Çiya Sofrası is a turkish restaurant in Kadıköy, Istanbul.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
3 hours
Join us for a Vegetarian Cooking Class in Istanbul. You will be visiting us at our home near Taksim, most central neighborhood of Istanbul. We will cook, eat and excha...
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Explore Kadıköy's vibrant streets on a street food walk. Sample fish wraps, kokoreç, çiğ köfte, & sweets, with full vegetarian & private tour options available.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Savor the flavors of Asia and Europe on a food tour of Istanbul and conquer the cuisines of the city’s 7 hills. Follow a local to neighborhood cafés to find Kurdish fo...
Address: Caferağa Mah., Güneşlibahçe Sokak No:43, 34710 Kadıköy, İstanbul, Istanbul
The teal-tiled Karaköy Lokantası, Bib Gourmand listed in the Michelin Guide, runs an Ottoman-leaning lunch lokanta downstairs and a meyhane upstairs at night.
SignatureLakerda, Hünkar beğendi, Lamb shank
Develi has fired Gaziantep kebabs at its Samatya address for decades, the canonical Istanbul pistachio kebap stop behind the old Marmara walls.
SignatureFıstıklı kebap, Içli köfte, Antep katmer
Antiochia in Asmalımescit cooks the kebabs and mezze of Antakya, Turkey's Levant border city, on a tight Beyoğlu side-street menu of southeastern grills.
SignatureCiğer kebap, Künefe, Hatay-style hummus
Hayvore tucked off Istiklal, cooking the corn-bread, anchovies and smoky bean stews of the Black Sea since 2009 in a noisy steam-table lokanta close.
SignatureHamsi pilav, Muhlama, Karadeniz pidesi
Yakup 2 on Asmalı Mescit Sokak, the Yakup Arslan meyhane founded in 1977 after seventeen years at Refik next door, multi-time winner of best-meyhane awards.
SignatureTopik, Arnavut ciğeri, Kuzu pirzola
Madam Despina in old Tatavla, the 1946 Rum meyhane opened by Despina Bademciyan from Gökçeada and still pouring rakı in the grape-leaf garden.
SignatureArnavut ciğeri, Köfte in tomato sauce, Topik
