A long candlelit dinner table set with mezze, a wine bottle and glasses
Türkçe

Astoria, New YorkSince 2016

Fener Kitchen

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 hours

Dinner is served nightly from 6pm. The kitchen takes last orders at 11pm.

Prices exclude sales tax. Gratuity is not included.Allergen info

The chef places herbs over sauce on a white plate

Dinner only, for the whole table

Six course tasting menu

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.

Per guest
$145
Wine pairing
+ $80

Courses

  1. To begin

    Cured bonito, dill yogurt and crisp sourdough.

    Emir, Cappadocia

  2. Olive oil

    Artichoke of the season, fava beans and orange peel, served cold.

    Narince, Tokat

  3. From the sea

    Kataifi wrapped shrimp, green pepper sauce and lemon.

    Kalecik Karası rosé, Ankara

  4. Small plate

    Charred octopus, smoked eggplant purée and capers.

    Narince, barrel aged, Tokat

  5. Main

    Lamb roasted six hours in the stone oven, spiced rice and yogurt.

    Öküzgözü, Elazığ

  6. Dessert

    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.

A bottle of olive oil with fresh olives and lime on a dark surface

Cold mezze

Mezze are made fresh every afternoon. Order three and the sourdough and olive oil are on us.

Green and black olives, string cheese and preserves in ceramic bowls
Chef's pick

Olives and cheese

$16

Cracked green and cured black olives, string cheese and house apricot preserve. The first plate on the table.

VegetarianGluten freeFor sharingMilk
Seasonal

Olive oil artichoke

$15

Slow cooked with fava beans, sweet peas and orange peel, served cold.

VeganGluten free

Fava, charred onion

  • Half$9
  • Full$14

Aegean fava bean purée, sweet charred red onion, dill and extra virgin olive oil.

VeganGluten free
Seasonal

Lakerda

$17

Bonito we cure in house, shaved red onion, arugula and lemon. Very good with a glass of rakı.

Gluten freeFish

Atom

$11

Strained yogurt, dried hot chili and sizzling brown butter. The name is a warning.

VegetarianGluten freeMilk

Cretan spread

$12

Feta, walnut, basil and dill, crushed by hand with olive oil.

VegetarianGluten freeMilkTree nuts
Tomatoes and scallions being chopped on a wooden board

Hot small plates

These come out of the kitchen as they are ready. Best shared across the table.

Crisp fried shrimp with a green sauce
Chef's pick

Kataifi shrimp

$21

Shrimp wrapped in shredded kataifi and fried crisp, green pepper sauce and lime.

For sharingShellfishGlutenEggs

Paçanga pastry

$16

Pastırma and aged kashar cheese fried crisp in thin yufka.

For sharingGlutenMilkEggs
Seasonal

Octopus, smoked eggplant

$24

Charred octopus, smoky eggplant purée, capers and red pepper oil.

Gluten freeMollusks

İçli köfte

  • 2 pieces$14
  • 4 pieces$26

Fine bulgur shells filled with spiced lamb and walnut, sumac onions and pomegranate molasses.

For sharingGlutenTree nuts

Mushroom casserole

$15

Chestnut mushrooms, fresh thyme and aged kashar, baked in a clay pot.

VegetarianGluten freeMilk
The chef finishing a plate under copper lamps

Grill and oven

Our beef is dry aged for 21 days. Tell your server how you would like it cooked.

Beef steak topped with microgreens and a dark sauce on a white plate
Chef's pick

Ribeye

$48

10 oz, boneless. Thyme butter, roasted garlic and demi glace.

Gluten freeMilkSulfites

Fener mixed grill

$92

For two: lamb chops, ribeye, hand chopped köfte and shrimp with charred vegetables.

Gluten freeFor sharingShellfishMilk

Lamb tandır

  • Half$26
  • Full$42

Six hours in the stone oven, with spiced rice and yogurt.

