i am visiting Istanbul, will the restraints have menus in English?

Question

I will be traveling alone and don't speak or understand Turkish

Answer 1

Don't worry. You will either find an English menu or English speaking waiter.
Hope you enjoy your trip.

Answer 2

Hi,
Most of the restuarants don't have a menu in English. But the ones which are intended to have tourists as customers and near touristic areas, they certainly have it. For example all of the restuarants around Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet) area have English menus. On the other areas you can easily understand that by looking at the restuarant's outer window. You will see some English explanations. If you are visiting Istanbul for a business trip than again don't worry there are International food and English menu in all hotels and shopping malls.

Try some kinds Kebap and Döner, Kebap is not specifically Turkish but it is different in Turkey than other Mid-East or Arabic countries.

Enjoy your visit !

Answer 3

Check online or bookstores for Turkish foods. Read about them, so that when you see the menus you'll recognize most of what is offered.
Istanbul is a great place for food. There may also be someone to help you on the spot, as the hospitality in Turkey is so wonderful!

Answer 4

well, if you are going to a local Turkish restaurant, there are so many kind of meals belonging to Turkish kitchen and they dont have any english name such as for kebap or doner or etc; they are all meals of Turkish kitchen. however, some restaurants might have an english menu, too; by translating kebap to kebab :)) but of course someone can explain the meal consists of. also, in fact, there are some fast food restaurants like mc donalds or burger king and so on... they might be found in every district of istanbul but i suggest you to at least try once local restaurants. as a meal, i can suggest you to eat; "iskender kebab" :))

in Turkiye, there is a turkish saying that i would like to inform you in the meaning of an english saying as "l hope you enjoyed it" which you can say people after they eat their meals;

"afiyet olsun"

Answer 5

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Answer 6

In touristed areas, many menus have English translations, although there may be a number of humorous malaprops. Some of my favorites:
Kisir (a couscous salad): translated as "infertile"

Kusbasili pide (a pizza-like pastry with chunks of beef): translated as "paste with bird's heads"

Karides guveci (shrimp stew): translated as "shrimp asserole"

Kuzu pirzolasi (lamb chop): translated as "lamp chop"

Yerli icki (domestic drink): translated as "local drink" (not as funny, but this isn't the best translation; quite common)

Yengec salatasi (crab salad): translated as "crap salad"--that "crap" was expensive, too!

This being said, you may want to bring a phrase book with you to read the menus.

Answer 7

Belive me you like Turkish foods.
You can find fish and chips also but try ( iskender ) please.
have a nice trip.