Ramadan menu is the name given to the special menus prepared by restaurants for iftar hours during Ramadan. If you are in Istanbul during Ramadan, you should visit one of the best restaurants in the city where you can enjoy traditional Turkish dishes and specialities from the Ottoman palace cuisine. For an authentic iftar dinner where you will find peace in a unique ambience, you should choose the best among Sultanahmet restaurants.
Your address is, of course, Deraliye Ottoman Palace Cuisine!
Deraliye Restaurant is waiting for you in the Historical Peninsula, a few minutes away from Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet, with its décor reflecting the traditional Ottoman culture and its delicious iftar menu that adorned the table of Ottoman Sultans.
Special Ramadan Menu for Ramadan
Ramadan is the month of fasting. It means being patient to endure hunger and thirst during the day. During the night time, it is free to eat and drink until a certain time. In addition to being an act of worship, fasting has many benefits for the body.
Even if you are not fasting, a traditional iftar meal at the right restaurant remains a unique and delicious memory and experience during Ramadan. Dining at a restaurant in Istanbul with a rich iftar menu will be a truly wonderful experience for you. Deraliye Restaurant’s specially prepared Ramadan menu can really make you experience this experience with its richness and ambitious flavours.
Deraliye Restaurant Ramadan Menu
This year Deraliye Ottoman Cuisine Restaurant has a simple yet delicious multi-course traditional and exquisite Ramadan menu. Located in Sultanahmet, the tourist centre of Istanbul, a few steps walking distance from Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque… With its location, Ottoman decor, peaceful atmosphere and high quality service, it is waiting for you and your guests!
Now let’s look at the details of Deraliye Restaurant Ramadan Menu:
Iftar appetisers
Medina dates, dried apricots, crushed olives with walnuts with za’atar, feta cheese, handmade jam, honey, butter, bacon.
Daily compote or compote made from seasonal fruits.
Soup
Cherry Tarhana Soup: Fruit soup with yoghurt and spices flavoured with sour cherries.
Cold Appetisers
Chickpea Paste: Special chickpea paste, tahini, lemon, garlic, garlic, black pepper, currants and cinnamon hummus.
Mutabbal: Tahini, strained yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice and roasted aubergine puree.
Muammara: Local meze prepared with walnuts, pepper paste, bread crumbs and spices
Chilli Pate: Pate flavoured with red pepper, onion, garlic, chilli paste, olive oil and spices.
Hot Appetisers
Honey Gemici Böreği: Fried pastry made of mixed Turkish cheeses wrapped in phyllo pastry. Served with honey on top.
Elective Main Dishes
Nırbaç: Pot dish with cubed lamb, beef mini meatballs, coriander, cinnamon, ginger and chickpeas.
or
Lamb Tandoori: Lamb cooked in the traditional way in a stone oven, served with sooty firik bulgur.
or
Chicken Cevurus on a bed of apricot and almond Beğendi: Goose meat served with rice and special sauce in a phyllo bundle.
Dessert from the Palace
Katmer: Turkish dessert with plenty of green pistachios, ice cream, clotted cream and butter in baklava phyllo.
Tea, coffee or soft drink/Ottoman sherbet.
>> Check out our Special Ramadan Menu in 2025.
