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Discover delicious local eats and learn more about the hidden backstreets of the world’s culinary capitals with our stories and guided food tours.

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Sipping on Tarihi Mimoza’s Kelle Paça Soup in Samatya, Istanbul - Culinary Backstreets

Sipping on Tarihi Mimoza’s Kelle Paça Soup in Samatya, Istanbul - Culinary Backstreets

Tarihi Mimoza in Istanbul’s Samatya district offers some of the best soup in the city, served late until the night and perfect after an evening of drinking.

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My latest for @CBackstreets on Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant, a true Beyoğlu landmark. Exquisite photos by @Bujgan: culinarybackstreets.com/stor…
Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant: Old-School Charm in Beyoğlu - Culinary Backstreets

Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant: Old-School Charm in Beyoğlu - Culinary Backstreets

Opened in Istanbul in 1943, Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant has been serving Russian, Hungarian and other post-Soviet dishes for generations with old-school charm. White Russian refugees, Turkey's...

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@goncatokyol23 Jun 2025
A lovely report from @deingrid on Syrian restaurants' future after the fall of Assad, and how it'll affect our cuisine on @Turkeyrecap. A huge thanks to @CBackstreets for their support in advancing social and humanitarian causes while discussing food. turkeyrecap.com/p/stay-or-go…

Stay or go: Istanbul’s Syrian food scene after Assad

ISTANBUL — For years, Syrian chef Syliman Al-Abiad didn’t dare to decorate the walls of his tiny Istanbul restaurant with the Syrian opposition flag that became a symbol of the protests against the...

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Feeding People Amid Protests: Istanbul's City Restaurants My latest for @CBackstreets on the politics of an affordable meal: culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
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My latest for @CBackstreets on Antakya İşi Sokak Lezzetleri, an excellent new spot featuring Doktor Mehmet from Astek and Antakyalı İbrahim usta's incredible hummus: culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
Istanbul’s Best Hummus at Antakya İşi Sokak Lezzetleri - Culinary Backstreets

Istanbul’s Best Hummus at Antakya İşi Sokak Lezzetleri - Culinary Backstreets

Antakya İşi Sokak Lezzetleri has already become a Beyoğlu favorite, run by legendary waiter Doctor Mehmet and featuring the excellent humus of the iconic İbrahim Usta, in addition to street food...

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My latest for @CBackstreets about Ata Lokantası, an excellent restaurant in Sanayi Mahallesi serving some of the best döner in Istanbul (only on Fridays) 🥙 culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
Delicious Döner at Ata Lokantası - Culinary Backstreets

Delicious Döner at Ata Lokantası - Culinary Backstreets

Ata Lokantası, a fantastic esnaf lokantası (tradesman's restaurant) that has been open since the late 1980s, and serves a rotating menu of comforting, homestyle dishes and a Friday döner special.

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Dave Cook@EIT13 Dec 2024
I've always had a soft spot for restaurants, bakeries, and shops that make wise use of their leftovers. From 2009, on the border of Morningside Heights and the upper Upper West Side: bagel pudding by Absolute Bagels, which abruptly closed, apparently forever, on Thursday.
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Hatay's olive harvest is more than a seasonal tradition – it's a crucial part of the economy and culture. For many, it also represents the resilience of a community hit by the 2023 quakes. Our latest @CBackstreets collab via @goncatokyol and @deingrid: turkeyrecap.com/p/an-ode-to-…
An ode to olives: The women behind Hatay’s harvest

An ode to olives: The women behind Hatay’s harvest

HATAY — Jokes and laughter can be heard from among the olive trees in a field on the coast of Arsuz, a village in the southern Turkish province of Hatay.

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@goncatokyol29 Oct 2024
Shaken but rising up again, earthquake-hit Antakya continues to feed her guests | Here is our latest story with @deingrid for @CBackstreets, collab w. @Turkeyrecap turkeyrecap.com/p/reopening-…
Reopening and Relocating in Post-Earthquake Antakya

Reopening and Relocating in Post-Earthquake Antakya

ANTAKYA — Ali Kılıç works in a hypnotizing rhythm, mixing hummus or garnishing plates with pickles and olive oil to serve to customers.

