Where to eat near Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW)
Sabiha Gökçen Airport sits inside the Pendik district. For a proper sit-down köfte before a flight or after landing, Filizler Pendik is ~13 minutes by car and Filizler Tuzla ~20 minutes. We measured the times from our branches by car, without traffic.
Driving times
At rush hour the D-100 and TEM connections can double these times. Before a flight, leave for the airport at least two and a half hours before departure.
- Filizler Pendik → SAW: ~13 minutes.
- Filizler Tuzla → SAW: ~20 minutes.
- Filizler Üsküdar → SAW: ~37 minutes without traffic, much longer at rush hour — not recommended before a flight.
On a layover
Leaving the airport for a meal is possible on a long layover, but once passport control, security and traffic are added we don’t recommend it for layovers under 6 hours. Pendik is the closest branch.
Köfte at the Pendik branch
Current prices (Turkish lira):
6-piece Filizler
500 TL
Steak Meatballs
650 TL
Butcher's Meatballs
520 TL
Mixed Meatballs
685 TL
Filizler Pendik · prices in Turkish lira, from the live menu
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What is the closest Filizler branch to Sabiha Gökçen Airport?
Pendik (Tevfik İleri Cd. No:40/B, Fevzi Çakmak), about 13 minutes by car. Tuzla is about 20 minutes.