Antiochia ★ 4.5
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.
Signature: Ciğer kebap, Künefe, Hatay-style hummus
Develi1912 Samatya is a turkish restaurant in Samatya, Istanbul.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Fıstıklı kebap, Içli köfte, Antep katmer
Address: Koca Mustafapaşa, Gümüş Yüksük Sokak No:5, Samatya, 34098 Fatih, İstanbul, Istanbul
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.
Signature: Ciğer 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.
Signature: Hamsi 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.
Signature: Topik, 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.
Signature: Arnavut ciğeri, Köfte in tomato sauce, Topik
Boncuk on Nevizade Sokak in Beyoğlu's Balık Pazarı, the Armenian-leaning meyhane built around topik with chickpeas and tahini, kısır bulgur cakes.
Signature: Topik, Kısır, Snapper kebabı
Akın Balık in Karaköy's fish-market arcade, a waterside lokanta where the waiter walks guests to the ice display to pick the catch and pulls four meze.
Signature: Grilled bonito, Cold meze tray, Sea bass