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Taksim Food Rundown

The best way to start the meal, even if you end up in the throes of indecisiveness—you choose just three of the nine dips offered. Let’s decide your destiny: tzatziki (garlicky, creamy), smoky baba ganoush (the ideal embodiment of smoke and flame), and tomato marmalade (very oniony). Our least favorites are the oddly melty whipped labneh and the white lentil puree.


Taksim Trio Of Dips With Pita Bread

This branzino surprasses most other branzinos in town. The skin is crispy, and the meat is juicy. The all-star dish is accompanied by some fluffy pilaf topped with anchovies, and the secret weapon—crispy, salty sea beans that light up your mouth.  


Branzino 

Want to surpass your monthly quota of parmesan and cream? You need one of Taksim’s heartier dishes, and one of our favorites here. This is a layered situation that includes diced vegetables as the base, and a kadaif-wrapped soft-boiled egg. 


Anson Mills Polenta 

We’re not mad at the beautiful and thick-skinned manti stuffed with ground lamp, or the grilled halloumi, or the crispy romano beans that all surround two smoky, charred lamb chops. This is a solid choice, even if the dish feels like it’s actually several sides put together.  


Lamb Chops 

The plump shrimp are thick and buttery, and wrapped in beautifully baked kadaif (phyllo noodles). Swipe them around the sticky sweet pomegranate molasses or dip them in the bell peppery muhammara, or both at the same time. Do what you have to do, just get it on your table. 


Two Butter Poached King Shrimps

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