EV

EV (which means home in Turkish) is yet another link in the expanding Tas chain. This particular incarnation divides between three railway arches into a deli/take-away operation, a popular bar, with an upmarket restaurant in between them. The food takes traditional Turkish flavours to a new level with innovative dishes such as scallop yahni, in which the molluscs are cooked with red onion, cabbage & cream; patlican soslu kuzu kapama (lamb cooked with an aubergine puree & cashar cheese), or uskumku izgara (mackerel with a punchy onion & sumac salad). You’ll also find all your favourite mezzes & a few new favourites. Try izgara kalamar (squid with soy sauce & crushed walnuts) if you really want to ring the changes. A table on the pretty terrace on a warm evening helps create ‘a real summer holiday feel’.