Primal eating in Istanbul?
May 9, 2011 8:56 AM Subscribe
What are some primal/slow-carb/low-carb dishes I can find in restaurants in Istanbul, Turkey?
It'd be especially great if you could recommend some restaurants around Taksim Square where I could find these dishes. Thanks!
It'd be especially great if you could recommend some restaurants around Taksim Square where I could find these dishes. Thanks!
I was just in Istanbul last month and am already eager to return. I was eating low carb and pescetarian, so slightly different challenges. I ate a lot of yogurt and cheese, for example, and no meat. I found the mezes very helpful and would order a bunch of little dishes of hummus and eggplant and so on and just eat them straight with a spoon or fork, rather than using the bread. I also ate a lot of salads, often with tuna or cheese. Meat dishes, especially kebabs, were plentiful everywhere I went, although I can't give you any advice. I did have some utterly delicious grilled octopus.
The only place I ate near Taksim was one of the touristy restaurants in the Flower Market on Istilkal Street. It was fine, but better for the location than the food.
posted by gingerbeer at 11:47 AM on May 9, 2011
The only place I ate near Taksim was one of the touristy restaurants in the Flower Market on Istilkal Street. It was fine, but better for the location than the food.
posted by gingerbeer at 11:47 AM on May 9, 2011
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As far as restaurants go, around Taksim I liked the chicken soup (but with noodles) and menemen I had at Lades 2 (map) and breakfast at Kahvalti Evi. My absolute best meal was at Sidika (the aforementioned meze and seabass) (map) (Istanbul Eats review). It's in Besiktas, so not around Taksim Square, but the area is really nice and great with an accompanying evening walk, and you can easily take the bus to/from there.
posted by coraline at 9:40 AM on May 9, 2011