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Durumzade

Kalyoncu Kulluk Cad. 26/A | Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
2490147
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Ranked #26 of 10,312 restaurants in Istanbul
Cuisines: Turkish
Dining options: Delivery, After-hours
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Dining options: Delivery, After-hours
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München
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93 reviews 93 reviews
49 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 40 cities Reviews in 40 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

Like many others I stumbled across this place with the friendly help of Mr. Anthony Bourdain. After having the other day one durum with "cardboard" wrapping, and one with "damp cardboard wrapping", both with quite pedestrian fillings I was curious what this is about. It starts with a charcoal grill. It continues with the meat not coming from a rotating... More

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW via mobile

I stopped by for Adana Durum - no regrets. Tasty, made right in front of you, and perfect takeaway. Great value for the money!

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Geneva, Switzerland
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38 reviews 38 reviews
16 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

This grill shop is fairly close to our hotel and it is recommended by tripadvisor. We went to try it out. Their price is very competitive. We ordered a mixed grill plate, 3 salads, 2 yogurts and a lamb wrap. We paid 37 Liras. Not bad, ha?

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Ottawa, Canada
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30 reviews 30 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

We went to Durumzade on our first night in Istanbul. And it was amazing! We are always worried that once Anthony Bourdain goes somewhere, then the prices increase while the quality decreases... but this is definitely not the case for Durumzade. The lamb kebabs are de-li-ci-ous, extremely tasty, just spicy enough, served in a delicious bread with onions, tomatoes and... More

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Seattle, Washington
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 via mobile

I sought this place out after seeing it featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. It was as good as I had hoped. The atmosphere was equally authentic and intimate. This is awesome street food at its best.

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Geilenkirchen Germany
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3 restaurant reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013 via mobile

I updated the position, this was truly excellent! I am not a big lamb lover, but I had to try it. I wasn't dissapointed was fresh, flavorful, friendly and cheap!

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Philadelphia
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6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013

Like everyone else, we tracked this down because of the Bourdain review. We hit a good number of restaurants that he, Lonely Planet and Trip Advisor recommended, and this was our favorite. There are only about six tables and we were the only tourists both times we went. We liked the wraps so much that we went back the next... More

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Ottawa, Canada
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6 reviews 6 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2013

Like others, I saw this on No Reservations and read about it in Istanbul Eats. It was a little hard to track down, but it was well worth it. I went with my sister and we got the adana lamb wrap (I think) with some aryaan on the side and it was AMAZING. Nothing extravagant - just a really tasty,... More

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Atlanta
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15 reviews 15 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

Drug my husband across the city to find this place after reading about it in "Istanbul Eats." I will dream about this wrap for the rest of my life. FANTASTIC (and dirt cheap). Found out once we got there that Anthony Bourdain featured them on his show. He knows his stuff.

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Chicago, Illinois
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6 restaurant reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

Saw this on No Reservations and was definitely interested. Very difficult to find(began to rain while we were looking for it) and by the time we found it we were drenched, very hungry and tired. It was worth it!!!. These were the best kebaps we had in Istanbul.

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