MilkTree nuts

Hünkar beğendi

$34

Slow braised lamb over smoked eggplant and aged kashar purée.

GlutenMilk
Seasonal

Zucchini fritters and garden vegetables

$22

Mücver fritters, oven roasted vegetables, garlic yogurt and mint oil.

VegetarianGlutenMilkEggs
Salmon fillet on a bed of vegetables with a dark sauce

Seafood

Fish comes in fresh every morning. Whole fish is priced by weight and weighed at your table.

Seasonal

Whole fish of the day

$34/ lb

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.

Gluten freeFish
Chef's pick

Roasted salmon, fennel

$36

With fennel, sweet red pepper and beurre blanc.

Gluten freeFishMilk

Fried calamari

  • Half$13
  • Full$21

Crisp calamari rings with walnut tarator.

For sharingMollusksGlutenTree nuts

Sea bass en papillote

$33

Sea bass fillet steamed in paper with tomato, bay leaf and white wine.

Gluten freeFishSulfites

Shrimp casserole

$24

Butter, garlic, tomato and kashar, baked in a clay pot.

Gluten freeShellfishMilk
A latte and a small cup of coffee on a dark wooden table

Desserts

Every dessert is made in our kitchen each day. Turkish coffee is the natural partner.

Baked rice pudding

$10

Cooked in a clay dish and browned under the grill. Cinnamon if you like.

VegetarianGluten freeMilk
Seasonal

Quince, clotted cream

$13

Quince poached in clove syrup, clotted cream and pistachio.

VegetarianGluten freeMilkTree nuts

Kazandibi

$11

Milk and rice flour pudding with a lightly caramelized base. Served cold.

VegetarianGluten freeMilk
Chef's pick

Fig and chocolate tart

$14

Dark chocolate ganache, Aydın figs and a pinch of sea salt.

VegetarianGlutenMilkEggs

Turkish coffee

$6

Brewed in a copper cezve. Served with Turkish delight and almonds.

VeganGluten freeTree nuts
A table set for dinner with glasses and red roses

Drinks

Our lemonade and sherbet are made fresh every morning.

House lemonade

$7

Freshly squeezed lemon, mint and a little honey.

VegetarianGluten free
Seasonal

Sour cherry sherbet

$7

House sour cherry syrup topped with cold sparkling water.

VeganGluten free

Şalgam

$6

Fermented purple carrot juice, Adana style, hot or mild.

VeganGluten free

Ayran

$5

Salted yogurt drink, frothy and cold.

VegetarianGluten freeMilk

Still water

  • 12 oz$4
  • 25 oz$7

Spring water in glass bottles.

VeganGluten free

Turkish tea

$4

Brewed in a double teapot and served in a tulip glass.

VeganGluten free
Red and white wine being poured into glasses on a dark table

Wine

A short list from every corner of Anatolia. Glasses are 5 oz, bottles 750 ml.

Narince

  • Glass$15
  • Bottle$58

Tokat, 2024. Quince, white flowers and a gently mineral finish.

VeganGluten freeSulfites

Emir

  • Glass$14
  • Bottle$54

Cappadocia, 2024. Green apple, lemon peel and bright acidity. Made for mezze.

VeganGluten freeSulfites

Kalecik Karası rosé

  • Glass$15
  • Bottle$58

Ankara, 2024. Strawberry, pomegranate and a dry finish.

VeganGluten freeSulfites
Chef's pick

Öküzgözü

  • Glass$16
  • Bottle$62

Elazığ, 2022. Sour cherry, red plum and soft tannins. Great with the grill.

VeganGluten freeSulfites

Boğazkere

  • Glass$18
  • Bottle$72

Diyarbakır, 2020. Black mulberry, cocoa and firm tannins.

VeganGluten freeSulfites

Papaskarası

  • Glass$17
  • Bottle$66

Kırklareli, 2022. Blackberry, black pepper and a fine structure.

VeganGluten freeSulfites