Yogurt-Marinated Lamb Tenderloin Kebabs

Hamdi is the sort of restaurant your hotel concierge will happily steer you to—a glass-enclosed ziggurat that looks out onto Istanbul’s glittering waterfront. But because this is an Istanbul institution, not just a tourist trap, you’ll find kitchens lined with blazing charcoal grills manned by seasoned grill masters, turning out adana and sogar kebabs of the strictest authenticity. It’s the sort of place where the kibbe—Turkish lamb tartar—is prepared at tableside and t