The Salaş ciğer şeftali kebabı (Kebap Evi)

The Salaş ciğer şeftali kebabı (Kebap Evi) is a casual Istanbul restaurant for diners who want a traditional Turkish kebap and offal grill meal. The appeal is intentionally specific rather than broad: come for signature dishes such as Şeftali Kebabı, Ciğer Sarma, Sakatatlı İçli Köfte, Kısa Bel (Yağlı Kara), Kemik Sulu Mercimek Çorbası, and Yürek Şiş. In practical terms, that means the restaurant is easiest to understand as a focused stop for people who already know they are looking for kebap, grilled offal, and the deeper flavors that come with that style of cooking, rather than as a catch-all dining room meant to satisfy every possible mood.

The price is $30 per person, and the dress code is casual. The chef-owner is Mimar Hasan Bey, also known as Hasan Abi. Beyond those core details, plan around the confirmed cuisine, hours, and signature dishes rather than assuming a wider service format or additional amenities. The best reason to put it on an Istanbul itinerary is not a long list of extras, but the clarity of the restaurant’s identity: a straightforward, casual place built around a defined set of traditional Turkish kebap and offal grill specialties.

Go for Turkish kebap and offal grill specialties

Decision point is simple: this is a place to choose if the table is interested in traditional Turkish kebap and offal grill dishes. The signature direction runs through Şeftali Kebabı, Ciğer Sarma, Sakatatlı İçli Köfte, Yürek Şiş, Kısa Bel (Yağlı Kara), and Kemik Sulu Mercimek Çorbası. That focus is the reason to come, and it should shape expectations before heading over. Diners who are excited by a defined kebap and offal grill meal will find the restaurant’s purpose easy to read; diners looking for a broader, less specific restaurant profile may want to confirm that the available dishes match the group’s appetite.

Venue’s profile is direct: casual dress, a $30-per-person price point, and a chef-owner identity tied to Mimar Hasan Bey (Hasan Abi). It is best approached as a focused Istanbul kebap and offal grill meal rather than a page where extras should drive the decision. The casual dress code also keeps the planning simple: the emphasis is on the food category and the named signatures, not on formality. Read the venue through those basics, and the choice becomes clear, go when the table wants this particular traditional Turkish grill experience.

The price makes sense for a focused, casual meal

At this price level, the case for going rests on the specialization: traditional Turkish kebap and offal grill dishes in Istanbul, with a set of named signatures rather than a generic promise. The $30-per-person figure is most useful when considered alongside that narrow focus. You are not weighing a vague casual restaurant; you are weighing a casual meal centered on kebap, offal, and the listed signatures.

Use the confirmed hours when planning. The restaurant is closed Monday; Tuesday through Friday it is open from 12:00 PM to 9:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday it is open from 1:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Those hours make it possible to plan either a Tuesday-to-Friday meal or a weekend visit, while still leaving the closed day out of consideration. For wider planning across the city, start with our full Istanbul restaurants guide; for a broader trip, Pearl also has Istanbul hotels, Istanbul bars, Istanbul wineries, and Istanbul experiences.