Turkish in Istanbul

Beyond the breakfast houses, Turkish cooking on this list runs from clay-pot stews to dürüm counters and grill houses. In Cağaloğlu and Sirkeci, Old Ottoman Cafe & Restaurant and Last Ottoman Cafe & Restaurant draw reviews about testi kebab, meat cooked in a sealed clay jar, and lentil soup comes up at Last Ottoman and above all at Ziya Baba on Kadırga Limanı Caddesi, which closes on Wednesdays. Dürümzade, just off İstiklal, rolls Adana kebab into dürüm until 9:30 PM and closes on Sundays, as does Kosk Kebap Durum Evi by Gülhane Park. Mantı is a theme at Galata Art Smyrna, near the Galata Tower. For grills, Beyoğlu Ocakbaşı near Taksim is talked about for lamb chops and meze, and Gönen Rooftop Ocakbaşı, on the eleventh floor of a Taksim hotel, stays open until 3 AM. Almost all, 45 of 50, list halal food, and 29 serve alcohol.