Wood-clad, 19th-century restaurant serving Cretan cuisine in elegant dining rooms & outside terrace.
In summer, Giritli welcomes you to its atmospheric terrace, where the kitchen is also located. If the weather lets you down, you can always cross the street to the Mediterranean-style restaurant. Be sure to try the enticing mezze menu (drinks included), which inventively showcases traditional flavours. Fresh produce, seasoned to perfection, is generously proportioned… a real feast!
Because of the fixed-price menu, which includes endless glasses of local wine, raki, or beer, this beautiful but cozy seafood restaurant on a quiet corner in the Sultanahmet neighborhood is packed most evenings with both residents and visitors. However, the cuisine here, which is characteristic of the Turks who formerly resided on the island of Crete, is more than enough. The grilled octopus in olive oil is near-perfection, and the seafood and orzo salad, as well as the olives filled with walnuts and feta, are among the dozen or so appetizers served. Giritli’s garden is as lovely as any rooftop patio in the city throughout the summer.
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