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                        House of B                                                Dükkan


                                                                Dükkan started as a butcher, then moved on to the butch-
                                                                er-restaurant concept. When those who are gourmets became
                                                                regulars in a short time, they moved this concept into Nişan-
                                                                taşı Beymen Blender. As soon as you walk through the door
                                                                and pass Fred Perry, you can stop shopping at the place you
                                                                meet and feed yourself nicely. Because the air conditioning is
                                                                so good and it’s designed like a Winter Garden, the clothes in
                                                                the aisles don’t smell like meat. There’s a big ellipse table, a
                                                                wooden quadrangular table for six people, and a small bar.
                                                                It’s in a pattern where you can eat and get up rather than
                                                                sitting for hours. There’s no menu, but there’s a variety. You
                                                                say what you want, the chef recommends and prepares the
                                                                meat that suits you best. The presentations are pretty lean, if
                                                                you want a hamburger, only the hamburger comes in front of
                                                                you; you can order extra baked potatoes as a snack. The ham-
                                                                burger prepared with 200 gr meatballs, cheddar, caramelized
                                                                onions, and beef bacon is addictive. Prices are in the setting
                                                                of a luxury restaurant, but it’s worth every penny you give, the
                                                                tastes are impeccable…

                                                                 Meat obtained from cattle and dairy calves grown on their
                                                                farms in Izmit Uzuntarla is not marinated. Its specialties,
                                                                thick-cut,  unpaved  dry-aged  beef  varieties  (ribeye,  T-bone,
                                                                and NY steak), are grilled and served. It is recommended to
                                                                eat medium cooked so that it does not lose its flavor. Other
                                                                than dry-aged, you can also buy veal products such as en-
                                                                trecote,  tenderloin,  beef  fillet,  shank  (osso  buco),  schnit-
                                                                zel, lamb and pork, delicatessen products such as a baton,
                                                                sausage, pate, terine, roast beef, ribs, and beef bacon, and
                                                                processed meats, as well as cooked and eat them raw. Un-
                                                                fortunately for vegetarians, there are no options other than
                                                                salads and boiled potatoes. There are domestic and foreign
                                                                wine varieties, and for dessert, the famous ice cream of Yaşar
                                                                Usta in Bostancı. After dinner, you should not get up without
       House of B, located in Akaretler, is the frequent destina-  taking a piece of the giant chocolate mold brought to the ta-
       tion of those who miss American tastes in Istanbul. Burger,   ble on the board.
       Wings, Mac n Cheese options, Hotdogs and Cheese Fries on
       the menu make you feel like you are in Brooklyn.         Address: Beymen Blender, Teşvikiye Bostan Sokak 10 (Kar-
                                                                akol Sokağı), Nişantaşı
       Using its recipes in its burgers, HOB’s bread is also pre-  Istanbul
       pared freshly in its own kitchen every day. If you wish, with
       the bundown option, you can choose the burger you want
       without bread between lettuce. House of B’s favorite and
       signature burger is Dr. Hob, served with a syringe full of
       cheddar  sauce.  Besides  Dr.  Hob,  Dowdy  B,  Smo-king  B,
       and Truffle B are also Hob’s favorite burgers. In addition,
       House of B added a new one to its burgers and included the
       Pulled Beef Burger option in its menu.


       Address: Şair Nedim Caddesi 14,
       Akaretler
       Istanbul
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