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Ficcin
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Mediterranean
Turkish
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Situated in a small side street, this restaurant takes up three or four spaces on either side of the street. Has vegetable-based dishes, Circassian cuisine.
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Kallavi Sokagi (at Istiklal Caddesi), Istanbul, Turkey, 34430
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
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Last update on 29 Jul 2015 by Guest
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5 Reviews
First Review by SG213
lailowski
Points +586
Circassian Food! - Edit
When you are overwhelmed by the crowds of Istiklal Avenue, this place is for you. They are located in an alley right in the middle of the Istiklal Avenue. They have special prices for local students as well. Their vegan options are mostly homemade traditional Circassian, Armenian and Turkish food. You must try their Enginar Yemeği! (A traditional recipe with artichokes basically)
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wittmaha
Points +20
Delicious Mezze - Edit
Various vegan and vegetarian Mezze, delicious and not expensive.
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Walterwide
Points +1959
The best in Taksim - Edit
Wow, so many vegan mezze, super delicious! A must go in Istanbul, tasty and super friendly. I loved every bite!
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maynard7
Points +5200
Average food - Edit
My thoughts are pretty much the same as the previous reviewer. I thought the food was okay but nothing really special. I went with a couple of Turkish friends and it's their favorite place. Once was enough for me.
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SG213
Points +858
Lot of veg. options but be careful - Edit
Ficcin has to have one of the oddest layouts of any restaurant in Istanbul - it's spread over 4 or 5 different buildings all on the same street. They all serve the same menu, so you can sit wherever is most pleasant.
Read moreThere are a lot of mezze / "Zeytinyaglar" options on the menu which are usually cold veg. dishes, but be aware that a number of them come with yoghurt. If you're especially unlucky you may even end up with circassian chicken as part of a mixed dish - this happened to me one time. Try to check with the serving staff if unsure, although this doesn't necessarily guarantee anything, at least you have some comeback if they screw up the order.
Inexplicably, they did at one stage have vegan options marked on the Turkish menu, but not the English menu. Either way, it's better to ask - the vegan marked menu I saw looked not entirely consistent with the general understanding of the term.
The dishes are good value, and you can order a few of them together to get a good variety of tastes. It's kind of useful as an all-day breakfast alternative, since you usually get served bread also by default. The hummus, fried aubergine with tomato, and red pepper paste dishes are pretty good. I never bothered with any of the mains since they all seem fairly unappealing.
The location is very central in the middle part of Istiklal street / Galatasaray. There is also the health shop Ambar nearby on the same street.
Pros: Lot of meze choices, No tourist ripoff prices, Good location
Cons: Confused veg. status of some stuff, Little choice of main dishes
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