Istanbul Cafe and Restaurant Menu (2025 Update)

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Istanbul Cafe and Restaurant, a gem in Clifton, NJ, offers a wide range of Turkish delights with options like takeout and delivery. The menu includes refreshing cold beverages like Ayran and Gazoz, along with Turkish coffee and herbal tea. Indulge in traditional desserts like Baklava and home-made Rice Pudding. Customer reviews rave about the flavorful food and top-notch service, making it a must-visit spot for Turkish cuisine enthusiasts. With a cozy ambiance and pleasant decor, Istanbul Cafe provides a memorable dining experience. Don't miss out on their signature dishes like Turkish Pide, manti, lamb shank, and Iskender. Whether it's a casual dinner or a special celebration, Istanbul Cafe and Restaurant promises a delightful culinary journey through Turkish flavors.

Cold Beverages Hot Beverages Dessert Breakfast Extras Eggs French Toast Gozleme Omelette Pancakes Pan fried (Sahanda) Meats Toast Chef's Specials Cold appetizers Grilled Steaks Hot Appetizers Kebabs Kids Pide Salad Seafood Sides Soups

Cold Beverages

Mineral Water
$2.20

Bottled water 1.5 Lt
$6.60

Bottled water 0.5 Lt
$2.20

San Pellegrino
$11.00

Ayran (Yogurt drink)
$4.40

Ayran Pitcher
$13.75

Cane Cola (Glass Bottle)
$3.30

Can Soda
$2.75

Gazoz
$2.75

Brisk Iced tea
$2.75

Fresh Orange Juice
$8.80

Turnip Juice (Salgam)
$4.40

Fruit Juice
$2.20

Fresh Lemonade
$4.40

Mint Lemonade

Freshly blended lemon, mint and ice
$6.60

Iced Coffee
$6.60

Snapple
$3.30

Turkish Tea
$2.20

Herbal Tea
$6.60

Turkish Coffee
$5.50

Coffee
$2.75

Latte
$5.50

Espresso
$4.40

Cappuccino
$5.50

Salep
$4.40

Hot Chocolate
$4.40

Hot Beverages

Dessert

Baklava Half portion

Two Pieces of Baklava
$4.40

Baklava slice
$2.20

Baklava with pistachios

Four pieces of baklava with crushed pistachios
$8.25

Cookies

Assortment of 3 cookies:Chocolate chipOatmeal Raisin Sugar CookieRed Velvet
$5.50

Home Made Almond pudding
$7.70

Home Made Rice Pudding
$7.70

Home Made Tiramusu
$8.80

Home Made Tres Leches
$8.80

Kadayif
$6.60

Kazandibi
$7.70

Home Made Kunefe
$11.00

Homemade Profiterol

Homemade chocolate pudding with cream puffs inside topped with topped with chocolate shavings and ground pistachios
$8.80

Pumpkin Dessert
$11.00

Sovus
$5.45

Simit
$2.75

Bal/Kaymak
$6.55

Kaymak
$3.25

Tahin/Pekmez
$3.25

Pastrami Plate (4 Slices)
$5.45

Olive Plate
$4.35

Boiled Egg (Haslanmis)
$1.10

Jam
$2.15

Bal
$2.15

Hashbrown
$6.55

Nutella
$2.15

Cheese Slice
$2.15

Cheese Plate
$6.55

Breakfast Extras

Eggs

Menemen
$9.90

Sahanda Yumurta

Sunny side up eggs
$7.70

Eggs with sujuk

Sunny side up eggs with sujuk
$12.10

Eggs with pastrami

Sunny side up eggs with pastrami
$12.10

Eggs with roasted beef

Sunny side up eggs with roasted beef
$12.10

Eggs with Ground beef
$12.10

French Toast
$9.90

French Toast

Gozleme

Ground Beef Gozleme
$14.30

Cheese Gozleme
$13.20

Spinach Gozleme
$13.20

Potato Gozleme
$13.20

Vegetable Omelette

Peppers, onion, mushroom, tomato
$11.00

Omelette
$11.00

Omelette

Pancakes

Pancakes
$9.90

Nutella Pancakes
$11.00

Pan Fried Sujuk

Sliced sujuk
$11.00

Pan Fried Sausage
$11.00

Pan Fried Pastrami
$12.10

Pan fried (Sahanda) Meats

Toast

Kashkaval Cheese toast
$7.70

Sujuk/Kashkaval Cheese toast
$9.90

Pastrami/Kashkaval Cheese toast
$9.90

Avocado Toast

Avocado, red onions, sliced cucumbers and tomatoes topped with two poached eggs
$15.40

Braised Lamb Shank

Oven roasted with potato puree,fresh sauteed vegtables and au jus sauce
$31.90

Ali Nazik

Sauteed lamb or chicken with fresh vegtables on a bed of grilled eggplant puree, with tomato sauce and spices
$27.50

Cokertme

Grilled lamb on a bed of shoestring frenchfries served with garlic yogurt, tomato sauce and spices
$27.50

Sac Kavurma

sauteedlamb with peppers,onions, tomato and spices served on a hot skillet
$24.20

