Hamdi Restaurant ★ 4.3
Hamdi above the Spice Bazaar quays, a halal Urfa-kebab institution from a 1960s street-cart run by the Arpacı family, now a multi-floor room with a rooftop.
Develi1912 Samatya is a dietary-friendly spot in Samatya, Istanbul.
Develi in Samatya, a halal-friendly Gaziantep kebab institution where pistachio kebap, içli köfte and Antep katmer come off the long-running family charcoal.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Koca Mustafapaşa, Gümüş Yüksük Sokak No:5, Samatya, 34098 Fatih, İstanbul, Istanbul
Hamdi above the Spice Bazaar quays, a halal Urfa-kebab institution from a 1960s street-cart run by the Arpacı family, now a multi-floor room with a rooftop.
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Vegan Istanbul on Türkgücü Caddesi, a family-run downstairs lokanta serving plant-based Turkish set menus and the city's tightest vegan three-dish lunch.
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Community Kitchen in Galata, a fully vegan kitchen turning out vegan döner, iskender and köfte from a small lokanta room on the cobbled lanes below.