Tasting Notes
Restohan is at Silahşör Caddesi 67 B in the Cumhuriyet quarter of Şişli, near Bomonti. Breakfast is served as well as grills.
Breakfast and starters
Breakfast is a spread for two, three or four people, with gözleme, omelettes, menemen, grilled sucuk and muhlama listed as separate plates. The starter list has mezes, soups including beyran, hot starters such as içli köfte and mushroom casserole, and a vegetarian section.
Kebabs, Anatolian dishes and trays
The grill list has Adana and Urfa, lamb şiş, chicken, kasap köfte, lamb chops and beyti. Under Anatolian dishes come alinazik, hummus-topped meat, İskender şiş kebab and lamb shank, and the sac dishes include Bingöl tava, sac kavurma and tirit. For groups there are chicken and diced-beef trays for two to four people. Fish, prawns and pasta are listed too.
“Order alinazik or a beyti, share a sac dish if you are three or more, and finish with the katmer.”
LR Kitchen — field note