Kybele Cafe - Istanbul

We were the only ones who were served, as we arrived late and the entrance closed at 22:00, not allowing anyone else to enter after that time. The service was very nice, the food was very good, and the attention was excellent - the staff was very accommodating. When I asked to purchase the beer glasses we were using, the server kindly offered to give me two instead of the six I requested - a very nice gesture.

I can't recommend this restaurant more! The atmosphere is like walking into a Turkish living room. The ceiling is covered in hundreds of Turkish lights, the floor is lined with Turkish carpets, the walls have beautiful calligraphy, and the seating is adorned with palace-like chairs. It feels like you are in a special home and the employees are immediately like family. It is quite big inside with nooks to enjoy a meal or a nice Turkish apple tea or coffee. The food was amazing with clay pot dishes they bring out in a fire and break apart in front of you. Then there is an upstairs garden area with a nook with books lining the walls perfect for smoking shisha. Good food. Great atmosphere. And a wonderful jump into Turkish culture. Put this in your list of restaurants.

Good food and service. On the pricier side. Great outdoor ambiance. Make sure to poke your head inside to see all of the lights. It's super cute inside.

This place was AMAZING. After a very long chill and drink sesh at another establishment in the area, bae and I were hungry and tryna chow down on some turkish grub. This place was in the vicinity and decent according to trip advisor AND open late. The restaurant is gigantic. I 'm not an expert on average restaurant sizes in Turkey but this is one of the biggest restaurants I 've ever seen. It has like 5 levels and is decorated impeccably. Impeccable as a synonym for weird. We were kindly seated in this, I 'm not joking, like library on the roof. I literally took panoramic snapchats with the caption this is literally where we are eating dinner . We sat on the couch in the library and the food was placed on a coffee-table like structure in front of us. We went with hookah of course, because 6 hours of hookah prior to our arrival was clearly inadequate. The staff were impressively attentive to our coals and came to check up on them every 30 min or so. If you know us, it won 't be surprising that we literally ordered the entire menu. We got boreka-like spinach and cheese SPRING ROLLS (wtf? , spinach and cheese pastry thing, hummus (OBVIOUSLY , zucchini fritters, meat-ravioli in a cream sauce, and pita bread (OBVIOUSLY . Everything was absolutely spectacular. We ate way more food than is probably recommended for health/safety reasons but it was worth it. The staff was absolutely incredible with how much attention they gave us. Because we were off in a colony on mars practically, we had no idea that the restaurant had pretty much closed down in the floors below. This abruptly came to my attention when I drunkenly attempted to search for the bathroom. Our waiter additionally went out of his way to flag our cab down on our way out. Amazing hospitality in this place. Anyways, this was honestly one of my best experiences in a restaurant to date. Highly recommend.

Truly enjoyed the freshly made food. We ordered the meatball plate and a Turkish style pizza. Both were super delicious. The owner and waiter were both super friendly and attentive. Sitting outside was enjoyable even though the local cats kept wanting food!