Ottoman Taverna

425 I St NW, Washington
(202) 847-0389

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Customers' Favorites

Tray of Iskender Kebap
Baklava with Ice Cream
Chef Mix Grill for 2
Confit Garlic Hummus
Mixed Grill Platter
Chicken Adana Kebap
Char-Grilled Salmon
Lamb & Beef Kibbeh
Grilled Lamb Chops
Bottomless Brunch

Menu

Mezzes
Hummus
Chickpeas Spread with Tahini, Lemon Salt, Olive Oil, Pine Seeds
Haydari̇
Fresh Labneh Yogurt Flavored with Mint, Dill, Olive Oil & Walnut
Atom
Garlic-Yogurt, Celery, Sun dried Chili & Tomato
Ezme
Sun dried Tomato Paste with Onion, Green Pepper, Garlic, Parsley and Turkish Spices
Pembe Sultan
Beets, Labneh Yogurt, Garlic, Olive Oil
Cold Meze Platter
Hummus - Stuffed Grape Leaves - Pembe Sultan - Muhammara - Haydari - Moutabal
DOLMA
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, raisin. Served with yogurt sauce
Sigara Böreği
Homemade Dough Wrapped with Feta Cheese, Onions & Parsley
Patates Köfte
Seared Potato Cakes with Crumbled Feta & Yogurt Sauce
Muhammara
Red Pepper Spread with Walnuts, Feta Cheese & Olive Oil
Moutabal
Charred-Eggplant, Yogurt, Tahini, Garlic, Olive Oil (gf-vg)
Brussels Sprouts
Caramelized Onions, Garlic, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts, Olives, Orange, Red Peppers, Lemon Juice (gf-vg)
Cig Kofte
6 pieces of Bulgur- Wheat Kofta with Tomato Paste, Red Peppers, Turkish Spices
Hot Meze Platter
Chef's Choice of Four Hot Meze Platter 1 Piece of Falafel, 1 Piece of Mucver, 1 Piece of Sigara Boregi, 1 Piece of Potato Cakes
Imam Bayildi
Roasted eggplant stuffed with tomatoes,onions & olive oil
Içli Köfte
Bulgur Wheat Kofte Stuffed with Ground Lamb & Beef, Onion, Garlic, Walnuts & Parsley (3 pieces)
Tereyagli Karides
Sautéed Butter Shrimp with Sundried Chili & Turkish Spices

Soups & Salads
Shepherd Salad / Çoban Salatasi
Chopped Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Onions, Green Peppers, Pomegranate, Walnuts, Parsley, Lemon Dressing
Lentil Soup
Red Lentils, Onions, Carrot, Potato
Greek Salad / Yunan Salatasi
Romaine Hearts, Beets, Red Onion, Olives, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Feta Cheese, Lemon Dressing

Main Courses
Iskender Kebap
Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebap Served Over Toasted Pita Bread with Tomato Sauce & Yogurt
Chicken Köfte
Char-Grilled Ground Chicken Kofta seasoned with Onions, Herbs Served over Pita Bread with Tomato & Yogurt Sauce
Chef Mix Grill For Two / Karisik Izgara Tabaği
Chef Selection of Grilled Meats - 2 pieces Lamb Chops, 2 pieces Beef Kofte, 2 pieces Chicken Kofte, Adana Kebap, Doner Kebap Served with White Rice
Moussaka
Eggplant, Potato, Ground Beef, Bechamel Sauce & Kashkaval Cheese
Beyti Kebap
Char-Grilled Spicy Ground Beef Kebap Wrapped in Lavash bread with Eggplant, served with Iskender Sauce & Garlic Yogurt
Chicken Şiş
Char-Grilled Chicken Cubes seasoned with Herbs & Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Döner Kebap
Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebap Served with White Rice, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Lamb Chops
Thyme & Pepper Marinated Lamb Chops served with Sautéed Baby Vegetables & Smoked Eggplant Puree (4 pieces)
Chicken Adana Kebap
Chicken Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Adana Kebap
Char-Grilled Spicy Ground Beef Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Inegol Kofte
Char-Grilled Ground Beef Kofta seasoned with Onions, Herbs & Served with White Rice, Ezme (Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Lamb Sis
Char Grilled Lamb Cubes seasoned with herbs served with Bulgur Pilaf
Salmon
Char-Grilled Salmon Served with Mashed Potatoes & Sautéed Spinach
Chicken Beyti Kebap
Chicken Kebap Wrapped in Lavash Bread with Eggplant Salad. Served with Tomato Sauce & Yogurt

Desserts
Katmer
Phyllo Dough Stuffed with Cream & Pistachio
Baklava
Finely layered pastry filled with nuts and steeped in syrup.
Sutlac
Oven baked rice pudding

Pre-Fixe Menu
Taste of Turkey 4 Course Menu
Enjoy a "Taste of Turkey" from home! Choose 1 cold mezze, 1 hot mezze, 1 entree, and 1 dessert.

