Istanbul Cafe and Restaurant
1378 Main Ave, Clifton
(862) 238-8888
Customers' Favorites
Kahvalti Tabagi - Breakfast Plate
Item Mixed Appetizer Plate
Online Istanbul Mix Grill
Istanbul Breakfast Plate
Baklava with Pistachios
Turkish Pizza Lahmacun
All Kebab Combinations
Sarma Beyti Kebab
Turkish Breakfast
Iskender Kebab
Breakfast Extras
Sovus
Simit
Bal/Kaymak
Kaymak
Tahin/Pekmez
Pastrami Plate (4 Slices)
Olive Plate
Boiled Egg (Haslanmis)
Jam
Bal
Hashbrown
Nutella
Cheese Slice
Cheese Plate
Eggs
Menemen
Turkish-Style Scrambled Eggs With Tomatoes, Onions, and Chilies
Sahanda Yumurta
Sunny side up eggs
Eggs with sujuk
Sunny side up eggs with sujuk
Eggs with pastrami
Sunny side up eggs with pastrami
Eggs with roasted beef
Sunny side up eggs with roasted beef
French Toast
French Toast
Gozleme
Ground Beef Gozleme
Served with Mixed greens and white dipping sauce
Cheese Gozleme
Served with Mixed greens and white dipping sauce
Spinach Gozleme
Served with Mixed greens and white dipping sauce
Potato Gozleme
Served with Mixed greens and white dipping sauce
Omelet
Vegetable Omelet
Peppers, onion, mushroom, tomato
Omelet
Pancakes
Pancakes
Plates
Simit Plate
Simit toasted with mozzarella cheese served with olives, cucumbers and tomatoes
Sahanda Items
Sahanda Sujuk
Sliced sujuk
Sahanda Sausage
Sahanda Pastrami
Sahanda Sucuk
Toast
Toast
Stuffed with Kashkaval cheese and your choice of add ons. Served with side of Fries
Cold Beverages
Mineral Water
Bottled water 1.5 Lt
Bottled water 0.5 Lt
San Pellegrino
Ayran (Yogurt drink)
Pepsi Glass Bottle
Soda
Gazoz
Iced tea
Fresh Orange Juice
Turnip Juice (Salgam)
Fruit Juice
Fresh Lemonade
Mint Lemonade
Milk (Sut)
Iced Coffee
Hot Beverages
Turkish Tea
Herbal Tea
Turkish Coffee
Coffee
Latte
Espresso
Cappuccino
Salep
Hot Chocolate
Soups
Red Lentil Soup
Soup of the day
Salad
Shephard Salad
Spinach and Avocado Salad
Baby Arugula Salad
Pomegranate Salad
Cold appetizers
Hummus
Babaganoush
Beet Salad
eggplant sauce
Ezme (spicey)
minced tomatoes, peppers,garlic,onion, walnut, spices, olive oil and lemon juice
Cacik
Homemade yogurt mixed with chopped cucumber, garlic, mint,dill and spices
Stuffed Grape leaves
Lebne
creamed yogurt, garlic, dill, walnuts
spinach tarator
Mixed appetizer plate (3)
Choice of 3 cold appetizers
Mixed appetizer plate (6)
Choice of 6 cold appetizers
Hot Appetizers
Fried veal Liver
Kibbeh
Falafel with hummus
Crispy cheese rolls
Baked hummus with pastrami
Entrees
Lamb Shank
Oven roasted with potato puree, fresh sautéed vegetables and au jus sauce
Aliz Nazik
Sauteed lamb or chicken with fresh vegtables on a bed of grilled eggplant puree, with tomato sauce and spices
Cokertme
Grilled lamb on a bed of shoestring frenchfries served with garlic yogurt, tomato sauce and spices
Ribeye Steak
Served with fresh sautéed vegetables and beef au jus sauce and choice of a side
Sac Kavurma
Sauteed lamb with peppers, onions, tomato and spices served on a hot skillet
Chicken saute
Sauteed Chicken with peppers, onions, tomato and spices served on a hot skillet
Manti
Turkish dumplings (regular or spinach) served with garlic yogurt and melted spiced butter
Roasted Lamb stew
Oven roasted lamb with peppers, onion, tomato and spices topped with baked cheese
Seafood
Bronzino
Grill and served with Fresh sautéed vegetables and choice of a side
Salmon
Grilled and served with fresh sautéed vegetables and choice of a side
Shrimp casserole
pan seared shrimp with sautéed vegetables, creamy tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese and choice of a side
Kebabs
Chicken Shish Kebab
Lamb Kebab
Chicken Chops
Lamb Chops
Chicken Kofte
Kofte Kebab
Lamb Adana
Chicken Adana
Gyro
Iskender
Gyro served over buttered baked bread pieces topped with a tomato sauce and yogurt
Sarma Beyti
Grilled adana kebab wrapped in a lavash bread topped with a tomato sauce and yogurt pistachio and melted butter
Mixed Chicken Grill
Combination of chicken shish, chicken adana, chicken chops and chicken kofte
Istanbul Mixed Grill
Combination of chicken shish, lamb shish, adana, chicken adana kofte and gyro
All Kebab combo
Choice of any two
Kebab combo with Lamb Chops
Choice of 1
Mix Grill Kebab (Family Style)
2 Lamb shish kebab, 2 chicken shish kebab, 6 grilled meat balls, 3 adana kebab, 3 chicken adana kebab, 6 lamb chops, gyro. Includes side of rice and bulgur and french fries
Pide
Lahmacun
MUST ORDER MINIMUM 2
Pide
Mixed Pide
diced beef, sujuk,pastrami,cheese, tomato,peppers and spices
Round Special Pide
Round Special mixed Pide
Diced beef, sujuk, pastrami, cheese, tomato, peppers and spices
Tradtional Turkish Flat Pide
Kids
Nuggets with fries
Kids Cheeseburger with fries
Kids Meatballs
Kids Chicken Shish
Sides
Rice
Bulgur
Yogurt
Sliced Avocado
Vegatables
Large Bulgur
Large RIce
Sandwiches
Chicken Kebab Sandwich
Lamb Kebab Sandwich
Gyro Sandwich
Meatball Sandwich
Lamb Adana Sandwich
Chicken Adana Sandwich
Falafel Sandwich
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Recent Reviews
This was my second visit to Istanbul Cafe and Restaurant, and it didn’t disappoint. We started with an avocado salad alongside red cabbage salad and a greens salad, all fresh and well-prepared.
For mains, the mixed kebab was excellent, and I also tried the kofta with yogurt and bread, which was absolutely delicious. One thing I always order here is their pide (the Turkish flatbread) — whether it’s the cheese pide, mixed pide, or...
For mains, the mixed kebab was excellent, and I also tried the kofta with yogurt and bread, which was absolutely delicious. One thing I always order here is their pide (the Turkish flatbread) — whether it’s the cheese pide, mixed pide, or...
June 2026
It is one of the restaurants that best represents Turkish cuisine in the region. The Adana kebab, in particular, is excellent, and the portions are very hearty. The restaurant has a stylish yet simple atmosphere and is well-designed. There is ample parking, and it is especially suitable for family meals.
June 2026
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