İstanbul · Turkey

Abu Shamso

hidden gem

Abu Shamso Syrian Restaurant

Food & Drinkgoogle verified

~45 min

easy

8/10

best: lunch

social

A local would say...

Aleppo cuisine in a Fatih basement — Istanbul's Syrian culinary diaspora at its most authentic

Syliman Al-Abiad's basement Syrian restaurant — authentic Aleppo and Damascus dishes served in a setting that reflects Istanbul's newest wave of culinary migration. Fatteh, kibbeh, and Damascus ice cream.