4,5/5
yeni lokanta on tomtom, kumbaracı st. was one of the places that got us excited. the location, ambiance, menu and service are both well-designed and successful in practice. my first negative criticism of the place will be about the prices: it's high for this restaurant and experience in my opinion. since the tasting menu (525₺) was both risky and expensive, we headed for the à la carte. we decided to start with grilled aubergines, artvin gorcola, mistel wine (94₺) and izmir tulum, macahel chestnut honey, sauteed chard, kastamonu pastrami (87₺). both were good starters and well designed mix of materials. we continued with “islama” beef ribs (168₺) and grilled octopus (225₺) as main courses. “islama” beef ribs may be the best meat i've had in 2021. just perfect! on the other hand, octopus was the dish that disappointed us the most, both in terms of its degree of cooking and its price. the yoghurt sauce of dumplings with antakya yoghurt, which is served as amuse bouce, more delicious than the most assertive soup. i recommend that they can serve this liquid as a soup without dumplings.