Cozy spot specializing in Mediterranean fare grilled over a wood fire with wines & Turkish coffee. Based on 871 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
2014 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: (773) 661-9487
Hours
| Sunday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Murad Ilyasov
Very delicious food friendly staff. Zabiha halal based on what employees told us.
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Hafez Laghai
Let me start with this, I have lived in Turkey for couple of years. The hospitality of the people there and food was great, The Istanbul Cafe in Chicago offers The same hospitality and great food. The kindness of the employees. Reminded me of those days. Their food was delicious, authentic and delightful, it brought the good memories back, if you go to Chicago put this Resturant on the list of places you would like to enjoy some nice Donnar kebab and other dishes. They served us some delightful sweets at the end and Turkish Coffee, their prices are way lower than competitive Resturant’s and portion of their dishes are huge. We had to take some back to hotel. There is a parking lot next to their Resturant and we found an easy spot. I will visit again. The naphew of the owner and another lady working there, were very helpful on choosing the dishes and explaining the menu. And they were very down to earth and kind and gentle. Their food and service is second to none.
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Mona bradford
The food was not flavorful, found it to be slightly bland. First time trying Turkish cusine was disappointed. Order the onion kebab which had a pomegranate reduction sauce the sauce was so watery that it had no flavor to it at all, the grill octopus was the best out of everything I ordered still it could have used a little salt on it
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Ferhat Kocer
Real Turkish food in Chicago. Nice ambience, great service and delicious food. We had lentil soup, doner, iskender, beyti and cag kebab. Everyone loved their food. Prices are reasonable too. I would definitely recommend either you are tourist or local.
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Josephine Oda
We are so happy with all the choices we had from appetizers to entrees and very good wine. They also gave us a delicious dessert, which we finished.
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Birkan Güler
Amazing food! Delicious! Best Turkish restaurant in USA! fr. and they greeted us so kind. they’re so friendly. After we finished our meals with my brother, they gave us this beautiful treat for free! Five Star. Come check it out!
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Nuka DiLucca
Absolutely awesome experience. Everything was wonderful. The Lahmacun was fantastic, and the Doner was great. Will 100% be returning with more people ☺️
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wook kim
Unplanned Saturday night dinner at Cafe Istanbul. Luckily they were able to seat us without reservations. The food was amazing as always. The portions are plentiful and everything just tasted great. Of course service was on point as well. What we really like is the atmosphere of the restaurant. It’s lively with a variety of ethnicities and everyone coming together to enjoy food. Can’t wait to go back again.
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James Brendel
Service is outstanding, it’s a team effort. I didn’t have to flag down “my server”, every person there could bring drinks, food, or take care of any requests.
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G. Patrick Gonzalez
adding to the chicago favorites list. terrific food! great service. the frosted beer glasses were perfect on a hot day. sidewalk tables are a great vibe. definitely recommend
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