In the light of day, perhaps a moist, garlicky hamburger sitting in a steamy case under a heat lamp doesn’t appeal. But imagine yourself at the end of a long, possibly alcohol-fueled night on Nevizade Street, and Istanbul‘s wet burgers (islak burgers) are rather delicious. Late nights do ensure the survival of this street food, a slider-size burger soaked in a flavorful tomato sauce and generally consumed a few at a time, a few lira at a time. Islak burgers are found wherever there’s nightlife, with the largest stable of them around the intersection of İstiklal Avenue and Taksim Square.
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In the light of day, perhaps a moist, garlicky hamburger sitting in a steamy case under a heat lamp doesn’t appeal. But imagine yourself at the end of a long, possibly alcohol-fueled night on Nevizade Street, and Istanbul‘s wet burgers (islak burgers) are rather delicious. Late nights do ensure the survival of this street food, a slider-size burger soaked in a flavorful tomato sauce and generally consumed a few at a time, a few lira at a time. Islak burgers are found wherever there’s nightlife, with the largest stable of them around the intersection of İstiklal Avenue and Taksim Square.
Islak burgers
In the light of day, perhaps a moist, garlicky hamburger sitting in a steamy case under a heat lamp doesn’t appeal. Imagine yourself at the end of a long, possibly alcohol-fueled night on Nevizade, and that islak burger probably sounds rather delicious. It is late nights that ensures the survival of this street food, a slider-size burger soaked in a flavorful tomato sauce and generally consumed a few at a time, a few lira at a time. Islak burgers are found wherever there’s nightlife, with the largest stable of them around the intersection of Istiklal and Taksim square.
