Mikla in Istanbul | Travel + Leisure
Marmara Pera Hotel, Mesrutiyet Caddesi No: 167/185
Tepebasi
Istanbul, Turkey
90-212-293-5656

After several years, Mikla is still drawing crowds to its Scandinavian-style dining room in the Marmara Pera Hotel. Swedish-Turkish chef Mehmet Gürs—Turkey's answer to Jamie Oliver—puts a Nordic spin on minimalist dishes of local lamb, fish and vegetables. Try the anchovy toasts with lemon foam; lamb-shank confit with lingonberry sauce.

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From Travel + Leisure, May 2008

“With au courant food, wraparound city views, and Scandinavian-inspired design...” MORE>>

– “Hidden European Neighborhoods”

From Food & Wine, Feb 2006

“It might just upstage 360 Istanbul with its innovative Mediterranean dishes, thanks to chef and owner Mehmet Gürs, who grew up in Sweden and gives his food Turkish and Scandinavian touches...” MORE>>

–Anya von Bremzen, “Dispatch From a Trusted Correspondent On the Road: Istanbul”

From the May 2008 Food & Wine Go List

After three years, Mikla is still drawing crowds to its Scandinavian-style dining room in the Marmara Pera Hotel. Swedish-Turkish chef Mehmet Gürs—Turkey's answer to Jamie Oliver—puts a Nordic spin on minimalist dishes of local lamb, fish and vegetables.

We loved: Anchovy toasts with lemon foam; lamb-shank confit with lingonberry sauce.

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