Çiya Sofrası
Istanbul, Turkey
The read// why locals go
Çiya Sofrası, on Güneşlibahçe Sokak in Kadıköy's market lanes, cooks regional Anatolian dishes that have largely disappeared from restaurant menus. The system is a counter: you look, you point, you sit. What is behind the glass changes with what the season gives, and the range reaches far past the standard Turkish repertoire into recipes gathered from across Anatolia and kept alive here through repetition. At around ₺18 a plate it stays a market restaurant in price as well as in setting. It has become a reference point for people who care about Turkish regional cooking, and it earns that by breadth rather than polish.
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Güneşlibahçe Sokak 43, 34710 — Istanbul
The read// why locals go
Çiya Sofrası, on Güneşlibahçe Sokak in Kadıköy's market lanes, cooks regional Anatolian dishes that have largely disappeared from restaurant menus. The system is a counter: you look, you point, you sit. What is behind the glass changes with what the season gives, and the range reaches far past the standard Turkish repertoire into recipes gathered from across Anatolia and kept alive here through repetition. At around ₺18 a plate it stays a market restaurant in price as well as in setting. It has become a reference point for people who care about Turkish regional cooking, and it earns that by breadth rather than polish.