Istanbul'lu Is Opening in Somerville

It looks like a new restaurant will soon be opening in the Teele Square section of Somerville. Based on the signs in the window of the storefront, the new restaurant - called Istanbul'lu - is going to open on Holland Street, just south of Broadway in the heart of the square, and it will be focusing on Turkish cuisine. The space it will be moving into used to be home to the Holland Street Cafe.

Once it opens, Istanbul'lu will join several other Turkish restaurants that call the Boston area their home, including Sultan's Kitchen in the Financial District, Saray in Allston, Family Restaurant in Brookline, Pasha in Arlington, and Cafe Mangal in Wellesley. [May 17 update: Istanbul'lu is now open. A phone called placed to the restaurant indicates that it is currently open for breakfast and lunch, but will start opening for dinner at some point in the future.]

The address for this upcoming Turkish restaurant in Teele Square is: Istanbul'lu, 237 Holland Street, Somerville, MA, 02144. The phone number is (617) 440-7387.