Mercimek Çorbası (Red Lentil Soup)Red lentils are boiled fresh every morning with onion and carrot, then strained smooth. Served with lemon and red pepper flakes.₺150.00
Home cooking, made with care every day
a daily menu, straightforward plates, familiar flavors.
The menu changes every day; the dishes below are the kitchen's regular repertoire. Call us to find out which ones are in the pot that day.
Daily Home-Style Soups
Varies by dayAyran Aşı (Cold Yogurt Soup)A cold summer soup made with yogurt, cracked wheat and chickpeas. Served with mint and onion.₺150.00- Chicken SoupThe chicken is simmered in its own broth; the broth is strained and combined with vegetables. It isn't loaded with flour, so it stays light.₺150.00
- Ezogelin SoupLentils and bulgur cook together, finished with a drizzle of mint oil. A well-spiced soup.₺150.00
- Broccoli SoupBroccoli is blended before it overcooks and finished with cream. It goes out quickly so it keeps its light green color.₺150.00
Vegetable Dishes
Kuru Fasulye (White Bean Stew)The beans soak overnight and go into the pot in the morning. They cook slowly in tomato sauce until soft but still whole. Eaten with pilaf.₺240.00
Nohut (Chickpea Stew)Chickpeas are soaked and boiled, then cooked in their own sauce.₺240.00
Spinach with RiceFresh spinach is sautéed with onion in olive oil and bound with rice. Served with yogurt.₺240.00
Spinach with EggThe same spinach with egg cracked on top, cooked with the lid on.₺260.00
Türlü (Vegetable Stew)Seasonal vegetables cooked together. What goes in changes with the season.₺240.00
Zucchini in Tomato SauceFresh zucchini cooks in tomato sauce and stays light. Goes well with yogurt.₺240.00
Kapuska (Cabbage Stew with Ground Meat)White cabbage cooks slowly with ground meat in tomato sauce. A filling winter dish.₺240.00
Biber Dolması (Stuffed Peppers)A rice filling made with currants and spices, stuffed without meat. Served cold.₺260.00
Varies by dayTepsi Mücver (Zucchini Bake)Grated zucchini is mixed with cheese and dill and baked on a tray. Oven-baked, not fried.₺260.00
Varies by dayRoasted Mixed VegetablesBroccoli, cauliflower, carrots and potatoes are roasted together. The top browns lightly.₺320.00
Varies by dayStuffed Dried Eggplants and PeppersEggplants and peppers that were dried and stored are soaked, stuffed and cooked in the pot. A portion is four pieces.₺360.00
Varies by dayFried ZucchiniZucchini slices are fried and served hot.₺240.00
Varies by dayFried Potatoes and Green PeppersPotato slices and long green peppers, fried together.₺240.00
Varies by dayBoiled VegetablesBrussels sprouts, carrots, zucchini and potatoes are boiled and served with olive oil.₺260.00
Varies by dayGaziantep-Style Chickpeas with OnionsChickpeas cook in a pan with onions, the Gaziantep way.₺260.00- Cauliflower in Tomato SauceCauliflower is boiled, then cooked in tomato sauce. Served with yogurt.₺240.00
- Leeks with CarrotsLeeks and carrots cooked in the pot, served hot.₺240.00
- Soğan Dolması (Stuffed Onions)The onion layers are separated one by one and wrapped around the filling. It takes patience, so it is not on every day.₺300.00
Chicken Dishes
Chicken in Lemon SauceChicken pieces cook in a lemony sauce. The sour side of the menu, and a favorite in summer.₺340.00
Chicken Topkapı (Béchamel Bake)Chicken, mushrooms and peas are baked with béchamel sauce. It stays in the oven until the top browns.₺340.00
Chicken SautéDiced chicken is sautéed with peppers and mushrooms. The sauce is kept light so the chicken's own flavor comes through.₺310.00
Curry Chicken SautéThe same sauté with curry and cream. Medium spiced, not hot.₺310.00
Creamy Chicken Sauté with OnionsThe onions cook down until caramelized, and the cream goes in at the end. Goes well with pilaf.₺310.00
