Ciya SofrasivsGalata House
Both restaurants are rated highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Ciya Sofrasi is preferred by most reviewers compared to Galata House. Ciya Sofrasi has a TripExpert Score of 85 with praise from 5 sources including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Travel + Leisure.
Ciya Sofrasi
Frommer's
Rough Guide
Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast Traveler
Guneslibahce Sokak 43, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
From $5/night
Frommer's "This modest eatery, headed by Musa Dagdeviren, formerly of the California branch of the Culinary Institute of America, has become an international phenomenon." Full review
Rough Guide Star
"A very well regarded place on a pleasant pedestrianized street."
Travel + Leisure "On the city’s Asian side, you’ll find Çiya Sofrasi, past the splendorous Kadiköy fish-and-produce market." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler ""The air here is thick with cumin and sumac. It's a living canon of the very best of Turkish cuisine in Istanbul." —David Prior." Full review
Galata House Frommer's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness Rough Guide
Galata Kulesi Sok. 61, Istanbul, Turkey
From $20/night
Frommer's "The menu reaches into Caucasian territory, with Georgian dumplings, blini, borscht, and chicken and pea salad with yogurt and dill." Full review
Lonely Planet "This would have to be one of the most eccentric restaurants in town." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Both the location and the cuisine are unusual at this Georgian restaurant situated in a rambling old house that used to serve as the British jail in the early 1900s."
Rough Guide "This restaurant offers all the comfort of eating in your own living room with small, cosy rooms, an outdoor terrace lit by fairy-lights and a menu of hearty Georgian cuisine."
