Cafe Istanbul

Chef-owner Erol Girgin’s second outpost is a lively spot for Turkish dishes such as icli kofte (meatballs), all kinds of cold meze and kebabs (don’t miss the lamb and beef adana kebab and the terrific kuzu sis, lamb shish kebab). Start with a glass of raki, the traditional Turkish aperitif, an order of sucuk izgara (Turkish sausage) and puffy, house-made lavash bread; finish with Turkish coffee. Close your eyes, and you could be on the Bosphorus.