I found the store front with the name of the place but it was closed. It didn't look permanently closed but strange that it wasn't open at 11:30am on a Thursday.
Cigkofte is one of the best vegan options in Turkey. It is a paste made with bulgur, tomato paste, and spices. Some places do prepare it with meat-- so make sure you ask!
It is also very inexpensive! At Cigkofteci Omer, a durum (wrap) is 3 TL, about 2 dollars. For 9 TL (6 dollars), you can get a big tray of cigkofte (choose a little spicy or spicy), a big pile of vegetables, and a lot of wrap bread. It is one portion, but enough to feed 4 people! The restaurant is a little hole in the wall with one or two tiny tables, but the the food is perfect for a picnic in nearby Macka park :)
The vegetables there are always very fresh!!!
CO is not directly in the city center-- it's about a 15 minute walk on the main road between Taksim and Mecidiyekoy.
Dear friends, a small local reminder: Cigkofte in Turkey is a traditional meat dish, but the only legal way in Turkey to sell it to the public is making it meatless due to hygenic concernts. Therefore nearly all cigkofte places around Turkey went meat-free several years ago. Current formula is replacing meat with walnuts or potato.
Watch out though, even though the uncooked cig kofte is usually veg, the fried icli kofte in these places (oval-shaped samosa type things) probably contain meat.
Hi Bubidu. The ciğköfte served at this restaurant does not contain any animal products. As I said in my original post, some restaurants prepare it with meat, however this one doesn't, and in fact, many restaurants in Turkey don't. All you have to do is ask.
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First Review by twinkle
aradhakr
Points +150
store front is there but wasn't open - Edit
I found the store front with the name of the place but it was closed. It didn't look permanently closed but strange that it wasn't open at 11:30am on a Thursday.
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twinkle
Points +61
Healthy, delicious, and cheap - Edit
Cigkofte is one of the best vegan options in Turkey. It is a paste made with bulgur, tomato paste, and spices. Some places do prepare it with meat-- so make sure you ask!
Read moreIt is also very inexpensive! At Cigkofteci Omer, a durum (wrap) is 3 TL, about 2 dollars. For 9 TL (6 dollars), you can get a big tray of cigkofte (choose a little spicy or spicy), a big pile of vegetables, and a lot of wrap bread. It is one portion, but enough to feed 4 people! The restaurant is a little hole in the wall with one or two tiny tables, but the the food is perfect for a picnic in nearby Macka park :)
The vegetables there are always very fresh!!!
CO is not directly in the city center-- it's about a 15 minute walk on the main road between Taksim and Mecidiyekoy.
Pros: Fresh, Delicious, Cheap
Cons: Out of the way
guraytezcan
Dear friends, a small local reminder: Cigkofte in Turkey is a traditional meat dish, but the only legal way in Turkey to sell it to the public is making it meatless due to hygenic concernts. Therefore nearly all cigkofte places around Turkey went meat-free several years ago. Current formula is replacing meat with walnuts or potato.
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Watch out though, even though the uncooked cig kofte is usually veg, the fried icli kofte in these places (oval-shaped samosa type things) probably contain meat.
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Hi! Thanks for your response-- they don't serve icli kofte-- it's a really tiny place and they only serve cig kofte.
Read moretwinkle
Hi Bubidu. The ciğköfte served at this restaurant does not contain any animal products. As I said in my original post, some restaurants prepare it with meat, however this one doesn't, and in fact, many restaurants in Turkey don't. All you have to do is ask.
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