Ranchero – Turk Mex

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The product of the owner’s Mexican and Turkish parents’ dream, Ranchero aims to bring home-made Mexican cuisine to Istanbul. (Bağdat Cad, No 468, Suadiye (0216 380  6501) It might have taken them since 1977 to realize their goal but if most of that time went into planning the extensive menu, it was worth the wait. 
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Meşhur Adıyaman Ciğ Köftecisi – The veggie version of raw meat köfte

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 Spicy food, if foreign, can be hard to find in Istanbul and, by the fear it inspires in a lot of Turks, you’d be forgiven for thinking heat wasn’t on the local menu either.  But Çiğ köfte, one of the spiciest Turkish foods, means ‘raw meatballs’ and is usually prepared with the leanest meat, bulghur, tomato [...]