245 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Hours
- Mon11 AM – 10 PM
- Tue11 AM – 10 PM
- Wed11 AM – 10 PM
- Thu11 AM – 10 PM
- Fri11 AM – 11 PM
- Sat · Today11 AM – 11 PM
- Sun11 AM – 10 PM
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Turkish cooking on Crown Street from the Donmez family, in the former Istanbul Cafe space. The New Haven Independent calls it modern Mediterranean alongside traditional Ottoman dishes. Order the hunkar begendi, the 'sultan's delight,' fire-smoked eggplant folded into a cream sauce under braised meat. The kitchen runs late, to 11 p.m. most nights and midnight on Saturdays, so it doubles as a sit-down option after the downtown theaters and bars.
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