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Downtown Ottawa · Premium Dining Experience

Istanbul's Boldest
Flavours, Reimagined

An elevated dining experience in the heart of downtown Ottawa. Savour authentic charcoal grills, hot mezes, and signature Ottoman feasts, all over open flame.

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The Feasts

Signatures, born over
Ottoman charcoal

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Adana & Lamb Chop
Charcoal BBQ$34

Adana & Lamb Chop

Hand-minced adana, shish and premium lamb chops seared over live embers.

Mixed Grill Feast
Signature$52

Mixed Grill Feast

Adana, chicken shish, lamb chops & kofte. The full charcoal spread.

Chicken Shish
Charcoal BBQ$26

Chicken Shish

Marinated chicken thigh skewers, smoke-kissed and juicy.

Iskender
Chef’s Pick$29

Iskender

Sliced doner over pide, tomato-butter sauce & yoghurt.

Pide & Lahmacun
Fresh from the Oven$18

Pide & Lahmacun

Hand-stretched Turkish flatbreads, blistered in the stone oven to order.

Cheese Pide
Stone Oven$19

Cheese Pide

Boat-shaped pide loaded with molten kasar & sucuk.

Lahmacun
Street Classic$14

Lahmacun

Thin, crisp flatbread with spiced minced lamb, lemon & herbs.

Mixed Bread Basket
For Sharing$9

Mixed Bread Basket

Warm simit, pide fingers & house dips.

Meze Selection
To Start$22

Meze Selection

Hummus, muhammara, haydari & smoked eggplant with warm bread.

Sigara Boregi
Hot Meze$12

Sigara Boregi

Crisp filo cigars filled with feta & parsley.

Grilled Halloumi
Hot Meze$14

Grilled Halloumi

Charred halloumi with honey, chilli & pistachio.

The Royal Feast
Sharing$96

The Royal Feast

A towering platter of grills, mezes and rice, built for the whole table.

Kunafe & Baklava
Sweet Finish$16

Kunafe & Baklava

Hot kunafe and pistachio baklava, poured with authentic Turkish tea.

Turkish Delight Plate
Dessert$11

Turkish Delight Plate

Rosewater lokum, dates & candied citrus.

Turkish Coffee
Hot Drinks$6

Turkish Coffee

Finely ground, copper-pot brewed, with a cube of delight.

Sutlac
Dessert$10

Sutlac

Oven-baked rice pudding with a caramelised skin.

Where the evening lingers

Low light, live flame,
and a room that hums

Copper lanterns, warm brass, and the crackle of the open grill. A La Istanbul is built for long dinners, loud laughter, and the kind of night you don't want to end.

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Beyti sarma
Sharing platter
Hot mezes
A Taste of the Bosphorus

Ottawa's table,
Istanbul's soul

We marry farm-fresh Ontario produce with spices carried straight from the bazaars of Istanbul. Every plate passes over live charcoal in our open kitchen, the same flame that has defined Ottoman cooking for centuries.

From hand-stretched pide to smoke-kissed adana, this is Turkish hospitality reimagined for the modern city. Moody, generous, and unmistakably alive.

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★★★★★

"The best Turkish food in Ottawa, hands down. The mixed grill is worth the trip alone. Smoky, generous, unforgettable."

Sarah M.
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"Gorgeous room, warm service and the kunafe is next level. We booked for six and left already planning the next dinner."

Daniel K.
OpenTable
★★★★★

"Felt like a night in Istanbul right on Rideau Street. Live charcoal, great cocktails, halal. Everything we hoped for."

Amira H.
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Your seat by the flame awaits

Private dining

Book your experience

Reserve à la carte, or enquire about private dining & feast platters for celebrations of 8 to 40 guests.

● Open 7 days a week

Visit us downtown

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140 Rideau Street
Beside CF Rideau Centre · O-Train Rideau stn · Rideau Centre parkade
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Hours
Mon – Thu:11 AM – 10:30 PMFri:11 AM – 11:30 PMSat:10 AM – 11:30 PMSun:10 AM – 10:30 PM
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