Zahter
Turkish restaurant · Soho
30, 32 Foubert's Pl, Carnaby, London W1F 7PS, United Kingdom
Highlights
Turkish food with innovative twists, wood-fired dishes & baklava
Turkish food with innovative twists, wood-fired dishes & baklava
"Start the day with something new by enjoying a Turkish breakfast at this boldly decorated restaurant. The main menu includes fresh breads, hot and cold mezze, and large platters, with interesting dishes cooked on the chargrill or in the wood-burning oven. Try a Turkish wine to best complement the food." - Michelin Inspector
"Baklava Come on, did you really think we’d get to the end of Things We Ate This Year That We WhatsApped 8-10 Close Friends About—formal title: The Best New Dishes Of 2022—without causing our dentists some serious emotional turmoil? Of course not, and now without further ado we would like to introduce Zahter’s baklava. It is expertly, tongue-suckingly sweet, but never crosses the threshold into sickly, thanks to the inclusion of the piney mintiness of the pistachios and a dollop of thick, fresh cream. The filo is razor-thin and delightfully light, except the top layer which is thickened by syrup and allows you to participate in a little hobby we like to call ‘attack of the fork’. It has texture. It has style. And like most things at this glossy Turkish spot in Soho, it has a big price tag. But if you’re ever going to spend a tenner on dessert, it should be for this fantastically moreish looker. " - daisy meager, jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"Considering the riches of Anatolian cuisine in London, you might feel a little put off when you sit down at Zahter—a shiny and slick restaurant off Carnaby Street cooking the food of Istanbul—to see that a single palm-sized pide with yoghurt would cost a fiver. £5? We're used to our bread being low on price and plentiful in Turkish restaurants. But equally, why should a few slices of sourdough and smoked butter be seen as standard at the same price? Restaurants like Mangal II have said the same thing when it comes to the price and preconceptions of Turkish food, and it’s something we should all consider when we start complaining about the cost of certain cuisines. Especially, when the food is as good as it is at Zahter. The mezze, both hot and cold, is spectacular. Luscious muhammara, sweet with peppers and pomegranate, made for scooping up with their crisp and warm wood-fired pide. Give us bread and a bucket of this and we're happy. But we're even happier when crunchy, caramelised beef manti are involved. These aren’t the soft kind of dumpling. They’re crisp and fattily glued to the cast iron they sit on. Excellently snackable (and also very sausage roll-like). Best of all though is the kayseri yaglamasi. Layers of pita bread, spiced beef mince, garlic labneh and walnuts. Think of a pancake tower made of lahmacuns. It’s a real greedy guts creation that speaks to our ultimate form: happy, hungover and feeling gluttonous when we open the fridge. Ultimately, yes, Zahter does add up to an expensive restaurant. But that's because food this good is worth it. LDN Guide London’s Best New Dishes Of 2022" - Jake Missing
Lai
Yves Wu
Sanjana Mitra
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Gözde D.Sezgin
Eva Trost
Ibrahim Nalbant
Bethany Fisher
