Gözleme! (and other Turkish food)

[Kentan]

Okay for some reason I've seen two references in two days to gözleme - a savoury Turkish pastry filled with good stuff like meat, spinach, mushrooms, or potatoes. I take this as a sign that I need to try it! It sounds something like Paratha, the stuffed Indian flatbread, which I love.

Can anyone recommend a good place for gözleme in Metro Vancouver? And more generally, some good Turkish places in town?

[fmed]

I recommend Anatolia's Gate on Kingsway in Burnaby. I don't recall if they had Gözleme specifically, but mst of the food I have head there has been stellar...especially anything to do with flatbread. (They have a brickoven).

The owners used to run a Turkish restaurant in NYC (I think they are still part owners - a relative is running it now).

Edited September 18, 2009 by fmed (log)

[Kentan]

I recommend Anatolia's Gate on Kingsway in Burnaby. I don't recall if they had Gözleme specifically, but mst of the food I have head there has been stellar...especially anything to do with flatbread. (They have a brickoven).

Thanks fmed! I'll definitely check them out and let you know if they have gözleme.

[fmed]

Actually, I was there again recently and I meant to post back a report here. No they don't have it. If you do go, definitely have a pide or lavash and the eggplant salad.

I have pics of their menu here.

[Kentan]

Wow that lavash looks amazing fmed! Okay I need to get out there soon...

Just got a recommendation from Chow Times (seriously, where haven't they been?) to try Istanbul Topkapi at 6838 No. 3 Road in Richmond. The post is here and looking at the photos, I'm already sold! I haven't had Lahmacum (Turkish-style pizza) since I was in Berlin, which has some amazing Turkish food. And they have manti (Turkish perogies) as well! But no word yet if there's gözleme to be had...