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Monkey Tiny Bean Bronco Salon Galata

Beşiktaş streets that are famous for the breakfast bars now Salon Galata is located at the entrance of Bozkurt Han, a
have a new resident. Tiny Bean is a cute little business that historic building in Karaköy. Served as a beerhouse at the
took its rightful place in the neighborhood with English and end of the 19th century, this building later housed many bank
Dutch breakfast selections it offers. Umut Akand, owner and branches. After finally being used as a pharmacy, Murat
manager, has a degree in film studies, but drifted apart from Kartoğlu and his brother İhsan Kartoğlu, who were once the
this sector after working for a while. During his two years of managers of Ara Kafe, turned this place into a fantastic res-
working as a barman in London, he has gained experiences taurant. Timbers left from the dismantled houses in the Black
in bar designing and different aspects of management. After Sea Region were used in the tables, doors and decorations
coming back to Turkey, he wanted to open up his own place of the restaurant. Use of wood has added a warm feeling to
and got the support of his family. They help him offer his cus- the buildings historic nobility. The old walls are decorated
tomers high-quality and healthy ingredients. For instance, his with the photographs by Ara Güler as a dear friend of Murat
mother bought forty chickens and settled in his uncle’s farm. Kartoğlu. Lamps hanging down from the high ceilings add an
Here you can eat the eggs of chickens with good biological elegance to the place. Salon Galata is the right place for every
balance as they live according to the natural hours of sunset hour of the day. You may drink the coffee procured from Old
and sunrise. They buy the butter from a local merchant wom- Java and watch the passersby at noon one day. The restaurant
an in Mürefte and support local production. If you prefer the houses the important names from the art and cinema environ-
Dutch breakfast (36 TL), it is served on pancake. Red, green ments and tourists from every country in the evenings. The
and yellow capsicum, sweet potato, fried egg… Privilege of menu includes dishes prepared with ingredients that come
the English breakfast (38 TL) is the bean that is offered with from different geographies of Turkey. Smoked salmon in the
a delicious sauce prepared using pink tomatoes bought from ‘Smoked Salmon Salad with Quinoa’ (44 TL) that we tried
Çanakkale. Customers highly appreciate their use of rosemary was really delicious, and parmesan cheese went very well with
that gives flavor to chestnut mushrooms. You can prefer pork the fresh greens. One of the signature dishes is Bean Salad
or beef selections for both of those breakfasts. Pork meat is with Seabass (57 TL). Bass fleets are served inside a meal of
bought from Kozmaoğlu in Dolapdere. Turkish breakfast (35 dried beans and leek which has an extremely delicious sauce.
TL) includes essentials such as menemen, cheese and olives; Vadistanbul is a spacious shopping mall with its spacious They are also highly assertive in pasta dishes prepared in the
in addition to surprises such as sarma (stuffed grape leaves stores and forest view. It also changes the gastronomy dynam- restaurant. Even the sight of shredded baked ribs on the rib
with olive oil). If you do not have enough time to sit and have ics in the city by hosting restaurant with assertive cuisines. spaghetti with eggplants (40 TL) would be enough to whet
a breakfast while rushing to work in the morning. One of the We got the latest news about this venue from the famous chef your appetite. You should definitely conclude your meal with
staff, Cenk Çikla, is also the tour manager of Ajda Pekkan. of ‘The Steeve by İsmet Saz’ when we visited his restaurant the chef’s dessert (24 TL).
He is another reason for smiling at Tiny Bean with his friendly at Kanyon. Bronco is a small restaurant whose cuisine and
manner. concept was prepared by İsmet Saz. It is compatible with the Address: Azapkapı, Bankalar Cd. No.3/A,
street-food concept that is the rising trend in the city, but also Beyoğlu
Address: Sinanpasa Mah, Köşeli Sk. No:1/4, Beşiktaş has an original attitude. The waiters bring you black gloves İstanbul
You must have turned your head upwards while walking in İstanbul with your meal that is served in cardboard cups. Of course, you 34420
the Şişhane area when you hear the vigorous voices of con- 34022 may also choose to touch and feel your food as well. Decorated
versation and laughter you hear from the rooftops of build- in the ‘American Diner’ concept; and the black tiles and neon
ings, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. lighting in the kitchen create a dynamic mode. There are a
limited number of seats inside, but it has a wide space outside.
Monkey is one of those attraction points making those people The menu is extremely simple. Each one of the receipts is ex-
walking on the street that they are missing something. It had clusive, which makes it easy to choose. You can prefer either
attracted a good deal of attention when it entered the night Burger B with one patty (32 TL) or BB with two patties (42
life of Istanbul last year and begun to make a name for itself. TL). The rosemary aioli sauce in the burgers is extremely de-
Located on the rooftop of the İKSV building which has a riv- licious. It is very difficult to prepare the meat that is used in
eting architecture, Monkey has a decoration that addresses beef brisket tacos (39 TL) and smoked brisket (45 TL). After
the art-loving eyes of customers living in the neighborhood. being rested and cooked in steam oven, the meat is smoked in
the smoking machine which was produced exclusively for the
When you climb to its terrace that is furnished with wooden restaurant. As even the aroma to be left by the wood used in
items and sit on one of the bar stools, you might become the smoking machine is highly important in the process, they
speechless against the beauty of Golden Horn view. While choose the wood from trees of the season. When you learn
house music melodies help you get some rest, the sunset will about the effort spent on the food that is served to you, your
remind you of the poems by Ahmet Haşim. Watching the relationship with it changes. Guacamole (45 TL) is another
sunset might be the only reason to visit this place. flavor you will feel happy to find at Bronco.

Address: No.5 Address: Ayazağa, Ayazağa
Nejat Eczacıbaşı Binası Cendere Cd., Sarıyer
Şişhane İstanbul
İstanbul 34396

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