Baked Chicken ChopsBone-in chicken chops are seasoned and baked, then rest in their own juices so they don't dry out.₺310.00
Baked Chicken LegsChicken legs bake in the oven until the skin browns.₺310.00
Baked Chicken DrumsticksChicken drumsticks bake until golden outside. A practical plate you eat with your hands.₺310.00
Varies by dayClay-Baked Chicken with BéchamelChicken is baked with béchamel sauce in a clay dish until the top browns.₺340.00
Varies by dayChicken Sauté with MushroomsDiced chicken sautéed with mushrooms in a light sauce.₺310.00
Meat Dishes
Tepsi Kebabı (Tray-Baked Ground Beef)Ground beef is spread on a tray, topped with onions and tomatoes, and baked. Served by the slice with bulgur pilaf.₺470.00
Tas Kebabı (Beef Stew)Diced beef cooks in the pot in its own juices. As the sauce thickens, it gets just right for dipping bread.₺470.00
Clay-Pot Eggplant with MeatDiced meat and eggplant cook together in a clay pot and are served in the same dish.₺420.00
Kadınbudu Köfte (Fried Meat and Rice Patties)Ground meat and rice are kneaded together, dipped in egg and fried. A meatball handed down from Ottoman cuisine.₺380.00
Etli Biber Dolması (Stuffed Peppers with Meat)Fresh peppers are stuffed with a rice and ground meat filling and cooked in tomato sauce. Served with yogurt.₺360.00
İzmir Köfte (Baked Meatballs with Potatoes)The meatballs go into the oven with potatoes in tomato sauce. There is plenty of sauce for dipping bread.₺350.00
Small Meatballs in Lemon SauceMarble-sized meatballs cook in a sour sauce until tender. The lemon comes through clearly.₺350.00
Meat Lasagna with BéchamelLayers of ground meat filling and béchamel sauce, baked with kaşar cheese on top.₺350.00
Karnıyarık (Stuffed Eggplant)Whole eggplants are fried, filled with a ground meat mixture, topped with tomato and baked on a tray in tomato sauce. Served from the tray onto the plate and eaten with pilaf.₺340.00
Patates Oturtma (Potato and Ground Meat Bake)Potato slices and ground meat filling are layered and baked in tomato sauce.₺340.00
Varies by dayPeas with Ground MeatPeas cook with ground meat in tomato sauce, with the carrots cut in large pieces.₺310.00
Varies by dayEtli Türlü (Vegetable Stew with Meat)Seasonal vegetables cooked in the pot with diced meat.₺340.00
Varies by dayEtli Yaprak Sarma (Stuffed Grape Leaves with Meat)Grape leaves are rolled by hand around a rice and ground meat filling and cooked in the pot. Unlike the olive oil version, it is served hot.₺360.00
Varies by dayGround Meat and Cheese CrepesCrepes are filled with a ground meat mixture and rolled, then topped with kaşar cheese and baked until golden.₺340.00
Varies by dayPatlıcan Kebabı (Eggplant Kebab)Ground meat patties and eggplant are threaded onto skewers in turn and baked on a tray in tomato sauce. It comes to the plate on its skewer.₺410.00
Varies by dayBaked Meatballs in Tomato SauceRound meatballs are baked with carrots and potatoes in tomato sauce. True to its Turkish name (sulu means saucy), it comes with its sauce.₺350.00
Varies by dayDana Kavurma (Sautéed Beef)Diced beef is sautéed until it absorbs its own juices. No sauce, just the flavor of the meat itself.₺540.00
Varies by dayBeğendili Köfte (Meatballs on Smoked Eggplant Purée)Meatballs are baked on a tray with tomato sauce and served on a bed of beğendi, a purée of fire-roasted eggplant.₺410.00
Varies by daySmall Meatballs with PeasSmall meatballs cook with peas, potatoes and carrots in tomato sauce.₺350.00
Varies by dayMeatballs with OnionsMeatballs roast in the oven with quartered onions and potatoes, all caramelizing on the same tray.₺410.00
Varies by dayBeef LiverBeef liver is cut into cubes and sautéed with potatoes.₺470.00
Varies by dayClay-Pot Chickpeas with Ground MeatChickpeas cook with ground meat in tomato sauce in a clay pot and are served in the same dish.₺310.00
