Bosphorus Mediterranean Cuisine

Turkish Coffee

Roasted and then finely ground coffee beans are boiled in a pot (cezve), and served in a cup.

Soft Drink

Ayran

Ayran is a cold yogurt beverage mixed with salt.

Salgam

Made with the juice of red carrot pickles, salted, spiced and flavored with aromatic turnip (celem) fermented in barrels with the addition of ground bulgur.

Juice

Milk

Perrier or Pellegrino

Bottled Water

Small Mixed Appetizer Platter

5 combinations of cold appetizers. Pick and choose.

Hummus

Mashed chickpeas, mixed with fresh lemon juice, minced garlic, olive oil and tahini.

Large Mixed Appetizer Platter

7 combinations of cold appetizers. Pick and choose.

Dolma

Stuffed grape leaves. Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, currants, parsley and spices.

Spicy Ezme Salad

Spicy mixture of finely chopped tomatoes, onions, parsley, red and green bell peppers and Turkish spices.

Haydari

Thick homemade yogurt with chopped walnuts, garlic, and dried mint.

Eggplant Spread

Char-broiled eggplant mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, peppers and parsley, with a touch of olive oil and red vinegar.

Baba Ghanoush

Puree of eggplant, flavored with tahini, olive oil, fresh dill, yogurt and garlic.

Piyaz

Made with navy beans, tomatoes, onions, red bell pepper, parsley and Turkish spices.

Mixed Eggplant

Cubed and fried eggplant dipped in our special homemade tomato and garlic sauce.

Tabuli Salad

Traditionally made of tomatoes, finely chopped parsley, bulgur, and onion, and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, and salt.

Cigarette Borek

Phyllo scrolls stuffed with feta cheese, dill and pan fried till golden brown.

Falafel

Ground chickpeas, chopped vegetable and flour formed into a patty and fried until golden brown.

Fried Zucchini

Mucver. Deep fried patties of grated zucchini with dry mint, Turkish spices, eggs, and flour.

Mix Hot Appetizers

Mixture of cigarette borek, falafel, fried zucchini and spinach borek.

Spinach boerek

Phyllo scrolls stuffed with spinach and pan fried till golden brown.

Lentil Soup

Mercimek corbasi. Made with red lentils, tomatoes, onions and other vegetables.

Soup of the Day

Call restaurant for soup of the day.

Shepherd (Chobani) Salad

Chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and parsley tossed with olive oil and red wine vinegar and fresh lemon juice.

Bosphorus Salad

Chopped romaine lettuce, red and green bell peppers, cucumbers, shaved carrots tossed with olive oil, pomegranate juice and fresh lemon juice.

Mediterranean Salad

Chopped romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, and feta cheese tossed with fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar and olive oil.

Garden Salad

Mixture of Spring Mix, tomatoes, roasted red pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, cube feta cheese garnish with carrots.

Chicken on top of salad

Chicken shish kebab pieces on salad

Lamb shish on top of salad

Shish Kebab

Char-broiled lamb cubes, cooked on skewers and delicately marinated in Turkish spices. Served with home made rice, garnish salad and grilled tomato and peppers.

Adana Kebab

Seasoned ground lamb, char-broiled on skewer. Served with our special yogurt sauce. Served with home made rice, garnish salad and grilled tomato and peppers.

Izgara Kofte

Grilled. Char-broiled ground lamb and beef patties delicately seasoned with special house spices. Served with home made rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Doner Kebab

Seasoned and marinated lamb, cooked on rotating skewer, thinly sliced. Served with homemade rice, garnish salad and grilled tomato & peppers.

Iskender Kebab

Sliced Turkish lamb gyros served on pita bread, topped with tomato sauce and yogurt. Served with grilled peppers on top.

Turkish Lamb Chops

Marinated baby lamb chops grilled to perfection. Served with homemade rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Lamb Mix Grill

Lamb mixed grill includes shish kebab, adana kebab, lamb kofte kebab, lamb chops and doner (gyro). Served with garnish salad and grilled tomatoes and peppers.

Bosphorus Mix Grill

Sofra mixed grill includes shish kebab, adana kebab, lamb kofte kebab, lamb chops chicken kebab, chicken kofte and doner (gyro). Served with homemade rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Karniyarik

Karniyarik eggplant stuffed with minced lamb and a mix of sauteed chopped onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, parsley, and ground meat.

Chicken Kebab

Char-broiled chicken cubes, cooked on skewers and delicately marinated in Turkish spices. Served with home made rice, garnish salad and grilled tomato and peppers.

Chicken Adana

Seasoned ground chicken, cooked on skewers and delicately marinated in Turkish spices. Served with home made rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Chicken Kofte Grilled

Seasoned ground chicken, cooked on the grill and delicately marinated in Turkish spices. Served with home made rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Chicken Mixed Grill Platter

Mixed grill includes chicken kebab, chicken adana, and chicken kofte kebab. Served with home made rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Chicken (Gyro) Doner

Seasoned and marinated chicken, cooked on rotating skewer, thinly sliced. Served with home made rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Shrimp Shish Kebab

Seasoned and marinated in bay leaves and lemon juice, cooked on skewers. Served with home made rice, garnish salad, and grilled tomato and peppers.

Whole Fish(Branzino

Whole Fish(Branzino, grill Duration 30-35 Minutes

Grilled Salmon Kebab

Fresh Salmon seasoned with dill, green onions, garlic, and olive oil. Served with homemade rice, garnish salad.

Veggie Platter

Grilled carrots, zucchinis, mushrooms, tomatoes, eggplants, red bell pepper, and green pepper. Served with rice and garnish salad.

Falafel Platter

Chickpeas and chopped vegetables, fried. Served with tabuli salad and rice.

Manti

Turkish dumplings made of small pockets of dough filled with fresh mixed grounded vegetables. Served with homemade tomato sauce and yogurt.

Imam Bayildi

Ottoman cuisine consisting of whole eggplant, stuffed with onion, garlic and tomatoes, and simmered in olive oil.

Pilav

Rice.

Grilled Vegetables

French Fries

Yogurt Sauce

Pita Bread

Garnish

Fresh garnish cucumber and carrots.

Feta Cheese

Bulgur Pilav

Baklava

Walnuts nestled between light layers of phyllo pastry and topped with butter syrup.

Sutlac

Rice pudding made by baking rice, milk and sugar.

Kazandibi

A milk pudding with a caramelized sugar coating.

Revani

Semolina cake with orange syrup and walnuts.

Kunefe

2 layers of crunchy, golden kadayif filled with cheese are baked until golden and crispy, then steeped in sweet syrup.

Kunefe

'Künefe' is a crispy, cheese-filled dessert made with 'kadayıf' (kah-dah-YUF'). It's served hot out of the oven so the cheese is soft and stringy.