Dai Pera

Dai Pera Review

Chef-owner Arzu Gürdamar likes experimenting with food, and her menu includes traditional mezes as well as her own tasty creations, such as grilled cauliflower with tahini sauce or zucchini in strained yogurt with crushed almonds. Entrées tend to be simple "home"-style Turkish meat and chicken dishes, like grilled meatballs or lamb with eggplant puree, reinterpreted to please a contemporary palate. The laid-back atmosphere—plain wooden furniture, posters and artwork on the walls, funky jazz music playing—makes up for the slightly inexperienced service.