Istanbul Lounge in Kensington Park, South Australia, Australia | Coffee shop

Istanbul Lounge

Locality: Kensington Park, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 439 820 797

Address: 318 Magill Road 5068 Kensington Park, SA, Australia

Website: https://siyez.com.au

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25.01.2022 Stefanos Nikolaidis, more fondly known as "Uncle Stefo", has been on this planet for 97 years! A native of Istanbul, his grandfather was the doctor to Abdul Hamid II, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Uncle Stefo even got to meet Atatürk as a child! Today, we celebrated his birthday along with that of Tanya Kaplan, our amazing President of the Turkish Association of SA who has also had a fascinating life and continues to work tirelessly for the Turkish community. Happy birthday to you both!

25.01.2022 New books are so exciting! We are very fortunate to have Turkish-Australian author Murad Ertaylan living among us in Adelaide. His books are now at our café and we welcome you to read them and experience his well-crafted pieces for yourselves (Note: These are written in Turkish, however we have books in English as well). https://turkishassociationsa.org/ayin-konugu/

25.01.2022 Our chef Dursun has just finished making a batch of simit! Available until sold out, otherwise orders for tomorrow can be placed by 5 pm today.

25.01.2022 Light, comforting, nutritious and super yummy! Our mercimek çorba (red lentil soup) is one of the dishes featured on our evening menu! Served with warm Turkish bread and a drizzle of olive oil, it's ready for you to try now

23.01.2022 Revani is another new addition to our sweets range. This classic Ottoman dessert is made with a semolina sponge and syrup which is then served with a sprinkling of coconut and a dollop of cream.

22.01.2022 "Kekül" is an old Ottoman dessert which was served to the populace by the sultans to celebrate war victories, religious holidays and other important occasions. It is a heavenly combination of pistachios, almonds, pomegranate arils and Turkish fairy floss. Now on our menu at Istanbul Lounge.

22.01.2022 Istanbul Lounge is open until 3 pm today! Swing by for a kahve, baklava, simit, Turkish delight cheesecake, gözleme or an Istanbul salad!

22.01.2022 We've spent today tweaking our recipe for the Turkish Delight Pavlova! Our final product will probably be as legendary as our Turkish Delight Cheesecake - which you have 30 minutes to grab!

22.01.2022 Unfortunately we will be closed today due to the final stage of our renovations. We will be re-opening tomorrow and our courtyard will be ready by then as well. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you soon

20.01.2022 This is just to let you all know that we will be closed from the 25th of December until the 28th of December, however do not be sad! We have a steely determination to open up our little courtyard in time for the new year so this is what we will be doing when everyone is having a break. See you in the next few days or when we return on the 29th of December! (Photo: Türkan oray in Cemo)

17.01.2022 Happy name day to Aunty Tasoula and her sweet granddaughter Anastasia It is such a delight having so many friends from Imbros (Gökçeada) visit us in Istanbul.

16.01.2022 The newest addition to our range of sweets: Turkish delight with pomegranate, pistachio and chocolate. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee!

15.01.2022 Comfort food at its best! Kavurmal Pilav or Turkish rice topped with sautéed lamb is perfection on a plate.

13.01.2022 At Istanbul Lounge, one can wear their Turkmen telpek and sip their Turkish coffee like a boss! Some may call it eccentricity, but we call it individuality. You guys are THE definition of cool!

10.01.2022 Lovely people reminiscing about lovely times in Turkey this morning

09.01.2022 Love, success, money, fortune: the art of reading coffee grounds is as old as coffee itself. Coffee fortunetelling was born out of Turkish coffee and is an inseparable part of the pleasure and conversation associated with coffee. This ritual spread to Europe at the end of the 17th century when it became fashionable in Paris, from where it spread to Austria, Hungary and Germany. After the coffee is drunk the cup is placed upside down on its saucer. The person whose fortune is to be read says, Let my fortune match my state. After the cup has thoroughly cooled, the fortune-teller examines the patterns formed by the grounds. The aim is generally to impart good news and to promote a positive outlook on the future.

08.01.2022 Happy Word Baklava Day! Although, we think everyday is a good day to appreciate baklava

06.01.2022 Our Turkish Breakfast is available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until 11 am. Grilled sucuk, scrambled eggs, greens, Turkish bread, rose petal jam, honey and butter, hommus, ajvar, feta cheese, olives and tomatoes served with a pot of Turkish tea.

06.01.2022 Istanbul Lounge was featured on Glam Adelaide recently! Thanks Glam Adelaide and Jackson Elliott for the write-up! https://glamadelaide.com.au/magill-road-welcomes-new-turkis

06.01.2022 "Lokum bunlar lokum" is a Turkish idiom which roughly translates to "These are Turkish delights". This expression is used to describe something as very fresh, very tasty, very sweet and very soft - just like Turkish delight. It could also be used to describe our Turkish delight cheesecake!

05.01.2022 Get ready! We have exciting news to announce. We will be opening for dinner on Fridays and Saturdays as of the 9th of April 2021! Dinner will be from 5:30pm until 9pm. Bookings are preferred as spaces are limited. ... To book, call or text 0439 820 797.

01.01.2022 Purple Cockatoo Gallery has moved in next to us and we are so thrilled! Their bespoke and locally produced artworks and gifts are sublime! Check them out when you come to visit us. They are open from 10am until 5pm Tuesday to Saturday