Dardanelles Turkish Restaurant is located in the Shinji Street neighborhood, where exotic restaurants are plethose, next to the North Korean Embassy and Ritan Park. Named after Turkey's famous Dardanelles, this restaurant is the epitome of traditional Turkish cuisine in Beijing, and has been featured in the episode "The Secret Land" of China 2.
The Turkish cuisine is very syndicated, and the historical Ottoman conquests have led to a perfect fusion of Central Asian, Arabic and Balkan cuisines on the land of the Anatolian Peninsula. This is also reflected in the Dardanelles' menu, where shadows of Middle Eastern and Greek cuisine can be seen.
Turks love a hearty breakfast, and a typical Turkish breakfast includes cheese, butter, olives, eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, jams, and more. Dardanelles also offers a rich and varied traditional Turkish breakfast, such as classic breakfast plates, butter cheese plates, olive plates, etc.; Börek, also a common breakfast in Turkey, is a stuffed baked pastry made from thin sheets of dough. There are two types of meat pancakes and spinach pancakes, which are full of the starchy aroma of pasta and the aroma of meat or spinach with mixed fillings. Tomatoes, eggs, honey pancakes, etc. are also worth trying.
There are many types of Turkish soups, the most classic of which is lentil soup. Dardanelle's lentil soup is divided into two kinds: spicy and non-spicy, the bean flavor is mellow and salty, the taste is sticky and fine, the taste is slightly strange to the Chinese people, it is easy to get greasy if you eat more, and you can squeeze in the matching lemon juice to relieve the greasy feeling a little. The classic staple food Pide, the boat-shaped baked dough is topped with cheese, vegetables and other fresh or marinated meats, etc., there are assorted vegetables, vegetables, lamb, cheese, yogurt and other flavors to choose from, hot and freshly baked, the dough is crispy and fragrant, and the taste is different, the beef and mutton filling is more fragrant, and the cheese filling is the most original.
Turkish kebab is famous, and it is not to be missed when visiting a Turkish restaurant. Dardanelle's barbecue meat selection includes Adana kebabs, Urfa kebabs, pistachio kebabs, tomato kebabs, etc., each served with fries and vegetables, and can be eaten with a dough roll and vegetable dipping sauce. You can also choose from an assorted barbecue platter of lamb chops, lamb shank, lamb patties, lamb skewers, chicken wings and chicken breasts, which are perfect for many people. Turkish kebab has a strong charcoal-smoky flavor and is full of aroma, and similar to Middle Eastern kebabs, lamb kebabs are made of minced meat rather than pieces of meat.
Turkish tea is also a specialty of the restaurant, based on black tea, boiled with mint and a little lemon, with astringency in the mouth, sweet and rich aftertaste, and a distinctive style, which is worth trying; The special dessert is baccarava, which is rich in nuts such as walnuts and crushed peanuts in the puff pastry, wrapped in fragrant honey, and has a rich aroma, which is perfect as a dessert after a meal.
The decoration of the restaurant is beautiful and generous, the exotic style is remarkable, and the bricks, murals, etc. are intricate and exquisite, and the gold is shining. Most of the chefs and waiters in the restaurant are Turkish, Azerbaijani with a very similar culture and food, and most of the customers are foreigners. Dardanelle and the other restaurant on the other side of Shenlu Street, "Desert Rose Turkish Restaurant", are owned by the same owner, and the two restaurants are very similar in style, and the Desert Rose is not inferior, so it is worth trying.
