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Ciya Sofrasi vs Mikla Restaurant
Both Ciya Sofrasi and Mikla Restaurant are praised by travel writers. Overall, Mikla Restaurant ranks slightly better than Ciya Sofrasi. Mikla Restaurant scores 90 with approval from 7 reviewers such as Frommer's, Time Out and Fodor's.
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."
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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."
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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."
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Mikla Restaurant
Fodor's
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
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The Marmara Pera Hotel, Mesrutiyet No 15, Istanbul 34430, Turkey
From $51 /night
Fodor's
"Sophisticated dishes of domestically sourced ingredients offer unique flavor combinations rarely seen in traditional Turkish cuisine."
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Frommer's
"Mikla is the newest hit of the Istanbul Yiyecek Icecek A.S. ("eat drink") ventures."
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Travel + Leisure
"Swedish-born star chef Mehmet Gürs’s Mediterranean-inspired dishes don’t come cheap, but for the patrons here, money really doesn’t matter."
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DK Eyewitness
"Mikla provides a magnificent dining experience – if you can get a reservation."
Rough Guide
"The food served here is as simple and elegant as the venue’s Scandinavian-inspired interior (fittingly so, as the chef is Turkish/Swedish in origin)."
