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Turkish

Beyoglu (Turkish / Upper East Side / $$)
200 E 81st St (between 2nd Ave & 3rd Ave)
(212) 650-0850
Regulars make a meal of the meze at this budget-friendly, high-energy Upper East Side Turk where everything’s memorable including the frazzled staff that still manages to bring the food out zippy quick; downstairs is usually a madhouse but [...]