Chicken Saute

Sauteed Chicken with peppers, onions, tomato and spices served on a hot skillet
$23.10

Manti

Turkish dumplings served with garlic yogurt and melted spiced butter
$23.10

Cheese Burger

Oven roasted lamb with peppers, onion, tomato and spices topped with baked cheese
$22.00

Lamb Lokum
$24.20

Chef's Specials

Cold appetizers

Babaganoush
$7.70

Cacik

Homemade yogurt mixed with chopped cucumber, garlic, mint,dill and spices
$7.70

Eggplant sauce

Fried eggplant, garlic, tomato sauce, red bell pepper served with olive oil and chopped parsley
$7.70

Ezme (spicey)

minced tomatoes, peppers,garlic,onion, walnut, spices, olive oil and lemon juice
$7.70

Feta Cheese Plate
$7.70

Hummus
$7.70

Lebne

creamed yogurt, garlic, dill, walnuts
$7.70

Muhammara

Butternut squash, pumpkin seeds, tomato, apple cider vinegar, parsley all blended with olive oil, salt and pepper to make a creamy dip
$7.70

Olives
$7.70

Stuffed Grape leaves
$7.70

Mixed appetizer plate (3)

Choice of 3 cold appetizers
$17.60

Mixed appetizer plate (6)

Choice of 6 cold appetizers
$26.40

Ribeye

18 OZ Steak served with french fries, and sides of mushrooms and vegetables and steak sauce.
$35.20

NY Strip

18 OZ steak served with french fries and sides of mushrooms and vegetables and steak sauce
$31.90

Tomahawk

35 OZ steak served with french fries and sides of mushrooms and vegetables and steak sauce
$55.00

Grilled Steaks

Hot Appetizers

Fried veal Liver
$16.50

Kibbeh
$12.10

Falafel with hummus
$11.00

Crispy cheese rolls
$9.90

Baked hummus with pastrami
$13.20

Fries
$7.70

Chicken Shish Kebab

Char-grilled tender cubes of marinated chicken
$22.00

Lamb Shish Kebab

Char grilled cubes of marinated lamb
$24.20

Chicken Chops

Grilled chicken chops
$23.10

Lamb Chops
$37.40

Chicken Meatballs (Kofte)

Char-grilled chicken patties
$22.00

Kofte Kebab (Grilled meatballs)
$20.90

Lamb Adana
$23.10

Chicken Adana
$22.00

Gyro
$20.90

Iskender

Gyro served over buttered bread topped with a tomato sauce and homemade yogurt
$24.20

Sarma Beyti

Grilled Adana kebab wrapped in a (baked in house) lavash bread, topped with a homemade chef's tomato sauce and yogurt. Crushed pistachios and melted butter on top to finish
$24.20

Mixed Chicken Grill

Combination of chicken shish, chicken adana, chicken chops and chicken kofte
$37.40

Istanbul Mixed Grill

Combination of chicken shish, lamb shish, adana, chicken adana, kofte and gyro
$49.50

All Kebab combo

Choice of any two
$24.20

Kebab combo with Lamb Chops

Lamb Chop plus one Choice of Kebab item.
$27.50

Mixed Grill Kebab Family Style
$176.00

Kebabs

Kids

Nuggets with fries
$11.00

Kids Meatballs
$11.00

Kids Chicken Shish
$11.00

Kids Lamb Shish
$13.20

Etli Ekmek

Flat bread with meat
$18.70

Lahmacun

Must order 2 minTurkish flatbread with thin crispy crust with meat topping seasoned with warm spices and fresh herbs
$5.50

Mixed Pide

diced beef, sujuk,pastrami,cheese, tomato,peppers and spices
$24.20

Pide with diced beef
$18.70

Pide with feta cheese
$17.60

Pide with Groundbeef
$18.70

Pide with Keshkaval Cheese
$17.60

Pide with Pastrami
$19.80

Pide with roasted beef
$20.90

Pide with Spinach and feta
$17.60

Pide with Sujuk
$19.80

Round Special mixed Pide

Diced beef, sujuk, pastrami, cheese, tomato, peppers and spices
$25.30

Round Special Pide

Round Turkish Pizza with Kashkaval Cheese. Add any topping for $4.00
$20.90

Pide

Salad

Artichoke Salad
$17.60

Capia Pepper Salad
$14.30

Pomegranate Salad
$19.80

Shepherd Salad
$15.40

Spinach and Avocado Salad
$17.60

Branzino

Grilled whole Branzino served with potato puree and sauted spinach
$30.80

Salmon

Pan seared salmon served with potato puree, sauted spinach and chef's special lemon sauce
$27.50

Grilled Shrimp

Grilled shrimp with sauted vegetables, and choice of a side
$23.10

Seafood

Sides

Bulgur
$5.50

French Fries
$8.80

Lemon Cut Potato
$9.90

Potato Puree
$8.80

Rice
$5.50

Sauteed Mushroom
$9.90

Sauteed Spinach
$8.80

Sliced Avocado
$3.30

Vegetables
$4.40

Yogurt
$3.25

Red Lentil Soup
$6.60

Soup of the day
$6.60

Soups