Olives and cheese
$16Cracked green and cured black olives, string cheese and house apricot preserve. The first plate on the table.
Emir, Cappadocia
Astoria, New YorkSince 2016
Istanbul cooking on Ditmars Boulevard. Fener is Turkish for lantern, and ours stays lit until midnight. Mezze are made every afternoon, the fish arrives each morning.
Opening hoursDinner is served nightly from 6pm. The kitchen takes last orders at 11pm.Lunch runs Tuesday to Friday, 12pm to 3:30pm. A shorter, quicker selection.The tasting menu is served at dinner, for the whole table.

Dinner only, for the whole table
An evening that Chef Deniz Aral rewrites every month with the season. It opens with small plates, builds to slow roasted lamb and ends with quince.
Cured bonito, dill yogurt and crisp sourdough.
Emir, Cappadocia
Artichoke of the season, fava beans and orange peel, served cold.
Narince, Tokat
Kataifi wrapped shrimp, green pepper sauce and lemon.
Kalecik Karası rosé, Ankara
Charred octopus, smoked eggplant purée and capers.
Narince, barrel aged, Tokat
Lamb roasted six hours in the stone oven, spiced rice and yogurt.
Öküzgözü, Elazığ
Clove poached quince, clotted cream and pistachio. Turkish coffee to finish.
Late harvest Muscat, Bozcaada
Served to the whole table, last seating at 9:30pm. Let us know a day ahead for the vegetarian version.

Mezze are made fresh every afternoon. Order three and the sourdough and olive oil are on us.
Cracked green and cured black olives, string cheese and house apricot preserve. The first plate on the table.
Emir, Cappadocia
Slow cooked with fava beans, sweet peas and orange peel, served cold.
Narince, Tokat
Aegean fava bean purée, sweet charred red onion, dill and extra virgin olive oil.
Bonito we cure in house, shaved red onion, arugula and lemon. Very good with a glass of rakı.
Emir, Cappadocia
Strained yogurt, dried hot chili and sizzling brown butter. The name is a warning.
Feta, walnut, basil and dill, crushed by hand with olive oil.

These come out of the kitchen as they are ready. Best shared across the table.
Shrimp wrapped in shredded kataifi and fried crisp, green pepper sauce and lime.
Kalecik Karası rosé, Ankara
Pastırma and aged kashar cheese fried crisp in thin yufka.
Charred octopus, smoky eggplant purée, capers and red pepper oil.
Narince, barrel aged, Tokat
Fine bulgur shells filled with spiced lamb and walnut, sumac onions and pomegranate molasses.
Chestnut mushrooms, fresh thyme and aged kashar, baked in a clay pot.

Our beef is dry aged for 21 days. Tell your server how you would like it cooked.
10 oz, boneless. Thyme butter, roasted garlic and demi glace.
Öküzgözü, Elazığ
For two: lamb chops, ribeye, hand chopped köfte and shrimp with charred vegetables.
Boğazkere, Diyarbakır
Six hours in the stone oven, with spiced rice and yogurt.
Öküzgözü, Elazığ
Slow braised lamb over smoked eggplant and aged kashar purée.
Papaskarası, Kırklareli
Mücver fritters, oven roasted vegetables, garlic yogurt and mint oil.
Emir, Cappadocia

Fish comes in fresh every morning. Whole fish is priced by weight and weighed at your table.
Branzino, dorade or bluefish in season. Pick yours and we grill it or bake it in salt.
Priced by weight. A whole fish is usually 1 to 1.5 lb.
Narince, Tokat
With fennel, sweet red pepper and beurre blanc.
Narince, barrel aged, Tokat
Crisp calamari rings with walnut tarator.
Sea bass fillet steamed in paper with tomato, bay leaf and white wine.
Emir, Cappadocia
Butter, garlic, tomato and kashar, baked in a clay pot.

Every dessert is made in our kitchen each day. Turkish coffee is the natural partner.
Cooked in a clay dish and browned under the grill. Cinnamon if you like.
Quince poached in clove syrup, clotted cream and pistachio.
Late harvest Muscat, Bozcaada
Milk and rice flour pudding with a lightly caramelized base. Served cold.
Dark chocolate ganache, Aydın figs and a pinch of sea salt.
Late harvest Muscat, Bozcaada
Brewed in a copper cezve. Served with Turkish delight and almonds.

Our lemonade and sherbet are made fresh every morning.
Freshly squeezed lemon, mint and a little honey.
House sour cherry syrup topped with cold sparkling water.
Fermented purple carrot juice, Adana style, hot or mild.
Salted yogurt drink, frothy and cold.
Spring water in glass bottles.
Brewed in a double teapot and served in a tulip glass.

A short list from every corner of Anatolia. Glasses are 5 oz, bottles 750 ml.
Tokat, 2024. Quince, white flowers and a gently mineral finish.
Cappadocia, 2024. Green apple, lemon peel and bright acidity. Made for mezze.
Ankara, 2024. Strawberry, pomegranate and a dry finish.
Elazığ, 2022. Sour cherry, red plum and soft tannins. Great with the grill.
Diyarbakır, 2020. Black mulberry, cocoa and firm tannins.
Kırklareli, 2022. Blackberry, black pepper and a fine structure.
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