Meet me at Kizilkayalar Hamburger
3 times this past week, I’ve met friends in front of the Burger King on Istiklal Caddesi. It’s a great place to meet- everyone knows where it is- the Burger King name is pounded into the heads of nearly everyone on the planet.
But I suggest we give Turks more recognition and elect Kizilkayalar Hamburger the official meeting place in Taksim from now on (by the way, it’s just a couple stalls down from Burger King).
Before I moved here I craved their steamy hot burgers (soaked with an excellent garlic/tomato sauce) every time I went back to the U.S. Now that I’m here, they’ve become my favorite comfort food, along with both fried and stuffed mussels down the way at Sampiyon Kokorecci.
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Oh you have a good taste, that is one of things I miss a lot while I am in US…
I met up with someone “outside of Burger King as late as this Saturday. And that was not me choosing. I think I yet have to try those hamburgers, I will at next opportunity.
My staple fastfood is a small kebabci in Sariyer. They know me and even overcharge me (sometimes they forget though) with almost 100%. They aren’t even that good, but I often value my habits more than the actual content.
Bambi Rulez.
Haha. Try Bambi’s Kaşarlı Dürüm and Atom. The best match. You’ll never be the same.
DK, Bambi’s kasarli durum is the best of the best.
Interesting are also the other meeting points, full of expectation / waiting expressions with cell phones in hand: Galatasaray school and in smaller scale Tansas supermarket in Besiktas…
ironically, kizilkayalar hamburger has an alternative name: igrenc.
thought igrenc was only known amongst our circle of friends… There is also another name for it: BOK.