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ReadA charcoal grill
across from the Cistern
Two minutes from Hagia Sophia. Lamb and chicken over oak charcoal, fish chosen at the counter each morning, meze made by hand. Certified halal.
- Every price on the menu is in Turkish lira and includes VAT.
- No service charge and no cover charge. A tip is entirely up to you.
- Nothing arrives at your table unless you asked for it, and the bill holds only what you ordered.
- The code on your table opens the menu in fifteen languages, and you can order from it too.
From the coals to your table
Our kitchen does the two things an Ottoman table has always asked for, bringing meat to fire and using spice without hiding behind it. Lamb is cubed by hand, Adana is minced on the block, künefe is stretched to order.
Lamb arrives in the morning and never sees the next day. Fish is chosen at the counter. Meze is made fresh each morning, none of it carried over.
The fire is here and it does not go out
Charcoal is not a cooking method here, it is how the kitchen runs. Oak charcoal is lit in the morning and stays on all day. The heat is uneven, not the flat line a gas flame gives. The distance between coal and food changes per dish, fish cooks far from the embers and kebab close to them.
We are directly across from the Basilica Cistern. Hagia Sophia is a two minute walk, the Blue Mosque four. Our grill masters thread every skewer by hand and set the distance between coal and meat dish by dish. Fish is chosen at the counter each morning and meze is made in the kitchen.
The menu holds 9 sections and 136 dishes, from the breakfast platter to the mixed grill, from the catch of the day to künefe, all from one kitchen.
Made to be shared
Knowing fire takes time. When the coal turns white the meat burns, while it stays red the meat will not cook. The right moment sits between the two and you find it by eye, not by the clock.
FROM THE KITCHEN
Two minutes from Hagia Sophia
We are on Yerebatan Street, directly across from the cistern. Hagia Sophia is a two minute walk, the Blue Mosque four, Topkapı Palace seven. Come straight here after the museums.
- ADDRESS
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Alemdar, Yerebatan Cd. No:36
34110 Fatih, İstanbul
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- Every day
09:00 — 02:00
The kitchen takes its last order half an hour before closing.
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Which day are you coming?
You can pick any day in the next three months. We are open every day.
What time?
The table is ready at the time you pick. The kitchen takes its last order at 01:30.
How many of you?
You can book for up to twelve here. For a larger group please call and we will find the right table together.
You are coming as a group
For groups over twelve we put the tables together by hand. Call us and we will work out what we can fit and when.
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Before you come
- Booking is free. We ask for no deposit and no card details.
- The table is yours for an hour and a half from the time you picked.
- There is no dress code. This is a charcoal grill, come as you are.
- All our meat is halal.
- If your plans change, call us so the table can go to someone else.
Dishes from the menu
