Istanbul Express
Ryan Andrews
As any drunken lout knows, finding meatopia at a late hour in this town isn’t difficult. Many local Chinese joints stay open until the wee hours and you can happily stuff yourself on all kinds of pig product. More often than not, though, we go with the fast and familiar, two-handing a scrumptious kebab in a murderous frenzy at that venerable institution, Ebeneezers.
I’m a fan, but recently my allegiances have jumped ship to Istanbul Express for not only kebabs but other similar items as well. The competing establishments sit right on top of each other on Lockhart Road in Wan Chai (and there are two branches in Tsim Sha Tsui: 1 Hart Avenue, and 34A Lock Rd).
I almost never say no to the Adana kebab. Running $68, it’s more expensive than a regular kebab but better and comes with chips or rice and a salad to boot. It is essentially a long charcoal grilled minced meat patty, in this case consisting of lamb. The meat has a nice crunchy char on the outside while the meat is flavourful and moist on the inside.
The place also has three incredible sauces (garlic, garlic chilli, and mint yoghurt) tableside that you can drown the entire plate in. While I think the portions may have become a touch smaller in the past year, the quality ingredients and staff have remained stellar.
G/F, 66 Lockhart Rd, Wan Chai.
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