Adem Baba

Went there two nights ago. Here's my advice and experience:

1. Didn't eat there. The place is DRY as in no alcohol served. Although there are plenty of stores nearby selling wine and beer, they wouldn't even allow you to bring your own. If alcohol is a must for you, move on. The restaurant has extended to premises across the road, but the night we went both places seemed empty. They do have a menu contrary to Fodor's review.

2. There are plenty of great restaurants a block away along the waterfront. Some are more upscale than Adem Baba, granted, but they do serve alcohol. Plus, the view is wonderful.

3. Along the waterfront, we ate at Abracadabra (reviewed by Fodors) which was just as described and not expensive. Inventive food. Cool, young and local crowd.

4. The neighborhood is not or no longer "unassuming" as Fodor's review states. It is a trendy spot with fashionably renovated waterfront houses.

5. Avoid going there during peak hour (i.e. anytime before 8 pm) by car or taxi. There is a stretch of the coastal main road that gets seriously jammed. We were crawling bumper to bumper for about half an hour.

I have entered average scores even though I didn't eat there because the website insists I enter something.