Pljeskavica

Cooked overCharcoal

Pljeskavica, a wide, flat Balkan meatball patty, seared over the embers, with soka, the pepper cream, and ezme, a tomato relish. The one we'd come for.

Prizren Köftecisi

Balkan · Kosovar köfte · grill · Bayrampaşa, Istanbul

Yıldırım Mah., Kemal Paşa Sk. 33a, 34045 Bayrampaşa/İstanbul

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A Balkan grill in Bayrampaşa named for Prizren, Kosovo's meatball town, grilling three kinds of köfte, meatballs, over embers. Its soka, a fermented pepper cream, is made fresh every day.

The proof, in the house's own words

Why the pljeskavica

Strong evidence

Craft
The meatballs made fresh and with the same care every day.
“her gün aynı özenle hazırlanan köfteler”
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Technique
Charcoal does the sealing, the house says.
“Dışı közde mühürlenmiş”
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Tradition
Pljeskavica the traditional Balkan way.
“Geleneksel Balkan mutfağının izlerini taşıyan Pljeskavica”
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We'd add

Our runner-up

Cevapi

Cevapi, small finger-shaped meatballs to the house's own recipe. A plate to share beside the patty.

The house's daily recipe
Balkan tradition

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