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19 Numara Bos Cirrik I

34 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XJ Full details & map

Grill: Turkish

Time Out says 4 Users say 5/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Oct 27 2011

It's appropriate that the dominating feature of this single-room ocakbasi is the embossed copper extractor hood at the right-hand end of the counter: the place is all about that smoking charcoal grill. The setting might be simple (plain paper tablecloths, blue plates on the wall, evil eyes over the grill to ward off curses, wandering Turkish melodies and, bizarrely, some Egyptian friezes), but the welcome from the black-clad staff was warm.

You'll be presented with a big bowl of excellent pide and three salads shortly before your food order arrives, and offered free Turkish tea to finish. In between, the main event is the meat: sis, adana and chicken kebabs, spare ribs, beyti and köfte - perfectly charred without being burnt, and all saltily, juicily magnificent. Only the sis was a little chewy on our most recent visit.

The extras are done right too: those free salads look rough-handed, but we really liked the roasted onion variant with a fruity pomegranate sauce, and the accompanying rice is deliciously plump. We won't vouch for the starters, simply because we rarely have enough appetite to try them. Expect a great feed for pleasingly little cash.

Tags: Middle Eastern, Turkish, North East, Dalston, Budget, Restaurant, Grill

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19 Numara Bos Cirrik I details

Address

19 Numara Bos Cirrik I

34 Stoke Newington Road N16 7XJ

Transport Dalston Kingsland rail or 76, 149, 243 bus

Telephone

020 7249 0400

Meals served noon-midnight daily

Main courses £7.50-£10.50. Licensed. Corkage £1-£5

Credit cards MC, V

Facilities

Babies and children admitted, Booking advisable, Separate room for parties ( seats 40 ), Available for hire, Takeaway service

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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 4 ratings)

By JoannaPocock - Feb 2 2012

5/5

Lamb Et Behti Yoghutlu, Lamb Ribs, Albanian Liver, the thing with all the veg starter thing.. absolute classic eating..
best turkish in London without a shadow of a doubt.
the food just keeps on coming with these bros.

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By amir - Jan 7 2012

5/5

The best place to eat orjınal turkısh kebap.breads kebap and salands are so delıcouse!

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By jack - Dec 29 2011

This place is the one of the best kebab restraunt in london they have so many branch but 19 numara bos cirrik 1 is the best one the number end of the cirrik means its first cirrik restraunt so this repsresent orginal cirrik.

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By Dave - Oct 20 2011

5/5

I cannot speak highly enough of this place. The food is simply delicious. The staff are so friendly and attentive. For London, the prices are refreshingly low.

A mile away on Upper Street you would pay three times as much for food half as good.

Will definitely be coming back here. A real gem of a restaurant.

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By Adrian - Aug 27 2011

Love this place. Fantastic authentic Turkish restaurant. Would be proud to take my Turkish friends there.

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By Kate - Mar 25 2010

Can't disagree more about vegetarians! I'm veg and this is my favourite restaurant. There's a substantial veggie section on the menu plus lots of delicious piddes that are meat-free. Even vegans can rock the amazing Ezme salad.