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The Best Soup Houses in the City
Soup is undoubtedly one of the most important parts of our food culture. Soup is one of the foods consumed in Turkish cuisine in all seasons. A bowl of soup, sometimes eaten as a starter to a meal, is sometimes considered a meal. Finding and eating the most delicious version of this magical food that we believe heals us when we are sick is as important as the presence of soup.
We have compiled the best soup restaurants in Istanbul that serve delicious soups from different regions.
1- Historical Haliç Tripe Shop
Tripe soup, which is considered to be one of the most important soups of Turkish Cuisine and has a lot of passion, is not for the faint of heart. Therefore, it is very important to be able to drink it in a soup shop that offers this taste in its best form.
In operation since 1938, the Historical Haliç İşkembecisi, which gives peace to the guests with its authentic structure, has the capacity to serve 2500 people at the same time. In addition to tripe soup, we recommend you to visit the soup shop, which includes all soups in its menu.
Tarihi Haliç İşkembecisi address: Cibali Mahallesi, Abdülezelpaşa Caddesi, No: 315, Fatih, Istanbul
2- Kanaat Restaurant
Kaanat Restaurant in Üsküdar starts serving soup every morning at 06:00. If you want to have a warm start to the day with trotters, tomato soup, chicken broth soup and lentil soup, run to Kaanat without delay because some days they run out of soup before 11:00. Especially the trotter soup is the most popular soup in the restaurant.
Kanaat Lokantasi address: Sultantepe Mahallesi, Selmani Pak Caddesi No: 9, Üsküdar, Istanbul
3- Karakoy Soup House
Located in Karaköy and serving 24 hours a day, Karaköy Soup House is a place that will fill you up with delicious soups with about 15 types of soup every day. With traditional flavors, local soups and vegetable and meat soups, the soup shop has a structure that appeals to all kinds of palates and serves with the philosophy of plenty of scoops.
Whenever you are in Karaköy and you feel hungry, you should stop by Karaköy Çorba Evi and order yourself a bowl of soup.
Karakoy Soup House address: Kemankes Karamustafa Pasha Mahallesi, Mumhane Caddesi. No: 35, Beyoglu,Istanbul
4- Hebun Soup House
Hebun Soup House, located on the European Side of Istanbul, is a place ready to meet your soup needs at any time of the day. Soups are prepared in legume, vegetable, meat and flour varieties and served in large portions with crusty bread.
If you are in Sarıyer, you can visit Hebun Soup House and have a nice feast for yourself.
Hebun Soup House address: Huzur Mahallesi, Ataturk Caddesi. No: 3, Sarıyer, Istanbul
5- Tulip Tripe
Established in 1960 and housed in a 150-year-old historical building, Lale İşkembecisi is an indispensable place especially for offal lovers. In addition to tripe soup, salted tripe, head trotters, lamb trotters and vein salting are among the soups that visitors like to eat. For those who don't like offal but want a warm and delicious soup, lentil, tomato and the soup of the day, which changes every day, are among the options. The fact that the restaurant is open 24 hours a day is the icing on the cake.
Lale İşkembecisi address: Şehit Muhtar Mah, Tarlabasi Blv. No:5, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
6- Çiya Table
In addition to Anatolian flavors, Azeri, Georgian, Turkish, Arabic, Armenian, Ottoman, Assyrian, Seljuk, Jewish, Ottoman, Assyrian, Seljuk and Jewish dishes; ezogelin, alaca soup, tandoori soup, head and trotters are among the most common options. In addition to the classic options, nearly 100 different types of soup have come out of the kitchen of the place; pirpirim soup, gentian soup, couscous soup...
When you want to taste soups from different cultures, the first place you should visit is Çiya Sofrası. We recommend you to visit Çiya, drink their soups and eat their delicious dishes.
ÇiyaSofrasi address: Caferaga Mh., Gunesli Garden Sokak No:43, Istanbul