Charred Beetroot, Çökelek and Currants
620 ₺Beetroot charred over wood fire, fresh çökelek curd, currant jelly and walnut oil.
A tasting menu of the season and of Anatolia
Tuesday – Saturday 19:00 – 23:30 · Saturday lunch 12:30 – 15:30 · Closed Sunday and Monday
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À la carte at Saturday lunch and in the bar
Beetroot charred over wood fire, fresh çökelek curd, currant jelly and walnut oil.
Black Sea anchovy, thyme oil, pickled mustard and cornmeal crisp; a single bite.
Lamb loin, isot pepper, bulgur cracker and yoghurt foam; a contemporary take on çiğ köfte.
An infusion of dried morels, leavened bread baked in the tandır and salted butter.
Slow-cooked duck in its fat, quince sour and crisp sourdough cracker.
Subject to the day's catch
Daily-landed wild sea bass, fennel purée, lemon-peel oil and sea beans.
Octopus tentacle cooked for three hours, Aegean fava and red onion pickled with sumac.
Turbot cooked on the bone, sweetcorn cream and house-fermented anchovy sauce.
Istanbul-style stuffed mussels with cinnamon and currant pilaf, saffron milk foam.
Veal cheek cooked 12 hours at low heat, onion jam, salted butter and root-vegetable jus.
Lamb shoulder cooked in an earth tandır, Malatya apricot and tahini chickpea purée.
Wood-seared quail, chestnut purée, blackberry jus and fried sage.
Pasture-raised rib-eye, charred onion, bone-marrow butter and smoked salt.
Whole-roasted cauliflower, tahini butter sauce, crushed pistachio and preserved lemon.
Walnut-sized mantı filled with mushroom, strained yoghurt and chilli sizzled in butter.
Courgette flower filled with lor cheese in a light tempura; pumpkin-seed cream.
Artichoke braised in olive oil, lemony asparagus and dill oil.
Five local cave-aged cheeses with walnuts, dried figs and strained honey.
Quince poached in clove syrup, served with ice cream made from clotted cream.
Lightly tangy goat's milk panna cotta, black mulberry sauce and basil oil.
70% dark chocolate ganache, salted caramel and cold-pressed olive oil.
Oven-baked rice pudding with a caramelised sugar crust and cinnamon sand.
Ask the sommelier about glass selections
Traditional-method sparkling; green apple, salted almond and dry herb. Pairs with starters and seafood.
White-blossom and peach nose, medium body; a touch of oak and a creamy finish.
Emir grown on volcanic soil; high acidity, stone fruit and flint notes.
Aromatic, fresh and dry; rose petal and citrus. Ideal as an aperitif.
Decanting on request
Cherry and strawberry with soft tannins; Anatolia's light-bodied red. Good with lamb and fowl.
Black fruit, spice and deep tannins; 14 months in barrel. Good with veal and game.
Skin-contact orange wine; dried apricot, tea leaf and light tannin. Pairs with vegetable courses.
Black cherry, tobacco and leather; 24 months in barrel and 12 in bottle.
Gin, fresh thyme syrup, lime and a drop of olive oil.
Barrel-aged whisky, dried mulberry infusion and orange oils.
A fermented drink, fresh juice or cold-brew tea chosen for each course; seven small glasses.
House-fermented kombucha with quince juice and ginger; lightly sparkling.
Coffee pounded in a stone mortar, milk foam and rose Turkish delight.