esmer cafe

we had lunch at esmer cafe yesterday while spending the day in istanbul. very nice place on istiklal street, well located, hardtomiss. there was a little bit of a language barrier, but the waiter triedtoexplain the dishes and recommend the best. we had the capricciosa pizza and fettuccine al salmone. both were really good, made with fresh ingredients, the fettuccine is nottobe missed.
recommended.

how did i forgettoreview this place, so i visited restaurant this last july...their chicken alfredo pasta istodie for! one of the best ive tried. i also like how they garnish the pasta plates with fried pasta sticks, nottomention the portions are pretty big unlike pasta/italian restaurants in lebanon, recommended

we discovered this gem on the last day of my trip while walking down istiklal street. this rather small place was actually crowded with both tourists and locals and after having the food i could see why! the vintage decor and hanged pictures gave the place a great ambiance. we tried the crispy chicken and the grilled chicken platters and they were both really yummy. the food is very well priced and service prompt. if you're ever shopping in istiklal and feel hungry, this is the placetotry!

we needed some change from turkish food and we come across esmer cafe while walking towards our hotel near taksim. we could see a chef making fresh pasta from scratch through the glass door and it tempted ustovisit it!
the first thing we did after entering the cafe wastocheck the prices as we were on a tight budget. voila! we cametothe right place. this cafe is quite pocket friendly taking into consideration the ambience, quality and quantity of the food they serve. they serve fresh hand made pasta and pizza!
we ordered-
spinach fettuccine pasta with basil cream sauce and parmesan cheese - 4.5/5...very delicious

tavuk izgara chicken- 3.5/5... though the chicken was nicely grilled and tender, we found it bland. we loved the french fries served with it. they were perfectly crispy and well seasoned.

if you are looking for some pocket friendly food options on taksim, esmer cafe would be your best bet and a good change from turkish cuisine.

it was the first timetotry the place . i loved it so much . the food is delicious the waiters are friendly . nice choice of cuisines. so muchtochoose from
lovree their pesto pasta homemade pasta done in the place

this small italian cafe in taksim street is the perfect place for a pasta and pizza. pasta is cooked perfectly the sauce is heavenly and the pizza just melts in your mouth. staff is friendly too but lacking languages (noting that lots of tourists cometothis place) i highly recommend it.

its a small place in the middle of istiklal street, it serves good food with really affordable prices. the staff is friendly. the service is a bit slow relativetothe number of customers there. the place is a bit dim but its cool