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Located along ubér cool Upper St in Islington, the Gallipoli Bizarre restaurant is a combination of Lebanese, Turkish and Mediterranean cuisines, offering a huge variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.
The restaurant is one of the ‘Gallipoli’ branded restaurants along Upper Street, and offers a reasonably priced menu with all the traditional favourites such as kebabs, tangines and cous-cous. The set menu is fantastic value at £16 per person, which includes a vegetarian starter followed by any main, dessert and a coffee.
The restaurant is split on two floors, however still manages to illuminate a very warm and inviting feel to its customers. Deep red fabrics line the chairs and sofas and beautiful coloured glass fittings hang from the ceiling, creating a cosy atmosphere.
However if word gets out it’s your birthday, be prepared to partake in some forced chair dancing whilst gyrating to excitable Turkish music. Fortunately, they sell a good selection of alcohol which in my experience, made the chair dancing exercise slightly less horrifying.
To complete your experience, take a seat outside and choose from a variety of fruit flavoured tobacco before lighting up a traditional shish pipe and watch the world go by.
It’s Gallipoli Bizarre’s authentic food and lively atmosphere that keeps the regulars coming back, always ensuring for a romantic night evening or great night with friends.
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Gallipoli Bizarre | Coffee & tea, Restaurants (Turkish/Lebanese) | Mains £ 9.00
107 Upper St | North-East | +442072265333
Mon – Fri 18:00 – 23:00, Sat – Sun 13:00 – 00:00
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Gallipoli is ok – if you want top quality Turkish food, far better going to (almost anywhere) over Dalston / Stoke Newington way, e.g. Mangal on Arcola St – these places are where the Turks go to eat. Plus most of them you can take your own booze; and they’re cheaper.
Yep, it’s all about Green Lanes for the Turkish food – try Antepelier for the kebabs or Yaser Halim bakery. I’d take issue with the description of Upper Street as ‘uber cool’ as well. Maybe for my mum, but not for anyone under the age of 35
Matt – I don’t know what your definition of cool is, but if you think Upper Street aint, you aint.
Maybe you should hang with your mum more often and let her give you some advice on ‘being cool’.