Comments on: Karaköy Lokantasi: A Dockside Winner

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:00:50 +0000

I had a fantastic meal at Karakoy Lokantasi when I was in Istanbul and would recommend it to anyone who wants a boutique atmosphere, excellent food, great wines and a lovely host! Looking forward to going back there when I get back to Turkey!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:08:42 +0000

This place is excellent all round – food, service, decor. The prices too are very reasonable for the high quality.
I don’t see it as a fault that the staff are not speakers of languages other than Turkish.

By: Aylin Okutan

Aylin Okutan — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Dear Tioli Cristina,

I am the owner of Karakoy Lokantasi. First of all thank you very much for your honest comments. I could not stopped myself to make some comments as well. Karakoy Lokantasi is a very well known local restaurant, not a touristic one. Therefore all our evening staffs are Turkish, they are all professionals and yes they do not speak any other languages. But we have an English menu and the first thing we do is to give the menu to our guests especially if they are foreigners. Also, as the owners of the restaurant, we are always at present both at lunch and dinner service and we welcome all our guests at the door and do the seating. Therefore we were very surprised to read your comments. We thought that you may had been at another place with a similar name. So, if you every have a chance to come to Karaköy again, you are very welcome to visit real Karakoy Lokantasi.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:01:07 +0000

Tioli,
We are really surprised to hear about your experience. It is true that the evening scene is a good bit different from lunch, which we prefer. During the day, the owners do the seating themselves and they speak English and German. We’ll check on the prices and update the post.

By: Tioli Cristina

Tioli Cristina — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:46:03 +0000

If you are in Istanbul, go to this restaurant for dinner as well, reported by some guides, but if you do not know the turkish, keep in mind that none of the staff knows a word of English, French or Italian. Ask for the menu, which is not presented to you, and check the prices, which are astronomical. I have been there the evening of 3/1/2012, I ate badly and spent a great deal

By: Celo

Celo — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:13:35 +0000

I used to go here everyday (I mean everyday) for lunch. I have pretty much eaten everything on the menu.

I will make it easier for you; the two things I did not like were yogurt soup and tripe soup (I love both but not theirs). Just eat ANYTHING on the menu, I guarantee you will love it! I always wanted to go there for dinner but never had a chance to. Hopefully, when I am in Istanbul…

Btw, admin; if you find a better restaurant for this type of food, please let us know. I cannot imagine a better place to eat for this type of homemade dishes. There is one place I used to go before I knew Karakoy Lokantasi. It was called Karakoyum. It was not bad but no Karakoy Lokantasi.

By: Hans R. Rüegg

Hans R. Rüegg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:29:09 +0000

We found two restaurants in Istanbul first class: Sarnic on Sogukcesme Sok No. 30, near Hagia Sofia and Karaköy Lokantasi on Kemankes Caddesi No. 37 in Beyoglu. The latter is more matter of fact, offers even better food for more modest prices. Highly commendable!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:12:10 +0000

Carpetblogger, stay tuned, there’s actually a lot more to be said about the dining scene in Karakoy, which we think is one of Istanbul’s great undiscovered food haunts.

By: carpetblogger

carpetblogger — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:18:23 +0000

“one of the best restaurants in the neighborhood”? High praise indeed!