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Borsa RestaurantvsKanaat Lokantasi
Both establishments are rated very highly by professional travelers. On balance, Kanaat Lokantasi ranks slightly higher than Borsa Restaurant. Kanaat Lokantasi has a TripExpert Score of 82 with praise from 4 sources including Frommer's, Time Out and Lonely Planet.
Borsa Restaurant
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar, Istanbul 80230, Turkey
From $0/night
Frommer's "Reservations are vital at this culinary favorite of the elite and influential." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The menu is filled with classic Anatolian dishes like stuffed cabbage leaves; octopus, and keskek (a wheat-berry risotto) — all given a New York makeover." Full review
Time Out "The highlights of the menu are meat stuffed grape leaves, ‘su böreği’, lamb ‘tandır’, ‘keşkek’ (a dish made of pounded meat and wheat), smashed aubergine and chocolate souffle." Full review
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Kanaat Lokantasi
Rough Guide Time Out
The Guardian Frommer's
Selmanipak Caddesi 9, Istanbul, Turkey
From $15/night
Rough Guide "The desserts are equally magnificent and include fruits such as fig, quince or apricot stuffed with nuts and topped with cream."
Time Out "The restaurant, located conveniently in Üsküdar, has visitors from all around the city and is always busy at every hour with its decoration with blue tiles, never changing staff and unique tastes." Full review
The Guardian "The chestnut pilav and dolma at Kanaat Lokantası, set up by the Kargılı family in 1933, was as good as I’d been told by friends, the setting distinctly old fashioned, the food moreish and rich"
Frommer's "Serving up Turkish classics since 1933, this local favorite has taken the esnaf (tradesman) restaurant concept (Turkish home cooking served from steam counters) and given it a thorough polish." Full review
