"For Landmark Istanbul Restaurant, Intrigue Now on the Menu
August 29, 2010 - 9:42pm, by Yigal Schleifer
Rejans, a veteran Russian restaurant in Istanbul's Beyoglu district, is one of those institution's that over time has become less about the food (which get middling reviews) and more about the memories it evokes. Founded by Russian refugees nearly 80 years ago, the restaurant has played host to, among others, Agatha Christie and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, modern Turkey's secularizing founder. For many older Istanbulites, the name Rejans still evokes memories of a bygone era, when Istanbul was a truly a cosmopolitan city. "
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