Cemile Sultan Liman Hanı

The food was very tasty, I liked the soup and the pizzas! The atmosphere is amazing, they have a great view of Bosphorus. The staff were kind. Also, the prices are average. Yet, there was no alcohol A glass of wine would be way better with such a service and food!

- Yiğit Torun -

Located in a newly renovated historical building, you are welcomed by a classy interior design as you step into the building. The restaurant is located on the top floor of the building, following the same design pattern used at the entrance; blue and white glazed tiles on the walls, blue and dark solid wood chairs and marble-looking tables. These combined with a nice view of Golden Horn from the balcony are all making sure that this place will meet your aesthetic appetite. Liman Han has quite an extensive menu, so tasting everything is pretty much impossible. To get the most out of our dinner, we reserved our table a couple of hours before noting that we want a comprehensive dining experience so two plates of cold starters were already prepared for us, one being a plate of canapé and the other being a combination of stuffed onion, artichoke bottoms, and hummus. Here, stuffed onions were in fresh form with rice, presence of olive oil, and sweet spices like blackcurrant and cinnamon. Artichoke bottoms were a top-quality dish. It is hard to fool a customer in artichoke bottoms because you can’t remove the fibres, so you have to use a high-quality ingredient. Exactly what we had. Hummus, on the other hand, was slightly below the level of the other two. It had a floury texture with viscous consistency. That being said, the taste of the hummus with a strong tahini flavour was pretty nice. The sauce on top was a great complementary adding another layer of flavour. On top of these two cold plates, we ordered chard rolls. It was filled with spiced bulgur with a light touch of linden giving whole new wave of freshness to the dish. Moving to the next course, we decided to go with Peking duck with cherry tamarind sauce and, sea bass in baklava sheets. Starting with Peking Duck, I have to say that I am amazed. This dish had so many different layers of texture and flavour. While cherry was responsible for the sourness, tamarind was balancing it out with a slight tone of sweetness. Tamarind was matched with cinnamon which adds an all-new aspect to the dish. The inside of the duck was cooked well-done but it was still soft, the skin was not as crispy as it should be but still had a distinct texture. Sticky glazing on the skin was exactly what I look for in almost all poultry dishes. Under the duck, there was a pureed pumpkin, adding a different type of sweetness to the dish, contrarying to the unique sourness of sauteed chard which was placed in between pumpkin and duck. All these layers of flavour and texture were overwhelmingly good to feel. The other main course, sea bass in baklava sheets, was much plainer. The sea bass itself is a plain fish without a lot of fat, after all. Here, a long fillet of sea bass is hidden inside baklava sheets with onions sauteed alongside tahini sauce. While tahini sauce adds earthiness, sauteed onions bring sweetness. To create a contrast to that, this dish is served with pickled onions-rocket sauté and sharp lemon butter sauce. After all these out-of-the-box main dish experiments, we decided to go with more usual tastes in the dessert. Among chestnut meringue and baked sütlaç, the former might be a little unusual for some. It is frozen meringue on top of a mix of pressed chestnut and apricot. The second dessert, baked sütlaç, is a staple of Turkish cuisine. It had a mild consistency probably due to the addition of starch and didn’t have chewy rice grains. Baking caramelized the top layer of it and even burnt it to give a distinct smoky flavour. At the geographical heart of transforming Istanbul, Liman Han is a leading candidate for a high-level dining experience. If you want to have a good taste of Istanbul, you shouldn’t count this restaurant out.

- Behram Ulukır -

I love spend time here during the golden hour mesmerizing bosphorus view point of the city

- Senart -

This place is just perfectttt ! I totally recommend everyone to visit this place especially if you’re visiting Istanbul, starting from the beauty of the place and the view of the restaurant to the very delicious food to the friendly and kind staff, the prices are also very reasonable comparing to the quality of the food, clean toilets also, We ordered 3 main dishes, steak, fettuccine, and pizza with salad and appetizers and we paid almost 2000 tl, this is just the best Turkish restaurant with a beautiful view at istanbul.

- Fatma Zehrâ -

Arkadaşlarımla akşam yemeği için tercih ettik. Manzarası gerçekten çok güzel. Yemekler bence orta halli, daha çok manzarası içim gitmeyi tercih edeceğim bir mekan olacak.

- Sümeyye Zeynep Akgül -

Ana yemek olarak baklava yufkasında levrek ve kuzu pirzola yedik. Levrek çok iyi pişmişti yanındaki limonlu sosu da gayet iyi oranda hazırlanmış ağızda ekşimsi bir tat bırakmıyor. Kuzu pirzola normaldi daha sulu ve yumuşak olabilirdi. Pirzolayı kesmek için steak bıçağı verilse güzel olur. Pirzola lifli bir et olduğu için normal bıçakla biraz zor kesildi. Yanına soğuk meze olarak babagannuş söyledik. Közlenmiş biberin lezzeti güzel yedirilmiş patlıcana. Son olarak tatlı olarak kestaneli mereng denedik. Yaz olduğu için ferah bir tatlı olarak tercih ettik. Çok beğendim üzerindeki dondurmanın üstü biraz kristalleşmişti ama içerisinde kestane, portakal kabuğu ve diğer meyvelerin oranı çok iyi ayarlanmıştı. Az şekerli bir tatlı, tavsiye ederim. Ayrıca çalışanlar çok ilgili. Mekan olarak da çok güzel bir konumu var galata kulesini ve eski İstanbul'un bir kısmını göreceğiniz güzel bir mekan.

- ömer faruk Alperen -

Her ihtimale karşı rez. yapıp gittik, gittiğimizde akşam üstüydü ve manzara harikaydı. Yemekler lezzetli, sunumlar güzeldi. Personel çok ilgiliydi memnun kaldık. Sadece tatlı çeşitleri kısıtlı ve lezzet olarak yetersizdi. Özel bir günde gittiğimiz için fiyat gözüme batmadı ama fiyatı bi tık pahalıydı

- Sumeyra Bayrak -

İrfan Bey’in ilgi alaka ve servisinden çok memnun kaldık. Çok teşekkür ediyoruz. İçecek dolabı girişte gözüme takıldı tamamen yerli olması harika. Mescid ve lavabolar tertemizdi.

- F Boztemir -