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Eating
4
Fatih Damak Pide
$
PIDE
It's worth making the trek to this
pideci
overlooking the İtfaıye Yanı Parkı Karşısı (Fire
Station Park) near the Aqueduct of Valens, a 4th-century limestone aqueduct that's one of
the city's most distinctive landmarks. Fatih Damak's reputation for making the best Karad-
eniz (Black Sea)-style pide on the Historic Peninsula is well deserved, and the free pots of
tea served with meals are a nice touch. Great pide, great staff, great choice!
(Büyük Karaman
Caddesi 48, Zeyrek; pide 8-12;
11am-11pm;
Aksaray)
5
Hamdi Restaurant
$$
Hamdi Arpacı's empire dates to the 1960s, when he established a street stand near the
Spice Bazaar selling tasty kebaps made according to recipes from his hometown Urfa, in
Turkey's southeast. Over the years his kebaps became so popular with locals that he ac-
quired this nearby building, which has phenomenal views from its top-floor terrace. Book-
ing is advisable.
(
KEBAPS
212-528 8011;
www.hamdirestorant.com.tr
;
Kalçın Sokak 17, Eminönü; mezes 7-15, ke-
baps 20-28, dessert 7-15;
Eminönü)
6
Siirt Fatih Büryan
$
Those who enjoy investigating regional cuisines should head to this eatery in the Kadın
Pazarı (Women's Market) near the Aqueduct of Valens. It specialises in two dishes that are
a speciality of the southeastern city of Siirt:
büryan
(lamb slow-cooked in a pit) and
perde
pilavi
(chicken and rice cooked in pastry). Both are totally delicious. No alcohol.
(İtfaiye Cad-
desi 20a, Zeyrek; büryan 11, perde pilavi 10;
TURKISH
Aksaray)
7
Sur Ocakbaşı
$$
KEBAP
