Gözleme House

Best Restaurants on Green Lanes: Turkish and Kurdish Food in Harringey | Eater London

"The name notwithstanding, the sight of a woman (and it is always a woman) in the window kneading dough, stuffing it and frying it on a curved pan announces that the specialisation of this cafe is gözleme. It’s possible to eat in, but these are ideally consumed in a hurry walking up and down the Lanes — fresh and piping hot from the pan, burning the tops of impatient mouths. Most gözleme are keenly priced at £2 to £2.50 depending on the stuffing, and it’s difficult to go wrong with spinach and cheese, potato, or minced meat. The real steal here, though, is takeaway manti — fingernail-sized dumplings filled with minced meat, that can be bought frozen by the kilo. These will provide sustenance for several meals, with the mere addition of garlic yoghurt and chilli butter: a lazy chef’s dream." - Jonathan Nunn