Tasting Notes
Ortaklar is at Peykhane Sokağı 27/a in the Binbirdirek quarter, between Sultanahmet and Çemberlitaş. It has been open since 1997, and its roof terrace looks towards the Sea of Marmara.
Kebabs, testi kebab and the grill
The kebab list has Adana and Urfa, lamb and beef şiş, İskender, döner over rice, beyti, aubergine kebab, chicken wings and chops, and lamb chops. Testi kebab, cooked in a sealed clay jug, comes in meat, chicken and vegetarian versions, and there are sac tava dishes, clay-dish (kiremit) dishes with meat, chicken or mushrooms, and wraps.
Pide, fish and the rest of the menu
Pide is a section of its own, from kıymalı and kuşbaşı to kavurma and a vegetarian version, with pizza options too. Fish is sea bass, sea bream or prawns. Starters include içli köfte, piyaz, ezme and stuffed vine leaves, and desserts run from katmer and künefe to aşure and baklava.
“Order an Adana or Urfa kebab for a quick meal, or the testi kebab for a longer one, and add a pide for the table.”
LR Kitchen — field note