The best way to truly experience a city’s food culture is to mimic what the locals are indulging in throughout their everyday lives — and Istanbulites are guaranteed to impress in that department. In ...

In Turkey, simit is the backbone of the morning table, served with spreads, eggs, and cheese. This version, made in Turkey, ...

Is the touristy Istanbul Street Food worth it? We headed out to try some street food in Istanbul to see whether or not the really touristy stuff is worth it.

The one dish I recommend travelers start with is deceptively simple but consisitently delicious: lahmacun .

Turkish delight is the ultimate Istanbul street food, and although Turkish delight is found all over and known worldwide, it’s not quite the same as trying it in its home country of Turkey. The soft ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey — How much do I love eating in Istanbul? Let me count the ways (and know that the addresses listed below barely skim the possibilities). For the food lover, the city that bridges ...

In light of the recent protests in Istanbul—which erupted in late May over a government plan to bulldoze the city’s central Gezi Park and replace it with yet another shopping mall—Turks are hotly ...

I live part of the year in Istanbul, and my homecomings there always involve a ravenous re-encounter with lahmacun, that blistered, paper-thin, fire-kissed flatbread topped with spicy ground meat.

Do you prefer your sheep's head roasted and hot, or boiled and cold? No matter. One street in Beyoglu, Istanbul's old European district, offers both sorts of sheep's head ( kelle), considered an ...