Downtown Istanbul

Best Known For

Guvec: traditional Turkish casserole with your choice of chicken, braised lamb, or vegetables, served with rice pilaf.

Discerning foodies head to Downtown Istanbul on Hawthorne Road to tantalise tastebuds at Hawthorne’s authentic Turkish food bazaar. Located in the precinct opposite Hawthorne Cinema Complex, step inside to find a taste of Turkey with exposed brickwork, shelves adorned with traditional accents and trailing greenery while on balmy Brisbane nights, dine alfresco and soak up all the River City has to offer. Begin your feast with a mixed mezze platter of falafel, vegetable fritters, vine leaves, sigara borek and Turkish bread before mains such as burgers, gozleme, salads, pide and char-grilled meat. Perhaps devour char-grilled chicken breast, beetroot, creamy mushroom sauce and rice pilaf, or tender garlic and herb-marinated lamb cutlets with potato bake and steamed vegetables on the side.