Dinner Trays
Tray of Baklava
Tray of 15 pieces of finely layered pastries with pistachios and steeped in syrup
Tray of Hot Mezze
Select a hot mezze to enjoy! The tray feeds 4-6 guests.
Tray of Tavuk Adana
Chicken Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Cold Mezze
Please select a cold mezze to enjoy! Trays feed 4-6 guests
Tray of Tavuk Köfte
Tray of Char-Grilled Ground Chicken Kofta Seasoned with Turkish Spices & Served with Tomato Sauce, Yogurt Sauce, & Rice Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Tavuk Sis
Tray of Char-Grilled Chicken Cubes Seasoned with Turkish Spices & Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) & Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Choklava
Tray of 15 pieces of finely layered pastries with pistachios and steeped in syrup
Tray of Cauliflower Stew
Cauliflower, Chickpeas, Onions, Tomatoes, Carrots & Served with White Rice (Vg-GF) Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Döner Kebap
Tray of Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebab Served with White Rice, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw. Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Kibbeh
15 Pieces of Bulgur Wheat Stuffed with Ground Lamb & Beef, Onion, Garlic, Walnuts & Parsley. Feeds 4-6 people.
Tray of Inegolu Köfte
Tray of Char-Grilled Ground Beef Kofta Seasoned with Turkish Spices & Served with White Rice, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw. Tray feeds 4-6 guests
Tray of Adana Kebaps
Char-Grilled Spicy Ground Beef Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices. Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Tray feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Lamb Chops
20 Thyme & Pepper Marinated Lamb Chops Served with White Rice & Smoked Eggplant Puree (gf) Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of iskender Kebap
Tray of Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebab Served with White Rice, Ezme( Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Brussels Sprouts
Feeds 4-6 guests. Caramelized Onions, Garlic, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts, Olives, Orange, Red Peppers, and Lemon Juice (gf-vg)
Tray of Falafel
30 Pieces of Falafel Served with White Rice and Hummus Feeds 4-6 people

side dishes
french fries
white rice
pilaf
bulgur pilaf
cracked wheat seasoned mediterranean pilaf
yogurt
2 scoops plain greek yogurt

Desserts
Katmer
Phyllo Dough Stuffed with Cream & Pistachio
Baklava
Finely layered pastry filled with nuts and steeped in syrup.
Sutlac
Oven baked rice pudding

Mezzes
Hummus
Chickpeas Spread with Tahini, Lemon Salt, Olive Oil, Pine Seeds
Haydari̇
Fresh Labneh Yogurt Flavored with Mint, Dill, Olive Oil & Walnut
Atom
Garlic-Yogurt, Celery, Sun dried Chili & Tomato
Ezme
Sun dried Tomato Paste with Onion, Green Pepper, Garlic, Parsley and Turkish Spices
Pembe Sultan
Beets, Labneh Yogurt, Garlic, Olive Oil
Cold Meze Platter
Hummus - Stuffed Grape Leaves - Pembe Sultan - Muhammara - Haydari - Moutabal
DOLMA
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts, raisin. Served with yogurt sauce
Sigara Böreği
Homemade Dough Wrapped with Feta Cheese, Onions & Parsley
Patates Köfte
Seared Potato Cakes with Crumbled Feta & Yogurt Sauce
Muhammara
Red Pepper Spread with Walnuts, Feta Cheese & Olive Oil
Moutabal
Charred-Eggplant, Yogurt, Tahini, Garlic, Olive Oil (gf-vg)
Brussels Sprouts
Caramelized Onions, Garlic, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts, Olives, Orange, Red Peppers, Lemon Juice (gf-vg)
Cig Kofte
6 pieces of Bulgur- Wheat Kofta with Tomato Paste, Red Peppers, Turkish Spices
Hot Meze Platter
Chef's Choice of Four Hot Meze Platter 1 Piece of Falafel, 1 Piece of Mucver, 1 Piece of Sigara Boregi, 1 Piece of Potato Cakes
Imam Bayildi
Roasted eggplant stuffed with tomatoes,onions & olive oil
Içli Köfte
Bulgur Wheat Kofte Stuffed with Ground Lamb & Beef, Onion, Garlic, Walnuts & Parsley (3 pieces)
Tereyagli Karides
Sautéed Butter Shrimp with Sundried Chili & Turkish Spices

