Not what you'd immediately think of when visiting Tokyo, this wonderfully friendly restaurant in Shinjuku 3(san)-chome is well worth looking out if you've had your fill of rice, fish or noodles. It happens!! The owners and staff are friendly and the food is cooked almost in front of you. If you phone ahead larger parties can be accommodated. Being a Japanese or Turkish speaker would be advantageous here. It's probably a good idea to phone ahead anyway as the restaurant is popular especially when the belly dancer is doing the rounds! Opposite Istanbul is the semi-legendary Rolling Stone (immortalised in 'Angry White Pyjamas' anyway), a fine bar if you like dark bars, vinyl, drag queens and top quality tunes.

T160-0022, Shinjuku 3-8-2, Kurosu biru B1 (basement). Open between 5:00pm-12:00pm. Telephone 03 3225 4080. From JR Shinjuku Station head east along Shinjuku-dori. The large Isetan is on the right and Marui on the left. At Meiji-dori in front of you across from Isetan is a cinema and a branch of Sanwa Bank, between them is a narrow street. Go down this street until the last block and on the left down in the basement is Istanbul.

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