Trattoria La Scarpetta - Besiktas

We can say now that La Scarpetta is one of the best Italian restaurants in Istanbul. We had our lunch there, and the experience was worth it.

Food was average nothing special. You must try the dessert I would come back for this

I noticed this restaurant in the map and decided to try with friends without making plan. Upon arrival, we are little embarrassed because we dressed too causal for this fancy place. Every plate we tried was deliciouse, materials were fresh. Service was very good and worthed the service fee they charged. The only disturbing thing is that some wording in the menu was Italian, had a hard time reading. Will come again to try other menu.

The food menu is big and with great options. We went as a group and all the meals were great. Ravioli, pizza, entrées (bruschettas were delicious! . Desserts were really good and tasty. 4 stars because the service is just OK, not the service you expect from a fancy place, they were very respectful but they were not constant with asking us if we wanted any other drinks. On that note, the cocktails were not great, we had the Cuban Apple and the Espoir, OK drinks for 200 TL each.

Food Atmosphere Service Great Italian food would definitely recommend. Nice portions didn’t feel like a whale when I was leaving.