Kanaat, a Trip to Üsküdar

One of the joys of living in Istanbul is taking the ferry across the Bosphorus. After a quick ferry ride to the Asian side of Istanbul and a short walk through the bustling neighborhood of Üsküdar I found myself at the famous Kanaat Lokantasi. This place is a good enough reason to make a trip to Üsküdar. It is a light airy and welcoming restaurant where families, dating couples and local business men happily enjoys a big selection of authentic and delicious Turkish home cooking.

The food at this historic restaurant is not only delicious but also reasonably priced and the portions generous. You can order beautiful vegetable dishes and salads at one counter, meats at another, rustic sweets at a third, and your food will be brought to your table.

Difficult to make a choice between all the delicious Vegetable starters

Main courses served by the friendly chefs

So do yourself a favour when in Istanbul and enjoy a breezy boat ride on the Bosphorus to Üsküdar on a beautiful sunny day for a meal at a historical, delicious and reasonably priced restaurant. After your meal, take a stroll through the nearby open air food market for some culinary revelations and to enjoy the local people.