak (leaf) steak at 400 g. The house pick, Loti Points Tepsi, is a 500 g tray of mixed lamb and beef.
Sushi, seafood and the rest
Sushi has its own section, from maki to 8-piece rolls such as the Crunchy California, Philadelphia and Dragon, and sets. Elsewhere on the menu are prawns and octopus in butter, fried calamari, salmon, sea bass and sea bream, pizza, pasta, burgers, and Beğendili Ahtapot, octopus on smoky aubergine purée.
“Come shortly before sunset for a terrace table, start with a sushi roll, then choose between the leaf steak and the mixed kebab.”
LR Kitchen — field note