Develi Samatya

War hier einen Abend mit Freunden essen und hellauf begeistert. Sowohl Vorspeise, als auch Hauptgericht und Nachtisch waren Top.
Die Lage des Restaurant und das Ambiente waren zwar nicht so mein Fall, aber wer lecker türkisch essen gehen will, ist hier genau richtig.

Highly recommended to us by frequent Istanbul travelers, we had high expectations for Develi.
An excellent first impression was made when the restaurant arranged for a private shuttle to pick us up from our hotel (we had our concierge call for reservations).
After a 35 min ride from downtown to Develi, we were seated on the terrace which offers great views of the seaside with the city lit-​up.
We were handed menus and given about 3 mins to study them before a waiter presented their selection of mezze. We ordered yogurt with dill, yogurt-​eggplant and a spicy tomato paste. The portions were generous and came with the freshest bread we have gotten in any Istanbul restaurant so far. Second servings of bread came with a small delay but was as fresh-​out-​of-​the-​oven as can-​be.
All throughout our starters-​feast we wondered when we would be able to order the main course We could place our order as were done with the starters (a nice touch of not being rushed into an order I must say)
The food came promptly and was tasteful. We had the pistachio kebab (which really did taste like pistachio) and the yogurt kebab.
Prices were ok (maybe a bit higher for meat, comparing to to other restaurants) but definitely worth it and the service was great. You never felt rushed or not-​welcome as a tourist (amongst an overwhelmingly «local» crowd) and the terrace offers a nice setting.
A downside, if you want to find one, was the fact that everyone around us was smoking, not only after, but also during the meals, but I guess that’s just how it is in Turkey.
We would recommend Develi to all who want to try the «local» spots and are up for good food and a nice atmosphere.

Hervorragendes Kebap Restaurant verteilt auf sehr vielen Etagen. Besonders empfehlenswert ist bei entsprechendem Wetter die Dachterasse. Unbedingt vor der Bestellung der Fleischgerichte einige Vorspeisen/​Meze ausprobieren. Diese sind schon fast berühmter als die folgenden Kebaps ach ja und am besten vorher nicht allzu viel essen, hier geht jeder kugelrund wieder nach Hause :)