Tasting Notes
This page is for the Beyoğlu branch on Istiklal Avenue; the restaurant also lists branches in Aksaray and Beşiktaş. Its menu is organised around cooking methods and sharing sizes.
Oven dishes and sharing trays
The menu lists salt-baked chicken and lamb for three, and several oven or tray dishes for four, including Hatay Medeniyetler Karışık, Hatay Medeniyetler Tava, a metre-long kebab and Testi İncik. Mixed kebab is available for one, two or four people; whole salt-baked lamb and Testi Kebabı are also listed.
Kebabs, mezes and regional dishes
Kebab choices include spicy and mild hand-minced kebab, pistachio, zahter and aubergine kebabs. The meze list ranges from hummus in several versions to Mumbar Dolması, Aşur, içli köfte and Kaytaz Böreği. Soups include Ekşi Aşı, Yoğurt Aşı and Kabak Borani; rice choices include firik, maklube, müceddere and kebse.
Künefe and Hatay sweets
The dessert list includes cheese künefe, pistachio kadayıf, kerebiç and kömbe, alongside pumpkin, quince, walnut, fig and aubergine sweets. Karışık Tatlı brings several of these together on one plate.
“For a group, choose one of the four-person Hatay trays or the metre-long kebab; for a smaller table, the menu also lists individual kebabs and oven dishes.”
LR Kitchen — field note