Namlı Gurme Karaköy

Loved this place as a restaurant and a shop — you can buy a plate of meat and cheese to share or any goods to take home with you. Plus the service was great, everyone working there was great at explaining the products and recommending different ones.
Food: the quality of the food is great. The meats and cheeses were really fresh and in the 10+TL range. Olives were 14−28TL per kilo, and came in whatever quantity you’d like. Plus the man behind the counter recommended a local cheese that would go well with my olives, and of course did. There is also a great selection of jams and honeys — with pomegranate and walnut jams, etc, all the jams being in the 9−15TL range that I saw.
Service: for the most part everyone here spoke English which for us was very helpful in describing the products and took the time to explain where they came from/​quality/​etc, but didn’t push products on us. Those who didn’t were great about pointing things out that they thoughts might go together and were really helpful in that way.
Anyways this place was very reasonably priced and it excellent for a meal or to buy some products. Will definitely be coming back here the next time I’m in Istanbul.

Thank you cute waiter for helping us get back to our place. You are adorable.
Lovely place for brunch!

This is such a cool spot — bustling, amazing array of meats, cheeses, produce. This is what we ate: Pastirma, Deri Tulum, Dağ kekik. Fun atmosphere. Kind of like SF’s BiRite on steroids plus Turkey. Get baklava next door afterwards!
Note: this is part of the Culinary Backstreets Two Continents Tour. I advise you do the tour, rather than go here on your own.

Je né peux pas dire que j’étais un fin gourmet du Ptidej en France, mais en Turquie la donne se trouve changé et oui parce que le petit déjeuner ici tourne le plus souvent au Brunch et avec mon arrivée à un job de nuit me voilà bien obligé de prendre mon petit déjeuner (vu que Morphée se fait la malle la plupart du temps).
Ici, c’est l’un des endroits les mieux notés dans mon carnet des restaurants de petit-​déjeuner, on peut se faire un menu à la carte compose de salé, de sucré, de légumes, de chaud, de froid, des pâtisseries… Enfin bref, le menu n’en finit pas.
Le seul Hic? Trouver une place à notre goût aux heures de pointe.
Mes conseils? «Kavurmalı Yumurta» pour des œufs avec de la viande, des «Simit» qui sont excellent ici pour l’équivalent du croissant en terme de culture et non de goût, un verre de jus d’orange fraichement pressé puis pour le reste ?? Si vous n’êtes pas rassasie fier vous a votre odorat et votre vue, je suis sûr que vous allez apprécier.
Attendez-​vous à une note dans les 60 lira maxi pour être repus.
ET BON APPETTIT !!!

Este es un sitio al que no hubiese entrado si no hubiese sido por la recomendación de algunos de los Unilocalers más activos de Estambul.
Este restaurante está montado como una especie de mercado de comida gourmet con una barra alrededor de todo el perímetro del sitio y muchas mesas en la parte central. El principal problema de este sitio fue el idioma pero al final, nos conseguimos entender con los camareros y cocineros por medio de gestos y la comida fue todo un placer.
La zona de comida está ordenada por tipos de cocina: entrantes, ensaladas, guarniciones, carnes etc. en la que tú vas pidiendo lo que te apetezca y luego te cobran (bastante barato por cierto), al peso o por unidades dependiendo del tipo de comida. En mi caso, elegí además de un pinchito de pollo, una croqueta de lenteja que me encantó, un poco de trigo cocido y salteado y unas verduras (pimiento y tomate) rellenos.
Todo delicioso y sin ninguna duda para repetir!

They have a huge selection of dishes to choose from. Service is quick and waiters and very friendly. Even though there were long lines, they patiently explained several of the items we weren’t sure about.
All the items we had were excellent. The cream + honey dessert (don’t remember the name) which is very popular here was the best.

Came here for brunch Saturday morning, thankfully at 9 to avoid the line. We had ordered a few things to share: cheeses, meats, etc before getting a number and sitting at a table. A short while later, all our food came. Sooo soo good — especially the buffalo cheese with honeycomb that just melted in my mouth. Tea was very strong too. So glad I came with a large party so I got to try a little bit of everything.

Had a great lunch, once we had figured out the system. Also bought some olives for takeaway which were delicious!

This is a poplar market and eatery just a few blocks in from the Karaköy/​Halıç ferry stop. My first visit was for a weekend brunch around 10:30am and there was a line out the door and half-​way down the block.
I found the ordering process confusing. Here’s what I think you are supposed to do: Once seated, you are given a table number sign. Take the sign to the deli counter and choose what you would like. They make eggs to order and there is a huge selection of cheese, meat, jams, kaymak, salads, and cold side dishes to choose from.
After pointing like a fat kid at a candy store to everything you want, they note your table number and you go back to your seat. A few minutes later, your food arrives. Prices seem a little high, but the food is delicious.
You can also purchase food to go. On my second visit to Namli, I found some actual Brie in their cheese section. Not Brie-​in-​a-​can as is popular at Migros, but actual decent tasting Brie. 5-​stars for the Brie alone. Yum!

It used to be good place for breakfast, not anymore. Service is bad, very expensive, food is average. Some dishes are even below average. Especially avoid it weekend and holidays. The crowd turns out in bigger number, cause they like to follow others.

Completely overrated. Their kaymak is very good however.

Önünde çok sıra var diye yılmayın…maks.15 dakika içinde sıra size geliyor… oldukça taze ve lezzetli bir ürün Unilocalazesine sahip. Ancak çok keyifli zaman geçirmek konusunda sıkıntı yaşayabilirsiniz…Çok kalabalık olduğu için çok ses oluyor… sabah erken saatlerini tavsiye ederim.

Übertrieben und überteuert. Die Atmosphäre der Laden ist nichts Besonderes, so einfach zu Hause mit Freunde frühstücken sollte bevorzugt werden.