Varies by dayBaked Meatballs with Vegetables in Tomato SauceMeatballs are baked on a tray with peas, potatoes, peppers and onions in tomato sauce. Ladled out together with the sauce.₺380.00
Varies by dayClay-Pot Meatballs with BéchamelMeatballs are baked with béchamel sauce in individual clay pots until the top browns.₺380.00
Varies by dayEggplant and Meatball Bake with GarlicMeatballs, eggplant slices and tomatoes are arranged in rows on a tray. A whole head of garlic goes in the middle, and everything bakes together.₺410.00- Oven-Baked Beef Stew with OnionsDiced beef bakes for hours with plenty of onions, until the meat pulls apart with a fork. The kitchen's longest-cooking dish.₺590.00
- Izgara Köfte (Grilled Meatballs)Handmade meatballs cooked on the grill, served with fire-roasted peppers and tomatoes.₺410.00
- Swedish MeatballsSmall meatballs cook in a creamy sauce and are served with mashed potatoes. One of the plates children ask for most.₺380.00
- Eggplant MoussakaEggplant and ground meat go into the oven in layers. Unlike Karnıyarık, the eggplant is sliced, not stuffed.₺340.00
- Cabbage Rolls with Ground MeatCabbage leaves are rolled around a rice and ground meat filling and cooked in the pot. Served with yogurt.₺310.00
Fish Dishes
Olive Oil Dishes
Yaprak Sarma (Stuffed Grape Leaves)Grape leaves are rolled by hand and cooked with olive oil and lemon. Served once cooled, which is how the texture sets.₺320.00
Fresh Artichokes with Vegetables in Olive OilArtichokes cook in olive oil with peas and carrots. Plenty of lemon, eaten cold.₺320.00
Celery Root in Olive OilCelery root cooks in olive oil with carrots and potatoes. Served with orange or lemon.₺320.00
Şakşuka (Fried Vegetables in Tomato Sauce)Eggplant, peppers and potatoes are fried separately, then combined with tomato sauce. Served with yogurt.₺320.00
Barbunya (Cranberry Beans in Olive Oil)Fresh cranberry beans cook in olive oil with carrots and tomatoes, served once cooled.₺320.00
Green Beans in Olive OilGreen beans cook with olive oil and tomatoes. Eaten cold.₺320.00
Varies by dayOkra in Olive OilSmall okra pods cook in olive oil with lemon. They come off the heat quickly so they don't turn slimy.₺320.00
Varies by dayBlack-Eyed Peas in Olive OilBlack-eyed peas cook in olive oil with carrots and potatoes, topped with chopped parsley.₺320.00
Varies by dayPurslane in Olive OilPurslane cooks with tomatoes and olive oil, served cold.₺320.00
Varies by dayFava Beans in Olive OilFava beans cook in olive oil with tomatoes and onions, served cold.₺320.00
Varies by dayFried Vegetable Salad in Olive OilEggplant, peppers and tomatoes are fried, chopped and mixed with garlic and olive oil.₺320.00
Varies by dayMother's-Style Stuffed Grape LeavesGrape leaves are rolled thin, kept noticeably sour and served with plenty of lemon. A method of its own, apart from both the olive oil and the meat versions: rolled the way mothers do it at home.₺320.00- Leeks in Olive OilLeeks, carrots and rice cook in olive oil, served cold. The hot leek dish is a separate one.₺320.00
- Vegetable GratinVegetables are baked with béchamel sauce and kaşar cheese until the top browns.₺320.00
Side Dishes
Erişte with Walnuts and CheeseErişte noodles are tossed with walnuts and cheese. Filling on its own, too.₺160.00
Erişte (Turkish Noodles)Erişte noodles served with butter and kaşar cheese.₺140.00
Bulgur Pilaf with VegetablesBulgur cooked with peppers, tomatoes and carrots.₺120.00
Rice PilafBaldo rice is toasted in butter and cooked so every grain stays separate.₺110.00
Bulgur PilafToasted together with vermicelli and cooked with tomato paste. Served alongside the meat dishes.₺100.00
PastaPlain pasta with butter and kaşar cheese.₺100.00
Varies by dayPotato and Cheese BörekA potato and cheese filling is spread between sheets of yufka (thin pastry) and baked on a tray. The yufka comes from a specialist yufka maker.₺260.00
