Lonely Planet

"Those who enjoy investigating regional cuisines should head to this four-storey eatery in the Women's Baazar. It specialises in dish that is a specialty of the southeastern city of Siirt: perde pilavi (chicken and rice cooked in pastry). It's totally delicious."

DK Eyewitness Travel

An authentic eatery specializing in perde pilaf, a delicious pilau rice cooked in pastry."

Nichole Sobecki

"Perde (the word means “curtain” in Turkish), on the other hand, is all about the crunch. Made of rice, chicken, almonds and currents, the spicy pilaf is wrapped in a thin pastry shell and baked inside a mold until the exterior turns golden and flaky. It’s the best kind of meal, simple and full of flavor, and a chance to taste some of the best Turkey’s East has to offer without ever leaving Istanbul."

RL Reeves Jr.

"Then the food comes out and my focus, always razor-sharp, takes on a new edge. Perde pilaf is a revelation of rice and pastry cookery. It’s a large brown dome of tender pastry studded with almonds and packed with roasted white meat chicken and rice simmered in broth. Some bites are sweet, others salty and one bite even has a whiff of heat."

Sarah Kenney

"This was another delightful discovery. Rice, mixed with currants, almonds, and roasted shredded chicken, is wrapped in a thin pastry shell and cooked in a cone-shaped mold until the outside is crispy and the inside is steamy."

Punkufer

"Be sure to try "Perde Pilaf" prepared with rice, chicken, almonds and currants, wrapped in a thin layer of dough."

Holiday Weather

"While you're there, check out the perde pilavi, a fragrant peppery pilaf made of rice, chicken, almonds and currants wrapped in a thin pastry shell and baked until the exterior turns golden brown and flaky."

Savaş Ateş

"Be sure to also try the perde pilavi, a fragrant peppery pilaf made of rice, chicken, almonds, and currants wrapped in a thin pastry shell and baked until the exterior turns golden and flaky."

Ansel Mullins

"Be sure to also try the perde pilavi, a fragrant peppery pilaf made of rice, chicken, almonds and currants wrapped in a thin pastry shell and baked until the exterior turns golden and flaky."

Istanbul Eats

"Its flaky pastry shell is not so thick that it overwhelms the rice and chicken mixture inside, but not so thin that it doesn’t have any crunch. When you cut through the pilaf’s shell, a cloud of aromatic steam rises upwards."