Barba Vasilis, is a small restaurant in Fener-Balat, Istanbul, a neighborhood which has  historicaly been home to many different ethnicities of the Ottoman Empire, with their rich and diversified culinary traditions. At BarbaVasilis we try to bring together these rich traditions, with the tastes of modern tavernas, under the atmosphere of a “meyhane”, Turkish word for “tavern” or “place where to drink wine”. Here you will find not only find daily prepared mezes, but also seafood varieties such as octopus and calamaries, and some fresh fishes from the seas surrounding Istanbul.