Borsam Taşfırın ★ 4.2
Borsam Taşfırın in Kadıköy, an 80-lira lahmacun from a stone oven, three to a person at the lunch peak, in a market-edge counter open since 1968.
Try: Lahmacun
Neighbourhoodsultanahmet
The dishKöfte and piyaz plate
Location
Address: Alemdar Mah., Divanyolu Caddesi No:12, 34110 Fatih, İstanbul, Istanbul
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