Çiya Sofrası

Çiya Sofrası is marked by the tall, handwritten menu boards propped up near its entrance, listing obscure regional dishes that disappear from kitchens elsewhere. Musa Dağdeviren opened this space to serve the forgotten recipes of Anatolian home cooks rather than the standard kebab-house fare found across Istanbul. He spent years traveling through rural villages, documenting how people prepared local herbs and grains. Chefs here now recreate those specific, labor-intensive techniques, turning wild greens and ancient grains into daily specials.