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🇹🇷 Istanbul

3 places across Parts Unknown & No Reservations

Every Place Bourdain Visited in Istanbul

3 places
1

Poyraz Sahil Balık Restaurant

Mendirek Yolu

Tony had whole fried fish and an alcoholic beverage called raki

2

Akar Lokantası

Arabacılar Sokağı

Tony's friend the taxi driver recommended this restaurant. They had Işkembe çorbası (tripe soup).

3

Sur Ocakbaşı

İtfaiye Caddesi

The speciality is devian. The lamb is specially raised as free-range in highlands in the east.

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