No. 52 in the world · November 2026
Bodrum Mantı & Cafe
No. 52The one to order
Crispy Bodrum-style mantı with garlic yogurt and red pepper butter
Two brothers started it in 1997; the fried-then-sauced mantı became Istanbul's late-night order.
Make it at home
Turkish manti with garlic yogurt and pepper butter
1 hr 30 min · 4 people. Tiny lamb dumplings, pinched into little purses and boiled, then covered in garlic yogurt and spicy butter with dried mint and sumac. The smaller they are, the prouder the cook.
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