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By Arnavut Köfte & Piyaz: Proudly Albanian My latest for @CBackstreets on a unique Balkan köfte shop in Bayrampaşa: culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
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gourmetpigs@gourmetpigs17 Sep 2024
For my latest story for @CBackstreets I wrote about 95-year old Eastside Italian Deli culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
Italian Sandwiches at Victor Heights’s Eastside Deli - Culinary Backstreets

Italian Sandwiches at Victor Heights’s Eastside Deli - Culinary Backstreets

Eastside Italian Deli has been open since 1929 in Victor Heights, Los Angeles, serving hot and cold sandwiches to the city’s workforce.

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Kebapçı Osman Usta 1976: Eggplant Kebab Enthusiasts My latest for @CBackstreets about an excellent Urfa kebab spot in Şirinevler: culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
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Ozlem Warren@ozlemsturkishta17 Sep 2024
Mantı, Turkish dumplings from freezer for supper. I par bake the dumplings and freeze; then you can quickly boil to enjoy. Here’s my recipe, Vegetarian version is at my new book SEBZE ozlemsturkishtable.com/2013/…
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Tbilisi’s Best Wine Bars. By Paul Rimple ⁦@paulrimple⁩ and Pearly Jacob via ⁦@CBackstreets⁩ #GeorgianWine #ReisenInGeorgien culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
Where to Drink Georgian Wine in Tbilisi - Culinary Backstreets

Where to Drink Georgian Wine in Tbilisi - Culinary Backstreets

Need help navigating Tbilisi’s Georgian wine scene? Culinary Backstreets has you covered. Our local guides have handpicked the absolute best wine bars in town to sample the best Georgian vintages.

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My latest for @CBackstreets on Kurtuluş Pastanesi, where the signature baked good is the Sephardic specialty börekitas, a crescent-moon shaped empanada variation stuffed with either roasted eggplant or potato that is hard to find elsewhere in Istanbul. culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
Kosher Baked Goods at Kurtuluş Pastanesi - Culinary Backstreets

Kosher Baked Goods at Kurtuluş Pastanesi - Culinary Backstreets

Kurtuluş Pastanesi is a great little neighborhood patisserie and bakery serving a Sephardic Jewish speciality one is unlikely to find practically anywhere else in Istanbul, in addition to a wide...

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James Cullen@AccidentalCajun17 Jul 2024
My latest story for ⁦@CBackstreets⁩ and one of my favorite spots in the city. Words and photos by me. culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
Little People’s Place, A Legendary Tremé Bar - Culinary Backstreets

Little People’s Place, A Legendary Tremé Bar - Culinary Backstreets

Rodney Thomas makes customers feel right at home at Little People’s Place, a bar in New Orleans’s historic Tremé neighborhood.

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Dave Cook@EIT2 Jul 2024
A fresa-kiwi paleta de agua — that is, a strawberry-kiwi Mexican ice pop — at Paleteria La Michoacanita, 121 Nagle Ave., Manhattan. Kin to shops in Yonkers and Queens, this new Washington Heights paleteria offers lots of room to sit down, cool off, and perhaps consider seconds.
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Dave Cook@EIT11 Jun 2024
On our first visit to the Down to Earth Farmers Market in Cunningham Park, even before we enjoyed this blueberry scone, we quickly saw how the market has cultivated a relationship with the Fresh Meadows community. Read more on Culinary Backstreets: bit.ly/4cdtKSD
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Maria A. Karamitsos@MariaKaramitsos22 May 2024
O Foititis: Seafood in the Athenian Suburbs culinarybackstreets.com/citi… via @CBackstreets | #greece #athens #restaurant
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Kaburgacı Koray: Istanbul's New King of Kebab: My latest for @CBackstreets on what might be the best kebab joint in Istanbul, despite opening up less than a year ago. culinarybackstreets.com/citi…
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