If you love the madness of the markets in Marrakech and the taste of tagines in Turkey, head to Gallipoli on Upper Street, where the mingled magic of Turkey and Morroco infuses this bazaar inspired restaurant. With dark tented walls, brass topped tables punctuated with candles and richly coloured Moroccan lamps dangling from the ceiling there’s a definite mélange of exoticism and familiarity. Loud and vibrant Turkish tunes resonate through the restaurant whilst charming belly dancers enrobed and bejeweled in bright coloured outfits, perform their hypnotic hip dances before your eyes, and will often invite you to join them on the tables…Tempting as this may be (particularly as they are scantily clad), don’t let it distract you from the authentic Turkish food-it’s bursting with flavour and worth savouring every morsel. Fun, flirtatious and perfect for breaking down the barriers during a first date, Gallipoli provides the night out to remember…
Price £15ph. 107 Upper Street, N1 1QN. Tel: 020 7226 5333. Web: www.cafegallipoli.com/galipoli/bazaar/indexbazaar.html