Main Courses
Iskender Kebap
Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebap Served Over Toasted Pita Bread with Tomato Sauce & Yogurt
Chicken Köfte
Char-Grilled Ground Chicken Kofta seasoned with Onions, Herbs Served over Pita Bread with Tomato & Yogurt Sauce
Chef Mix Grill For Two / Karisik Izgara Tabaği
Chef Selection of Grilled Meats - 2 pieces Lamb Chops, 2 pieces Beef Kofte, 2 pieces Chicken Kofte, Adana Kebap, Doner Kebap Served with White Rice
Moussaka
Eggplant, Potato, Ground Beef, Bechamel Sauce & Kashkaval Cheese
Beyti Kebap
Char-Grilled Spicy Ground Beef Kebap Wrapped in Lavash bread with Eggplant, served with Iskender Sauce & Garlic Yogurt
Chicken Şiş
Char-Grilled Chicken Cubes seasoned with Herbs & Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Döner Kebap
Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebap Served with White Rice, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Lamb Chops
Thyme & Pepper Marinated Lamb Chops served with Sautéed Baby Vegetables & Smoked Eggplant Puree (4 pieces)
Chicken Adana Kebap
Chicken Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Adana Kebap
Char-Grilled Spicy Ground Beef Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Inegol Kofte
Char-Grilled Ground Beef Kofta seasoned with Onions, Herbs & Served with White Rice, Ezme (Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw
Lamb Sis
Char Grilled Lamb Cubes seasoned with herbs served with Bulgur Pilaf
Salmon
Char-Grilled Salmon Served with Mashed Potatoes & Sautéed Spinach
Chicken Beyti Kebap
Chicken Kebap Wrapped in Lavash Bread with Eggplant Salad. Served with Tomato Sauce & Yogurt

Soups & Salads
Shepherd Salad / Çoban Salatasi
Chopped Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Onions, Green Peppers, Pomegranate, Walnuts, Parsley, Lemon Dressing
Lentil Soup
Red Lentils, Onions, Carrot, Potato
Greek Salad / Yunan Salatasi
Romaine Hearts, Beets, Red Onion, Olives, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Feta Cheese, Lemon Dressing

Dinner Trays
Tray of Baklava
Tray of 15 pieces of finely layered pastries with pistachios and steeped in syrup
Tray of Hot Mezze
Select a hot mezze to enjoy! The tray feeds 4-6 guests.
Tray of Tavuk Adana
Chicken Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Cold Mezze
Please select a cold mezze to enjoy! Trays feed 4-6 guests
Tray of Tavuk Köfte
Tray of Char-Grilled Ground Chicken Kofta Seasoned with Turkish Spices & Served with Tomato Sauce, Yogurt Sauce, & Rice Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Tavuk Sis
Tray of Char-Grilled Chicken Cubes Seasoned with Turkish Spices & Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) & Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Choklava
Tray of 15 pieces of finely layered pastries with pistachios and steeped in syrup
Tray of Cauliflower Stew
Cauliflower, Chickpeas, Onions, Tomatoes, Carrots & Served with White Rice (Vg-GF) Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Döner Kebap
Tray of Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebab Served with White Rice, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw. Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Kibbeh
15 Pieces of Bulgur Wheat Stuffed with Ground Lamb & Beef, Onion, Garlic, Walnuts & Parsley. Feeds 4-6 people.
Tray of Inegolu Köfte
Tray of Char-Grilled Ground Beef Kofta Seasoned with Turkish Spices & Served with White Rice, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw. Tray feeds 4-6 guests
Tray of Adana Kebaps
Char-Grilled Spicy Ground Beef Kebap Seasoned with Red Peppers & Spices. Served with Bulgur Pilav, Ezme(Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Tray feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Lamb Chops
20 Thyme & Pepper Marinated Lamb Chops Served with White Rice & Smoked Eggplant Puree (gf) Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of iskender Kebap
Tray of Thinly Sliced Beef Döner Kebab Served with White Rice, Ezme( Turkish Salsa) and Carrot-Red Cabbage Slaw Feeds 4-6 people
Tray of Brussels Sprouts
Feeds 4-6 guests. Caramelized Onions, Garlic, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts, Olives, Orange, Red Peppers, and Lemon Juice (gf-vg)
Tray of Falafel
30 Pieces of Falafel Served with White Rice and Hummus Feeds 4-6 people

side dishes
french fries
white rice
pilaf
bulgur pilaf
cracked wheat seasoned mediterranean pilaf
yogurt
2 scoops plain greek yogurt

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Recent Reviews

Showed up at 6pm to a busy spot which co finally got busier. Crowd was very much boisterous and celebratory. Service was quite slow and non engaging. No real personality from anyone on staff at all but the food was great. Cocktail list was sub par however.....not usually an espresso martini drinker but this one was far and beyond the best I have ever had. I would go back just for this and thats a big statement from someone who is in the business and typically despises these drinks....
January 2026
Had a reservation - but wouldn't have been necessary on a Monday night. Modern and bright space. Menu is extensive. Had the Hummus and the Halloumi appetizers. 3 people - We had one order of lamb chops, one Adana Kebap, one Chicken Kebap and shared a bit of each around the table. All of the entrees were great and well presented. Nice portion sizes. Also had a couple of desserts. Very nice overall experience. They should just adjust their overall prices instead of the 20 percent...
January 2026
My husband and I always enjoy having a meal here. traditional Turkish food and beautiful environment. The staff is incredible and the food is delicious! We went on NYE for some Kurdish music and dancing. We had an amazing time!
December 2025

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Ottoman Taverna

425 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 847-0389