May 25
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NewsKiva Han Gets the Thumbs Down
Today’s Zaman has a review of Kiva Han, a restaurant near the Galata Tower that tries to be a Beyoğlu version of Asian side favorite Çiya. It’s not a favorable review:
All in all, our experience at the new Galata Kiva Han was extremely disappointing, and on second thought, I should have kept walking down the road to Karaköy, leapt on the ferry to Kadıköy and headed to my favorite table at Çiya. Or settled for some lahmacun from the tiny shop on the way down. I had expected more.
You can read the full review here.
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Post Tags: Beyoğlu, Galata, Southeastern cuisine
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May 28, 2009
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i agree. ciya is so much better. we were all excited when this opened in galata but it just isnt that great….
May 23, 2010
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well i think things have changed. i’ve been to ciya in the last six months, was NOT impressed, just went to kiva the other night and thought it was some of the best turkish food i’ve had. excellent salads, fresh, with tangy dressings; very good dolmas. i didn’t have the roast lamb but my tablemates did and liked it a lot.
May 23, 2010
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Interesting…we’ll have to get back to Kiva Han and check things out. Certainly always seems crowded.
Nov 10, 2010
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Last week i was in Kiva Han with my friends. Food exelent, service excelent. We would go again, if we had time. Everthing was perfect, Thanks KivaHan.
Mar 9, 2011
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We went to Kiva twice last week – fantastic meals and excellent service! Warm thank’s to the young chef and the waiters
Aug 19, 2011
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Had dinner at Kiva tonight. Wow. What a stunningly bad meal. They wrecked three types of dolma. Even the best dish was quite average. Nonetheless the place was packed–almost exclusively with foreign tourists.
Aug 19, 2011
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I agree with Katie Parla. Food is not good, but I did like to sit on the plaza and have a herbal drinks there. Now there are no tables outside so no reason to go.