The OTANTIK Kitchen

Meze & Cold Starters

The Anatolian welcome — made fresh each morning.

• Hummus

  VG

  Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, olive oil, warm pita.

  €6

• Haydari

  V

  Strained yogurt, garlic, dill, walnut oil.

  €5.5

• Baba Ghanoush

  VG

  Smoked eggplant, tahini, pomegranate.

  €6.5

• Ezme

  VG

  Chopped tomato, pepper and walnut relish.

  €5.5

• Muhammara

  VG

  Roasted red pepper, walnut, pomegranate molasses.

  €6.5

• Cacık

  V

  Cool yogurt with cucumber, mint and garlic.

  €5

• Dolma

  VG

  Vine leaves stuffed with herbed rice and pine nuts.

  €7

• Meze Selection (for 2)

  V

  Chef's choice of five mezes with lavash.

  €18

Hot Starters

• Sigara Böreği

  V

  Crisp filo cigars with feta and parsley.

  €6.5

• Sucuk Izgara

  Grilled Turkish spiced beef sausage, sumac onion.

  €8

• Halloumi Izgara

  V

  Grilled Cypriot halloumi, tomato jam, mint.

  €8.5

• Karides Güveç

  🌶

  Prawns baked in tomato, chili and kaşar cheese.

  €12

• İçli Köfte

  Bulgur shells filled with spiced lamb and walnut.

  €9

• Falafel

  VG

  Chickpea and herb fritters with tahini sauce.

  €7

Soups

• Mercimek Çorbası

  V

  Silky red lentil soup with lemon and mint butter.

  €5

• İşkembe Çorbası

  Traditional tripe soup, garlic vinegar on the side.

  €6

• Ezogelin

  VG

  Red lentil, bulgur and tomato — a bride's soup.

  €5

• Yayla

  V

  Yogurt, rice and mint soup, finished with browned butter.

  €5.5

Salads

• Çoban Salatası

  VG

  Shepherd's salad — tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, sumac.

  €7

• Gavurdağı

  VG

  Chopped tomato, walnut, parsley, pomegranate molasses.

  €7.5

• Roka Salatası

  V

  Wild rocket, cherry tomato, parmesan, aged balsamic.

  €8

• Kısır

  VG

  Fine bulgur, tomato paste, pomegranate, herbs.

  €6.5

From the Charcoal Grill

Every kebab is char-grilled to order over open embers.

• Adana Kebab

  🌶

  Hand-minced lamb, red pepper, char-grilled on skewer.

  €14

• Urfa Kebab

  The mild sister of Adana — smoky, herbaceous.

  €14

• Iskender Kebab

  Sliced döner over pide with tomato butter and yogurt.

  €16

• Lamb Shish

  Marinated tenderloin cubes, grilled peppers, saffron pilaf.

  €18

• Chicken Shish

  Yogurt-marinated chicken, saffron rice, roasted tomato.

  €13

• Chicken Beyti

  Minced chicken kebab wrapped in lavash, yogurt.

  €14

• Kaburga

  24-hour braised lamb ribs, glazed with pomegranate.

  €22

• Köfte

  House meatballs, cumin, sumac onion, grilled peppers.

  €12

• Pirzola

  Grilled lamb chops, rosemary butter, roasted potato.

  €24

• Mixed Grill Platter (for 2)

  Adana, lamb, chicken shish, köfte, bulgur, sumac onion.

  €38

Pide & Lahmacun

Hand-stretched, baked in our stone oven.

• Kaşarlı Pide

  V

  Aged Turkish kaşar cheese, oregano, butter.

  €10

• Kıymalı Pide

  Spiced minced beef, tomato, parsley.

  €12

• Sucuklu Pide

  🌶

  Spicy sucuk, kaşar cheese, egg yolk.

  €13

• Kuşbaşılı Pide

  Cubed lamb, pepper, tomato, onion.

  €14

• Karışık Pide

  Mixed — cheese, meat, sucuk, egg.

  €14

• Lahmacun (Classic)

  Paper-thin flatbread, minced lamb, parsley, lemon.

  €6

• Lahmacun (Spicy)

  🌶

  Antep chili, extra herbs, pickled onion.

  €7

From the Sea

Direct from the Durrës market, whatever the boats bring in.

• Levrek Izgara

  Whole grilled sea bass, lemon-olive oil, wild greens.

  €22

• Çupra Izgara

  Adriatic sea bream, roasted vegetables.

  €24

• Kalamar Tava

  Lightly fried calamari, tarator sauce.

  €14

• Karides Kebab

  Prawn skewers, garlic butter, saffron rice.

  €19

• Ahtapot Izgara

  Grilled octopus, warm potato salad, capers.

  €21

Vegetarian Mains

• İmam Bayıldı

  VG

  Braised eggplant, tomato, onion, olive oil — served cold.

  €11

• Karnıyarık

  V

  Roast eggplant filled with spiced tomato and pine nuts.

  €12

• Mantı

  V

  Turkish dumplings, garlic yogurt, chili butter.

  €13

• Vegetable Güveç

  VG

  Clay-pot vegetables baked with tomato and herbs.

  €11

• Halloumi & Grilled Vegetables

  V

  Bulgur pilaf, tahini drizzle.

  €13

Sides

• Saffron Rice Pilaf

  VG

  €4

• Bulgur Pilaf

  VG

  €4

• Grilled Vegetables

  VG

  €5

• Warm Lavash Basket

  V

  €3

• House Fries with Sumac

  VG

  €4

• Pickled Vegetables (Turşu)

  VG

  €3.5

Desserts

House-made, and worth saving room for.

• Baklava

  V

  Forty layers of filo, Antep pistachio, clarified butter.

  €7

• Künefe

  V

  Kadaif pastry with molten cheese, syrup, pistachio.

  €8

• Sütlaç

  V

  Oven-baked rice pudding with cinnamon.

  €5

• Kazandibi

  V

  Caramelised milk pudding, mastic ice cream.

  €6

• Aşure

  VG

  The traditional Noah's pudding — grains, fruits, nuts.

  €5

• Turkish Delight Plate

  VG

  Rose, pistachio, pomegranate — with Turkish coffee.

  €6

Turkish Tea & Coffee

• Turkish Tea (Çay)

  Loose-leaf, in a tulip glass.

  €2

• Turkish Coffee

  Sand-brewed, single, double or with mastic.

  €3

• Espresso / Double

  €2 / €3

• Cappuccino

  €3.5

• Sahlep

  Warm orchid-root drink with cinnamon (winter only).

  €4

• Turkish Mint Lemonade

  €4

Bar — Cocktails & Wine

Raki-forward classics and a curated Balkan wine list.

• Rakı (single / double)

  Served the traditional way, with water and ice.

  €5 / €9

• Otantik Fizz

  Rakı, cucumber, lime, mint, tonic.

  €10

• Bosphorus Sour

  Bourbon, pomegranate molasses, lemon, egg white.

  €11

• Anatolian Negroni

  Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, orange bitters.

  €10

• House Red / White (glass)

  Kavaklıdere or Kallmet — ask your server.

  €5

• House Wine (bottle)

  €22

• Efes Pilsen (draft 0.4L)

  €4

• Local Craft Beer

  €6

• Sparkling Water 0.75L

  €3.5