Appetizers (Mezeler)

Most Turkish meals begin with Meze (cold appetizer), which literally translates as 'pleasant taste.' All Mezeler are accompanied with homemade pita bread and are designed to tickle the palate and soak up wine and increase the appetite. Mezeler are shared among friends at the table.

Stuffed Vine Leaves (Yaprak Dolma) $7.50
This classic of stuffed vine leaves is popular throughout the Ottoman Kitchen, and contains no meat. Organic Rice, pine nuts, onions, olive oil and Mediterranean spices, wrapped in grape leaves.

Cacik $6.50
Cold cucumber, garlic, mint, dill, yogurt soup

Ezme $7.50
Fresh tomatoes chopped to a pulp, mixed with garlic, dill, parsley, inion, bell pepper, walnuts and fresh spices.

Eggplant Salad (Patlican Salatasi) $7.50
Smoked eggplant mixed with olive oil, red and green bell pepper, dill, lemon juice, mint and garlic.

Kisir Tabuleh $7.50
Cracked wheat, tomatoes, parsley, onions, scallions, red bell peper, olive oil and lemon juice

Spinach with Yogurt $7.50
Sauteed spinach, onion, and yogurt.

Hummus $7.50
Mashed chick peas spiced with cumin, lemon juice and garlic, creamed with tahini, Turkish style.

Babaganush $7.50
A deliciously simple and soothing dish. Creamy spread of smoked eggplant puree, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic.

Patlican Soslu (Egglplant Sauce) $7.50
Fried eggplant in a fresh tomato sauce.

Pilaki $7.50
Red kidney beans mixed with vegetables and tomato sauce.

Falafel $7.50
Mixed vegetable ballls served with tahini sauce.

Small Mix $17.00

Large Mix $22.00

Salads (Salata)
Small $6.00
Large $9.50
We use extra virgin olive oil and fresh vegetables

Shepherd's Salad (Coban Salatasi)
Tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, parsley and special house salad dressing.

House Garden Salad (Mevsim Salatasi)
Romaine lettuce, carrot, red onion, cucumber, red cabbage and chef dressing.

White Beans Salad (Piyaz)
White beans, tomatoes, onion, pepper, parsley, olives mixed with olive oil and lemon juice.

Artichoke Salad (Enginar Salatasi)
Baby artichoices, iceberg lettuce, red bell pepper and traditional Turkish seasonings with dressing.

Kebabs
Kebabs are grilled in one long piece like a sheath on a sword. Served with Istanbul Cafe's original sauce and homemade pita bread.

Customer choice: Kebabs to go are served as a sandwich with vegetables (rice not included).

Grilled Meatballs (Kofte) $17.00
(Ground meat or chicken)
Splendidly simple and tasty, these meatballs evoke all the flavors of the Ottoman Palace's kitchens. Served with rice and vegetables.

Doner Kebab $17.00
Seasoned Beef and Lamb marinated overnight in a centuries-old tradition. Large spits of Doner grilled in an open rotisserie. Served with greens and rice.

Iskender Kebab $18.00
Kebab served over pita bread with warm fresh tomato sauce. Yogurt on the side.

Shish Kebab $18.00
Shish kebabs are traditionally cooked over charcoal on a grill. Marinated cubes of meat are threaded on skewers with tomatoes, and peppers. Accompanied with vegetables and served with pita bread and rice.?

Adana Kebab 17.00
From Adana in the South of Turkey this never fails to live up to its reputation as one of the best Turkish Kebabs. Seasoned ground lamb and beef charbroiled on a skewer, served with rice and vegetable.

Vegetables Shish Kebab $15.00
Fresh vegetables charbroiled on a Turkish style skewer, served with rice and fresh tomato sauce.

Istanbul Cafe Combo $28.00
Combination of doner, ground beef kebab, manb shish kebab and chicked shish kebab. Served with rice and vegetables.

Chicken Shish Kebab $17.00
Chicken cubes shish kebab, served with rice and vegetables.

Mixed Grill Chicken $18.00
Chicken shish and chicken Adana. Served with rice and vegetables.

Dessert

Baklava $5.00
Filo dough filled with walnuts and served with honey syrup.

Shredded Pastry (Tel Kadayif) $5.00
Shredded dough filled with walnuts and served with honey syrup.

Caramel Top Pudding (Kazandibi) $5.00
Kight milk pudding

Almond Pudding $5.00

Beverages

Ayran $3.00
Yogurt Shake

Soda $1.50

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Juice $4.50

Turkish Tea $1.50

Turkish Coffee $3.00

Switch $2.50
100% Juice, 100% Carbonated

Red Bull $2.50

Fuze $2.50