IT'S the family run eatery serving up recipes passed through the generations which have seen it scoop the Best Middle Eastern Restaurant in the UK award twice.
Ottoman Kitchen, which opened in the High Street, Southampton in the spring of 2019, was awarded the accolade for the second time in as many years at the recent Asian Restaurant Awards. Judges praised the superb food, decor and atmosphere.
The business was a long-held dream for restaurateurs Ali Fistikci and Niyazi Kaya. They hail from a small village outside Istanbul, but had been living in the UK for more than a decade and running a top class butchers in London.