Pera Turkish Cuisine

944 N 2nd St, Philadelphia
(215) 660-9471

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Kunefe with Turkish Tea
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Chef Mezze Platter
Mix Grilled Kabob
Grilled Chicken
Levrek Sea Bass
Turkish Coffee
Hunkar Begendi
Arnavut Cigeri
Iskender Kebab

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Chicken Kebap
Tender chunks of chicken marinated with the chef's own blend of herbs and spices. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender
Mix Grilled
Combination of gyro, grilled chicken, lamb shish. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender.
Gyro Sandwich
Freshly ground lamb and beef combination wrapped around the large vertical spit and grilled.
Chicken Garlic
Chunks of chicken breast sauteed with garlic and lemon and served with rice.
Humus
Chickpeas mashed with tahini,lemon and garlic

Soup & Salad
Shepherd Salad
Chopped tomato, cucumber,pepper,onion,parsley with red vinegar dressing
Lentil Soup
Red Lentil,onion,carrot,potato
Pera Salad
Mix green, orange ,quinoa, cherry tomato, fennel with pomegranate dressing
Garden Salad
Mix green, slice carrot, cherry tomato, cucumber,mint with lemon dressing

Meze
Spinach Tarator
Spinach, minced walnut, sour cream, and garlic.
Combo Platter
Chef's special of differrnt mezes
Humus
Chickpeas mashed with tahini,lemon and garlic
Babaganoush
Smoked eggplant, garlic and tahini
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Rice with caramelized onionn pine nut flavored with all spice and mint
Cacik
Yoghurt with cucumber, dill, and garlic (GF).
Tabouli
Parsley, scallion, diced tomato, brown wheat
Mix Eggplant
Fried cubes of eggplant with tomato, pepper, garlic sauce
Atom
Smoked eggplant mixed with sour cream topped with hot pepper oil
Ezme
Minced tomato, hot pepper, onion, garlic, walnut, and flavoured with pomegranate reduction.
Feta Cheese
Served with sundried tomato and olives(GF).

Hot Meze
Cheese Roll
Phyllo dough wrapped with feta cheese and parsley, and deep-fried.
Falafal
Mashed chickpeas bleneded with vegatables and herbs
Mucver
Mashed zucchini blended with herbs $ fried till golden brown
Arnavut Cigeri
Pan-fried liver with onion and lemon.
Fried Calamari
Deep-fried calamari with marinara sauce.

Grill
Chicken Kebap
Tender chunks of chicken marinated with the chef's own blend of herbs and spices. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender
Mix Grilled
Combination of gyro, grilled chicken, lamb shish. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender.
Doner/Gyro
Doner freshly ground lamb and beef combination wrapped around the large vertical spit and grilled. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender
Lamb Adana
Grilled lamb flavoured with red bell peppers and slightly seasoned with paprika. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender
Grilled Chicken
Chicken thigh marinated with chef's own blend of herbs and spices chicken Adana. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender
Lamb Shish
Marinated lamb cubes grilled on a skewer. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender
Chicken Adana
Chopped boneless chicken flavoured with red bell peppers, spices and grilled on skewers. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender
Lamb Chops
Marinated baby lamb chops grilled to order. Grill platters serve with grill tomato, onion, hot pepper, and rice per dishes iskender.

Pera Dishes
Chicken Garlic
Chunks of chicken breast sauteed with garlic and lemon and served with rice.
Manti
Tiny lamb-stuffed dumplings topped with yoghurt and red oil.
Falafel Platter
Mashed chickpeas bleneded with vegatables and herbs
Iskender
Sauteed bread layered with gyro,yourt and special tomato sauce.
Moussaka
Chunks of baby eggplant with a ground leg of lamb, seasoned with herbs and served with rice.
Lamb Beyti
Ground lamb grilled on skewer serve in lavash top with tomato sauce and yoghurt.
Chicken Beyti
Ground chicken grilled on skewer serve in lavash top with tomato sauce and yoghurt.
Hunkar Begendi
Slow-cooked lamb shank over smoked eggplant.
Vegatable Casserole
Slow cooked seasonal vegetables. Served with rice.
Keskek
Braised rib-eye with wheat pure

Seafood
Salmon
Fresh herb marinated grill salmon. All seafood platters are served with arugula salad.
Levrek
Mediterranean sea bass, lean white meat with moist tender fakes. All seafood platters are served with arugula salad.
Shrimp Kebap
Wild-caught jumbo shrimp charcoal grilled. All seafood platters are served with arugula salad.
Çipura
Grilled royale dorado firm, moist, and whitefish. All seafood platters are served with arugula salad.

Dessert
Baklava
Thin sheets of phyllo dough layered with chopped nuts and honey syrup and baked with butter.
Kunefe
Shredded phyllo, sweet cheese, syrup, and crushed pistachios
Sutlac
Traditional rice pudding.
Kazandibi
Caramelized milk pudding with the burned bottom layer.

Sides
Pita
French Fries
Rice
Side Feta

Sandwiches and Wraps
Gyro Sandwich
Freshly ground lamb and beef combination wrapped around the large vertical spit and grilled.
Chicken Kebap Sandwich
Tender chunks of chicken marinated with the chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Gyro Wrap
Lamb Adana Sandwich
Grilled lamb flavoured with red bell peppers and slightly seasoned with paprika.
Chicken Kebap Wrap
Lanb shish wrap
Marinated cubes of baby lamb grilled to delight on skewer
Chicken Adana Sandwich
Chopped boneless chicken flavoured with red bell peppers, spices and grilled on skewers.
Lamb Shish Sandwich
Marinated cubes of baby lamb grilled to delight on a skewer.
Fried Fish Sandwich
Flounder.
Grill Chicken Sandwich
Chicken thigh marinated with chef's own blend of herbs and spices.
Lamb Adana Wrap
Chicken Adana Wrap
Grill Chicken Wrap
Cheeseburger
Fried fish wrap
Flounder
Fried Chicken Sandwich
Breaded chicken breast.
Hamburger
Fried Chicken Wrap

Dessert
Kunefe
Shredded phyllo, sweet cheese, syrup, and crushed pistachios.
Baklava
Thin sheets of phyllo dough layered with chopped nuts and honey syrup and baked with butter. Kunefe.
Sultac
Traditional rice pudding.
Kazandibi
Caramelized milk pudding with the burned bottom layer.

Drinks
Canned Soda
Juices
Ayran
Turkish Coffe
Turkish Tea
Sarikiz (Mineral Water)

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Recent Reviews

One of my favorite places in the city, great value, amazing food, great ambiance, great service, and its BYOB. Very authentic Turkish cuisine. The one server gave me recommendations for my time in Turkey and for someone to reach out to while I’m there. 5 stars!!!
August 2025
This place is super cute and the food is really good

I always get the chicken and the lentil soup very good, go here with my company all the time so thats cool

Also the vibes are nice especially for a lunch date very comfy and quiet
July 2025
Very delicious Turkish food. We went to this place for dinner; luckily we did not have to wait for a table, one was available at the time of our arrival. I would definitely recommend it to anyone:)
July 2025

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Pera Turkish Cuisine

944 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 660-9471