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Yanyalı Fehmi Lokantası serves Turkish cooking at Osmanağa Mahallesi, Yağlıkçı İsmail Sokak No:1, in Kadıköy, Istanbul, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2026, the guide's mark for good quality, good value cooking.
The restaurant carries the legacy of Ottoman cuisine and has operated continuously for 106 years. Around 100 different dishes are served each day, a wide repertoire for a single Turkish kitchen. Gault&Millau scores it 12.5 for 2026 and names Ergin Sönmezler and Can Sönmezler as founding partners.
The kitchen buys premium ingredients and cooks with cholesterol-free oils. Yogurt kebab and rice pilaf use as little butter as possible, and all meat is trimmed of fat and sinew. Dishes built on fresh seasonal vegetables are prominent on the menu. The website also features Yanya köfte, meatballs wrapped in slices of eggplant.
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Founding Partners: Ergin Sönmezler, Can Sönmezler Yanyalı Fehmi Restaurant, bearing the legacy of Ottoman cuisine, has been in continuous operation for 106 years. Serving approximately 100 different dishes daily, the restaurant places great emphasis on ingredient quality. Yanyalı Fehmi Restaurant not only uses exclusively premium ingredients but also opts for cholesterol-free oils. In dishes such as yogurt kebab and rice pilaf, it minimizes butter usage and meticulously ensures that all meat is thoroughly trimmed of fat and sinew. Additionally, dishes prepared with fresh seasonal vegetables are prominently featured on the menu.
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