Varies by dayPasta with Meat SaucePasta served with a ground meat and tomato sauce.₺220.00
Varies by dayChicken PilafBoiled, shredded chicken mixed with rice pilaf.₺220.00- Vermicelli PilafVermicelli pilaf toasted in butter.₺100.00
Salads
Carrot Tarator with Yogurt and TahiniBoiled carrots mixed with yogurt, tahini and walnuts. Also eaten as a meze.₺190.00
Celery Root SaladBoiled celery root served in a yogurt sauce, with a clear lemon flavor.₺190.00
Beet SaladBeets are boiled, chopped and mixed with olive oil and garlic. Served cold.₺190.00
Seasonal SaladMade with the season's vegetables: lettuce, grated carrot and red cabbage, with lemon and olive oil.₺110.00
Cacık (Yogurt with Cucumber)Yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint.₺110.00
Varies by dayRed Cabbage and Corn SaladRed cabbage, corn, cucumber and carrot mixed together. Served cold.₺110.00
Varies by dayOrzo Salad in Olive OilOrzo mixed with carrots, peppers and dill, served with lemon.₺220.00- Arugula Salad with White CheeseArugula with white cheese and walnuts. Served with lemon and olive oil.₺220.00
- Çoban Salata (Shepherd's Salad)Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and onions, finely chopped.₺110.00
Desserts
Fırın Sütlaç (Baked Rice Pudding)The rice pudding is baked in its own dish until the top browns. No ready-made powder mix is used.₺170.00
Crunchy Şekerpare (Syrup-Soaked Cookies)Soaked in syrup and topped with pistachios. Chilled before serving.₺170.00
Varies by dayMilk Pudding with Candied PumpkinA plate that serves muhallebi (milk pudding) and kabak tatlısı (candied pumpkin) together.₺170.00
Varies by dayKrem Şokola (Chocolate Pudding)Chocolate cream is chilled in its own bowl and topped with crushed pistachios. A cold dessert you eat with a spoon.₺170.00
Varies by dayPistachio and Coconut RevaniA semolina batter bakes on a tray and soaks up its syrup. Made with pistachios and coconut, served in square slices.₺170.00
Varies by dayUn Helvası (Flour Halva)Flour is toasted in butter and cooked with syrup, then served shaped into balls.₺170.00
Varies by dayPrenses Tatlısı (Princess Cake)A slice of cake soaks up syrup and is coated in plenty of coconut.₺170.00
Varies by dayPudding Cake with Coconut and Petit Beurre BiscuitsA pudding-based cake covered in chocolate and topped with crushed petit beurre biscuits and coconut.₺170.00
Varies by dayBanana Magnolia with CreamA pudding-thick cream is layered with banana slices and sprinkled with biscuit crumbs. Served cold in a glass bowl.₺240.00- Milk and Dark Chocolate DessertAn oven-baked dessert made with both milk chocolate and dark chocolate.₺420.00
- BaklavaPistachio baklava. We take orders by the kilo.₺420.00
- Pistachio Burma KadayıfShredded kadayıf pastry is rolled around pistachios and soaks up its syrup.₺420.00
- Walnut Burma KadayıfThe same kadayıf, made with walnuts.₺350.00
- Ağlayan Pasta (Crying Cake)A semolina cake soaked in caramel syrup. Its name comes from the drops that gather on its surface as it soaks up the syrup.₺170.00
- Assorted CakesHomemade cakes that come out during the day. The selection changes from day to day.₺170.00
Drinks
Varies by dayVillage Apricot CompoteDried apricots are boiled in their own liquid and served cold.₺170.00- Bottled DrinksCarbonated drinks in glass bottles.₺110.00
- Canned DrinksCola, gazoz (clear soda) and fruit juices.₺100.00
- Large Ayran (Yogurt Drink)Whisked from yogurt and served frothy.₺80.00
- Şalgam (Turnip Juice)Spicy or mild.₺80.00
- Small Ayran (Yogurt Drink)The same ayran in a small glass.₺70.00
- Lemon Sparkling WaterServed cold.₺70.00
- Sparkling WaterTo go with your meal.₺50.00
- Water500 ml bottle.₺20.00
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