Café Istanbul

Name: Café Istanbul
Address: 1 Levee Way, 41071, KY, 41071
Telephone: 859-581-1777

1 Levee Way, Newport, KY 41071, US

• Monday: 11:00AM-10:30PM •Tuesday: 11:00AM-10:30PM •Wednesday: 11:00AM-10:30PM •Thursday: 11:00AM-10:30PM •Friday: 11:00AM-10:30PM •Saturday: 11:00AM-10:30PM •Sunday: 11:00AM-10:30PM •

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Cuisine: Middle Eastern
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Dress Code: Casual
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Soups & Salads

Shepherd's Salad (Coban)

A Mediterranean classic! Chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, and parsley tossed in our lemon vinaigrette.

Chicken Caesar Salad

Full dinner salad with tender cuts of marinated chicken on a bed of romaine lettuce with a creamy Caesar dressing.

Caesar Side Salad

Mixed Green Side Salad

Mixed baby greens served with our lemon vinaigrette.

Red Lentil Soup

Chicken-Vegetable Soup

Our take on the American Classic, made from our house tomato base.

Hot Appetizers

Cigar Borek

Crispy cigar-shaped rolls of phyllo pastry filled with a blend of zesty feta cheese and fresh parsley.

Falafel

Our blend of chickpeas, celery, and herbs rolled into balls, fried, and served with our tahini dipping sauce.

Mucver (Mooj-ver)

A pan-fried fritter containing a zesty combination of zucchini with feta cheese, carrots, and herbs served with our homemade yogurt sauce.

Veal's Liver (Arnavut Ciger)

Fried cubes of specially seasoned veal liver served with chopped red onions, parsley, and tomatoes.

Calamari

Marinated calamari fried to golden perfection and served with our homemade calamari dipping sauce.

Cold Appetizers

Soslu Patlican

Light and refreshing . . . slow-cooked diced eggplant gently blended in our homemade tomato sauce.

Humus

Flavorful pureed chickpeas are blended with a creamy tahini sauce, lemon juice and a hint of garlic. The robust flavor is a perfect match for our homemade pita bread.

Tabuli

Cracked wheat salad with bell peppers, mixed with fresh herbs and tossed in our homemade lemon vinaigrette dressing.

Baba Ganush

Slow-grilled eggplant mashed with tahini sauce, lemon juice, and a hint of garlic.

Spinach Saute

Market fresh spinach sauteed with onions and mushrooms, served with a side of our homemade yogurt sauce.

Ezme

Finely chopped tomatoes, onions, hot peppers and nuts mixed with olive oil and fragrant herbs.

Pilaki

Lightly seasoned pinto beans together with carrots, green peppers, and diced potatoes in a light tomato-based olive oil sauce.

Stuffed Grape Leaves

Fresh grape leaves stuffed with finely chopped onions, rice, aromatic herbs, currants, and pine nuts.

Imam Bayild

The Imam Fainted . . . fresh baby eggplant stuffed with sauteed onions, red bell peppers, tomatoes, pine nuts, and herbs.

Haydari

Great for dipping! Our thick housemade yogurt seasoned with dill, garlic, and walnuts.

Meze

Small Cold Meze Platter

Choose four items from our cold appetizers. Serves two or three guests.

Large Cold Meze Platter

Choose six items from our cold appetizers. Serves four to six guests.

Hot Meze Platter

Choose three items from our hot appetizers. Serves two or three guests.

Express Lunch

Istanbul Durum Wrap

Includes a side of fries and your choice of Doner, Adana, Chicken Adana, or Kofte meat. Selection of sauces available.

Lunch Specials

Choose from a lunch portion of Tilapia or Doner, Shish, Chicken, or Adana kebab served with rice pilaf and seasonal vegetables - or - Choose from two Cold Appetizers. Both come with a choice of Salad or Soup.

From Our Grill

Doner Kebab

The Istanbul street eatery staple . . . thinly sliced seasoned lamb and beef slow-cooked on a large vertical spit.

Ribeye Steak Kebab

Served on two skewers, thick cuts of Ribeye steak marinated in our house sauce.

Adana Kebab

Served on two skewers, a flavorful mix of ground lamb and beef seasoned with red bell peppers.

Shish Kebab

Served on two skewers, seasoned cubes of tender lamb marinated in our house sauce.

Beyti Kebab

Served on two skewers, spicy ground lamb mixed with garlic, parsley, and onion.

Chicken Kebab

Served on two skewers, cubed cuts of savory chicken delicately seasoned and marinated in our house sauce.

Chicken Adana Kebab

Served on two skewers, seasoned ground chicken flavored with red bell peppers and onions.

Kofte Kebab

Meatballs with a Mediterranean flair . . . four lightly-seasoned and freshly ground beef and lamb patties.

Mixed Grill Kebabs

Create your own platter with half portions of any of the two kebabs listed above.

Pirzola Kebab (Lamb Chops)

Delicately marinated and charbroiled lamb chops topped with oregano leaves.

Cafe Istanbul Combination

Half portions of Chicken, Doner, Shish, and Adana kebabs.

Iskender Kebab

Served on a hot plate, layers of Doner Kebab over a bed of lightly crisped pieces of pita bread, garnished with our yogurt and fresh tomato sauce.

House Specialties

Stuffed Eggplant

Oven roasted eggplant stuffed with marinated ground beef, savory herbs, diced tomatoes, and green peppers, served with a side of rice pilaf.

Traditional Okra

Okra cooked in our house tomato sauce, served with a side of rice pilaf.

Lamb Okra

Okra with lamb morsels cooked in our house tomato sauce, served with a side of rice pilaf.

Traditional Turlu

Cubed eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and green beans cooked together in a natural tomato sauce, served with a side of rice pilaf.

Lamb Turlu

Cubed eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and green beans with morsels of lamb cooked together in our fresh tomato sauce, served with a side of rice pilaf.

Stuffed Cabbage

Cabbage leaves stuffed with rice, marinated ground beef, and lamb topped with our fresh tomato sauce and served with a side of our yogurt.

Mousakka

The famous Mediterranean eggplant casserole! Tender minced beef and lamb layered between slices of zucchini and eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, and bell peppers, oven-baked with a bechamel sauce.

Garden Vegetable Penne

Penne tossed with fresh mushrooms, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and parsley.

Seafood Specialties

Salmon

Flounder

Tilapia

| Our chef's traditional recipe from Rize on the Black Sea . . . broiled in our homemade sauce of mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, parsley, and dill. Served with stewed seasonal vegetables and a mixed green salad.

Karides Casserole

Sauteed shrimp baked in a vegetable cream sauce topped with mozzarella cheese and served with a side of traditional rice pilaf.

Shrimp Penne

Penne and shrimp, sauteed with fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and a touch of garlic. | Salt Crusted | Fish Flambe | Salt-crusted whole baked fish specially prepared and spectacularly presented en flambe. | Due to the preparation requirements and limited availability of this item, we ask that you please place your order a minimum of three days in advance.

Sides

Cacik (Ja-jik)

A large side of our freshly made yogurt seasoned with minced cucumbers, dill, and a touch of garlic. A great addition for Kebabs or as a light sauce on any meal.

French Fries

Fresh Seasonal Vegetables

Lightly sauteed in olive oil with onions