Spices piled high at a market in Istanbul. Istanbul is a lush city for food lovers. I’ve lived here for 12 years, and I’ve never gotten bored with its cuisine—from local street food to creative ...

I live part of the year in Istanbul, and my homecomings there always involve a ravenous re-encounter with lahmacun, that blistered, paper-thin, fire-kissed flatbread topped with spicy ground meat.

Amelia Dhuga is a writer based in Tunis. She also writes news and features for Istanbul, Beirut, and London publications. Most visitors to Istanbul spend their time wandering among the city’s various ...

Lahmacun is the city’s perfect street food: thin, crispy, meaty, and made to eat on the go. Istanbul is a lush city for food lovers. I’ve lived here for 12 years, and I’ve never gotten bored with its ...