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Turkish
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Small Turkish restaurant offering a few labelled vegan items such as lentil soup, hummus, fried potatoes, baba ganoush, salad, cous cous and dolma. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-11:30pm.


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11 Reviews

First Review by Benette

dazzlecat

Points +61

Vegetarian
26 Sep 2024

Clearly marked vegetarian options

Very friendly service, good food, and restaurant cat!

Claudèle

Points +334

Vegan
10 Sep 2024

Lots of choices

The menu indicates clearly the vegetarian and vegan options. The food was good — not extraordinary, and arrived very rapidly. The price was very fair. I’d go again.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-10

arpitpandey

Points +82

Vegan
17 Jul 2024

Loved the Vegan Babel Special

Small cafe, serve non-vegan items but have a clearly labelled vegetarian & vegan menu. The Vegan Babel Special was fantastic, with lentil and bulgur wrapped in filo pastry served on salad. Generous portions too.

DrJimP

Points +49

Vegetarian
08 Jun 2024

Fabulous restaurant in Taksim!

What a great restaurant in the Taksim area! I’m a vegetarian and often find it difficult to get a variety of food options. My wife and I had dinner here our second night in Taksim and had to come back on our fourth and final night in Istanbul. The service was fantastic and the food is very tasty. They had a nice dry white wine that went well with our food. I particularly enjoyed the vegetarian Babel Special (bulgur, green onions, walnut and spices wrapped in a filo pastry that is served with a salad) YUMMY!!!!

Pros: Great vegan options , Wonderful service

ChantalPoulin

Points +2898

Vegan
07 May 2024

Cute and delicious

The place is beautifull with a nice ambiance. The vegan plates are very well labelled and they really understand what vegan is. I recommand the mezze plate and the Babel special. The crust on the vegan Babel special is amazing! Very good service.

StavriaArtemisElia

Points +1461

Vegan
11 Aug 2023

5 stars if I could

Really really loved everything we tried here. Came to Istanbul to try manti, and was not disappointed by the vegan version. Lentil Kofte was super nice too. Highly recommend, ohh and staff was lovely too🩷

AdeleDaniellex

Points +22

Vegan
23 Mar 2023

Really delicious vegan options, simple, classic turkish dishes

All vegan options were clearly labelled in the menu. Really delicious hummus, baba ganoush and many more options. Everything we tried was great!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Reasonably priced

ming.morss

Points +435

Vegan
31 Jul 2022

Don’t miss it!!

Amazing!! Vegan options clearly listed by red hearts on the menu, and there’s loads to choose from. Best köfte I’ve had in a while, so nice and simple. The falafel was also very lovely! Definitely go here, it’s a cozy and vegan-friendly place

Sushinina

Points +2541

Vegan
13 Aug 2021

Turkish Meze

I ordered the small meze plate vegan, it was absolutely delicious! The staff is very friendly and the atmosphere is pretty cozy. I‘ll come again.

Pros: Staff speaks very good english , Good wifi, Great food

EinatRaveh

Points +885

Vegan
25 Jul 2020

Don't miss - very good vegan options!

After looking for vegan food and passing two closed vegan places, we ended up here, not expecting much since our previous luck with vegan food at none vegan places in Istanbul ended up more on the vegetarian side. Boy were we pleasently surprised! We had a plate of mazze with all the vegan options they had at the time: hummus, some bean salad, bulgur kofte etc. Then the cook made especially for us another bean dish (can't remember the name) with spinache and tomato - amazing! And vegan manti - also highly recommended!
The waiter was very nice, put on good music and we had a great time😄Will definitely come back next time!

Pros: Many good vegan options, Cool vibe, Very good value for money

Benette

Points +37

Mostly Veg
27 Aug 2019

Lovely Place. Very Friendly Staff

I’ve been here many times and the staff is always warm and welcoming. There are several vegan options. Each is yummy. Definitely stop in.

Pros: friendly staff

Cons: none




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