"Everyone goes to Fasuli for the beans -- and on your first visit at least, so should you. Fasuli's beans are cooked just so: long enough to render them tender and creamy but not so long as to turn them to mush. Fasuli's fasulye are buttery and no doubt very unhealthy. But that won't stop us from going back for more when we're next in Istanbul. Fasuli's version seem more like dinner material, something fantastically swoonworthy to reward oneself with after a long, bone-breaking kind of day. They ... Read more
"The Kuru Fasulye was without meat, but the taste was pretty good. The taste of the butter and the tomato paste left a flavor in the mouth. Also the portion was quite large."
"TOP 4 Kuru Fasulye's best restaurants in Istanbul: Fasuli à Tophane - I only went to this restaurant once, and yet I still remember - it was so good! Renowned for its well prepared kuru fasulye fondant dish."
"Finally, they bring the perfect match to the table: Kuru Fasulye-Pilav. There are meat pieces in Kuru Fasulye. Contrary to the predominant opinion, Kuru Fasulye is not as liquid or juicy; they serve it dry. Like that, you feel the real taste of Kuru Fasulye. Impossible to describe the tastes of both Kuru Fasulye-Pilav. Mehmet Akif says “Don’t mix Kuru Fasulye and Pilav at the same plate; but eat them at the same time.” I am asking how come this amazingly delicious taste may come up; but Mehmet ... Read more