Istanbul Restaurant (CLOSED)

As is to be expected at any place that has an eight-page menu, this Turkish spot has both hits and misses. The good news? The misses—overly simple vegetable fritters, overly smoky eggplant purees—don’t miss by all that much. So even if you try only one of the hits, like the vibrant lahmacun and hearty iskender kebab, you’ll likely have a meal that rises to above-par levels.