Aret'in Yeri

Had delicious fish dishes - sea bass, calamari and anchovies. The staff does not speak English, but that was not a big problem. We sat outside, the overhead heating was too hot for English people :)

By far the best meal we have had in our two weeks in Turkey! A huge variety of mezzes Loved the cheese with pistachio and sundried tomatoes with figs! Delicious cheese pastry and the sardines were perfectly cooked! Our waiter Mehmet was friendly and really looked after us! Highly recommended…. We will surely Be back when we visit again

What can I say? We stayed 4 days in Istanbul and we tried different restaurants. This is the best one. Food: typical, excellent! Very attentive and friendly service. And what about the desserts???? If you pass by and see it empty, don't think it really is: it has a terrace on the fifth floor that is always full! Very affordable prices for a great quality! Super super super suggested!

A wonderful evening with friends. Brilliant atmosphere on a bustling roof terrace. Charming service from our friendly bearded waiter who was very patient with the chaos of our ordering. Food highlights: the grilled anchovies were one of our favourite ever fish dishes, juicy chicken, delicious sweet meats and plethora of mezze. They brought fruit at the end of the meal. And all very reasonably priced

This is a hidden gem. Dont get fooled by the lack of patrons at the front door, its happening at the rooftop. Delicious mezze, especially the fish. Raki is served by the bottle, you get unopened bottles varying from 20cl to 1 litre. They speak English, but its a bit limited.

hamsi and other fish is so nice. atmosphere is deceiving but the food is great. recommended for hamsi and turkish raki couple. thanks to chef.

A beautiful final night in Istanbul, we were unsure where to go and was a bit sceptical on arrival as the street level was very quiet . 5th floor is a hidden gem and some of the best food we had in istanbul. The salmon pastrami is out of this world. Highly recommend.

A great place to spend an evening with friends! The food and wine are delicious. Even though the place in located in the very center of Istanbul, it’s quiet so you can have a talk over the food and drinks. The service is perfect, very fast, and the place is spacious, they also have a terrace. Highly recommend to visit!

Excellent food! My friend and I were looking for a good local place to dine. Thankfully we got recommended to come here. We ordered few appetizers, the small fish Kabab with rice and shrimps and calamaris. Every single of them was delicious. As a tourist is hard to find a nice local place. We are so happy to find this place. If you go there weekend, make sure to reserve ahead of time and if you reserve in rooftop you will see the city lights. The owner, Aret was such a kind person and we had a nice chat with him.

Great, fresh mezze, loved the bread and raki! It's on the top story, good place to go before a night out in Taksim. You can smoke inside, they had live music when i was there on a Wednesday night. The bathroom is one floor below, 4th. Take the elevator up/down :) enjoy and thanks Aret!