Tasting Notes
Ziyafet Kuzu Çevirme is at Hüdavendigar Caddesi 23A in the Hoca Paşa quarter of Fatih.
Lamb çevirme
Çevirme is lamb roasted on a spit. It is listed boneless for two people or by weight at 500, 750 and 1000 g, and bone-in at 500 and 750 g, and there is a tasting menu of çevirme for two.
Mezes, kebabs and grills
The meze list opens with Ege Yedilisi, a set of Aegean mezes, and goes on to atom, a spiced yoghurt dip, caramelised-onion hummus and mushroom sauté. Soups are lentil and lamb soup. Kebabs run from Adana and Urfa to aubergine kebab and ali nazik, with a mixed kebab for one or for two or three people, and the grills include satır köfte, Akhisar köfte, lamb chops and steaks.
“Start with the Ege yedilisi, then order the boneless çevirme with lavash and rocket; the weights run from 500 g to 1 kg, so choose by the size of the table.”
LR Kitchen — field note