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

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

● Open today until 10 PM

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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 PM
Fri 11 AM–11:30 PM · Sat 10 AM–11:30 PM · Sun 10 AM–10:30 PM
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