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Yildiz

163 Blackstock Road, N4 2JS Full details & map

Grill: Turkish

Time Out says 2 Users say 5/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Jan 28 2010

Eastern Turkey can be chilly in winter, and a little more warmth wouldn't have gone amiss at this Finsbury Park Anatolian outpost. The guest-house dining room decor has a sombre authenticity. Customers huddled in jackets and coats at the restaurant's shiny dark-brown pub-like tables gazed enviously at the Turkish men gathered around the barbecue at the front. Everyone's here for the grills hot off the glowing coals. These are the real no-nonsense deal, with testicles, kidneys, liver and chicken wings as well as adana, sis and the usual kebab collection. There's a children's version of köfte; adult appetites have their work cut out doing justice to the mixed grill or quails. The main courses came with rice and a salad of tough tomatoes, cucumber, onions and parsley. Onions grilled in pomegranate juice with lashings of chilli and parsley are detour-worthy, but the mixed meze - the usual suspects, very salty and reminiscent of the industrial tubs that are frequently dished out to tourists - is only passable.

Tags: Middle Eastern, Turkish, North, Finsbury Park, Budget, Restaurant, Grill

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Yildiz details

Address

Yildiz

163 Blackstock Road N4 2JS

Transport Arsenal tube

Telephone

020 7354 3899

Yildiz website

Meals served 11am-midnight daily.

Main courses £7.50-£12.50. Set lunch £8.50 2 courses incl soft drink.

Credit cards MC, V

Facilities

Babies and children welcome ( high chairs ), Takeaway service

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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 2 ratings)

By Janine - Jun 12 2011

4/5

This neighborhood standby is a hidden gem but well worth the detour. Contrary to what this reviewer may think, the grilled meat at Yildiz is probably the most delicious I have tasted in London. The healthy portions, including scrumptious bread which is based in the juices of the barbecued meat, leave you full up and licking your lips. The non-pretentious surroundings are warmed by the friendliness of the staff and the glow of the grill. Excellent value for money and probably the best Turkish barbecue in London.