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Darüzziyafe review Rate it
The former soup kitchens of the Süleymaniye Mosque complex now turn out more varied fare. But if the present menu runs to several pages, the food is still canteen cooking - great for lunch (a favourite with tour buses) but too prosaic for dinner.
The setting, a large courtyard filled with rose bushes and trees, is potentially lovely but rendered institutional by cheap furniture and neglect. Vegetarians beware: the lentil soup contains submerged mini meatballs. The restaurant is located to the north of the mosque, separate from the row of small eateries which line its west side.
Darüzziyafe details
Süleymaniye
Area Istanbul
Transport Tram Beyazıt, Eminönü or Laleli
Telephone 0212 511 8414
Open noon-11pm daily
Starters YTL7-YTL19. Main courses YTL27
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