Sev iç Restaurant

About

Owner Bayram Aydındoğan began working at Sev İç Birahanesi in 1948 and spent many years in its different service roles. In 1965 he opened his first business, Neşe Restaurant, in Krepen Passage, also known as Krizantem Passage, and ran it until 1982. When that passage was sold, he returned as owner to Sev İç Restaurant in Çiçek Pasajı, where his working life had begun. In November 2004, Sev-İç Restaurant was restored in keeping with its original character and reopened to guests. The venue seats 200 and serves more than 25 meze varieties, as well as charcoal-grilled meat and fish, every day of the week. Its rooms host private occasions, business meals, engagements, weddings and birthdays. Ezine white cheese and meze made with olive oil from the Ezine region are among its offerings. Its regulars include writers, artists and people from the cinema world. Each evening accordionist İbrahim performs Turkish classical songs; fasıl music can also be arranged for groups on request. Sev İç Restaurant ranked among the top ten in Hürriyet newspaper’s list of Turkey’s favourite meyhanes published on 4 April 2003. It holds Beyoğlu Municipality’s Beyaz Zambak hygiene certificate. The venue describes itself as a welcoming example of meyhane culture, open daily from 11:00 to 24:00.