Istanbul, the capital of Turkey is famous for rich history and culture. Apart from stunning scenery and magnificent structures, it is also famous for Doner Kebab, platter kebab and Ice-cream. For this meetup, I scouted in our city for Turkish cuisine restaurants and found two interesting restaurant - Istanbul: Authentic Döner Kebab and Istanbul Restaurant. Single owner owing two branches.
Five local guides meet for the yummy year-end food crawl at Istanbul (not the real capital of Turkey but a duplicate place with an original taste).
Istanbul Restaurant is located at the heart of the city Hyderabad. Though it is famous for dating and takeaway, it has a pretty good ambience. As the location is easily accessible, we preferred to conduct a food crawl on this special occasion. We ordered Chicken Kebab Platter, Doner Kebabs, French Fries and some drinks.
Etiquette of eating Doner Kebab (Turkish cuisine): The multigrain bun which has a cut at the middles is stuffed with the Chicken, Salad and kebabs in between and have a bite as you do with the burger. Umm! Delicious. Worth trying at least once in a lifetime. The Doner Kebab was exquisite in taste as well as elegant on looking, the beautiful aroma of spices and amalgamation of secret sauces made this dish different from others.
After having a tummy full of food, we visited Cafe Coffee Day, Red Tape showroom and had some quick Photowalk. Like this, we ended our year with a beautiful walk. Have you had a meetup in late December 2019? Do share with us!
Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KYc9D58n4fUQ4TTU6
Video:
https://youtu.be/YhuRK75HrU8
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Hello brother** @FazeelUsmani **
Thanks for sharing your experience which is related to Istanbul Food Crawl.
I really like to read your experience and from your meet up i’m able to distinguish cuisines of Istanbul 
I also wrote a post about Uttarakhand-Local-Guides-Hosted-Meet-Ups-at-a-Glance
feel free to share your views.
Wish you a Happy and prosperous New Year 2020 to you and and Hyderabad Local Guides.
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Hi @FazeelUsmani , by your post title , first I thought that you are in Turkey, but after scrolling down to your post, I saw Desi atmosphere and than I smiled.
But no doubt your meetups are full of fun, activities and food. I wish I can attend of one meetup hosted by you. Because I know Hyderabadis are so much welcoming and full of gesture. Pray for me 
Shukriya 
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Hi @FazeelUsmani ,
I was waiting for your recap, thanks for sharing!
I’m sure you had a great time together with delicious food. I’m dreaming of that spicy doner now :).
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My pleasure, @IshantHP_ig . Your post is awesome, Uttarakhand is a very beautiful place. I’ll let you know when I’m going to visit your town.
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Haha, @KashifMisidia I wish to visit Turkey because of its magnificent places, last year I visited Saudi but most of the historical artefacts are shifted to Turkey so I wish we go there together. More importantly, Turkey is the place for amazing architecture which is followed all over India from the Mughal period.
Yes, @Petra_M we had a beautiful time. It’s nice to engage with the people with the same passion for food, photography, helping others and sharing information on Maps. My heart filled with joy after the walk.
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