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  • Zaytinya

Zaytinya

(202) 638-0800
  • 701 9th St Nw, Washington, DC 20001
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  • Greek ,  Mediterranean ,  Tapas ,  Turkish
  • $$$$$
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  • Menu
  • Brunch
    Available until 2:30.
    • Menemen $8.5

      Traditional Turkish soft scrambled eggs with tomato, sweet peppers, Marash and feta.

    • Menemen with Cured Beef Loin $12

      Traditional Turkish soft scrambled eggs with thinly sliced Turkish cured beef loin and Kasar cheese.

    • Shakshuka $12

      Traditional pepper and tomato stew with preserved lemon, poached egg. Your choice of chicken, braised lamb or mushrooms.

    • Cilbir $8.5

      Poached eggs, toast, whipped Greek yogurt, paprika butter, and sumac.

    • Brunch Falafel Burger $12

      63 degree fried egg, olive oil brioche, cucumber tzatziki, and mint. Served with a choice of Greek fries or a small salad.

    • Ashta $8.5

      Traditional Lebanese-style French toast, seasonal fruit, and mint.

    • Olive Oil Pancakes $8.5

      Manouri cream, seasonal fruit, and Attiki honey.

    • Greek Yogurt with Fruit and Walnuts $7

      Honey, sea salt, and Mishmish spice.

    • Duck Shakshuka $12

      Duck egg poached in peppery tomato sauce with smoked duck confit and pickled chiles.

    • Goat's Cheese Loukamades $8.5

      Greek donuts, goat cheese, honey, seasonal fruit, tangier spice.

    • Lobster Menemen $10

      Traditional turkish scrambled eggs with tomato and peppers, new shell lobster, toast.

  • Brunch Entree Salads
    Tango lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel, mizithra, scallions, dill, olive oil, and vinegar.
    • Maroulosalata $11

      Tango lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel, myzithra cheese, scallions, dill, olive oil, vinegar.

    • Megalosalata with Falafel Brunch $13

    • Megalosalata with Grilled Chicken Brunch $13

    • Megalosalata with Sauteed Shrimp Brunch $15

    • Megalosalata with Salmon Brunch $15

  • Brunch The Zaytinya Experience
    • Chef's Experience Brunch $65

      Let Head Chef Michael Costa and his team customize a culinary tour of the best that Zaytinya has to offer.

  • Brunch Beverages
    • Traditional Turkish Coffee Brunch $4.5

      Sade, orta sekerli or tatli. Unsweetened, semi-sweet or sweet.

  • Chef's Experience
    • Chef's Experience $65

      Per person. Enjoy a tour of the most exotic flavors of the Mediterranean guided by Chef Michael Costa and his team.

  • Spreads
    Girisler.
    • Hommus $7

      Puree of chickpeas, garlic, and tahini.

    • Baba Ghannouge $7

      Fire-roasted eggplant, tahini, lemon, and garlic.

    • Taramosalata $7

      The traditional spread of cured carp roe.

    • Htipiti $8

      Marinated roasted red peppers, feta, and thyme.

    • Tzatziki $8

      Greek yogurt with diced cucumbers, dill.

    • Labneh $7

      Lebanese strained yogurt with za'atar.

    • Hommus Ma Lahm $9

      Hommus, spiced ground Jamison lamb, pine nuts, house-pickled vegetables, and mint.

    • Spread Pikilia Brunch $35

      All 6 spreads.

    • Spread Pikilia $35

      Selection of Hommus, Baba Ghannouge, Taramosalata, Htipiti, Tzatziki, and Labneh.

    • Spread Pikilia Lunch $35

      All 6 spreads.

    • House-Made Lavash Chips $5

      Served with sumac.

  • Crudos and Cures
    Akatergastos.
    • Turkish Style Pastirma $6

      Traditionally cured loin of beef spiced with cumin, fenugreek, and paprika.

    • Turkish Style Pastirma with Salad $9

      Traditionally cured loin of beef spiced with rolled around a salad of radish, apricots, mint.

    • Kibbeh Nayeh $12

      Grass-fed Randall Linebacks ruby veal from Chapel Hill farm in a Lebanese-style tartare ground to order, bulgur wheat, radish, pita chips, lettuce leaves.

    • Avgotaraho $9

      Traditional Greek pressed caviar of cured grey mullet roe.

    • Avgotaraho with Traditional Turkish Pasta $22

      Cooked in a rich shellfish broth, shrimp, squid, octopus, ground waln.

    • Salmon Crudo $14

      Potato skordalia, almonds, celery, crispy potato, and dill.

  • Flat Bread
    Pyde cepytlery.
    • Soujouk Pide $10

      Spicy soujouk sausage, Kasar cheese, 65-degree egg.

    • Peynirli Pide $8

      Turkish tomato sauce with cinnamon and oregano, covered in halloumi cheese.

  • Soups and Salads
    Soupes salates.
    • Chilled Persian Yogurt Soup $7

      Honeycrisp apples, walnuts, rose petals, dill, parsley, chives, raisins, and barberries.

    • Chicken Soup Avgolemono $8

      Rich egg and lemon broth, roasted chicken, house hilopites pasta, vegetables, and soft poached egg.

    • Fattoush $9

      Tomato, cucumber, red onion, green pepper, radish, pita chips, pomegranate vinegar dressing.

    • Sabzi Salad $8.5

      Arugula, parsley leaves, dill, mint, scallions, mint-lime dressing, and whipped feta.

    • Horta Salata $9

      Kale salad, smoked olives, fava Santorini, ladolemono, pistachios.

    • Tabbouleh $7

      Parsley, bulgur wheat, diced tomatoes, onions, mint, lemon dressing.

    • Maroulosalata $7

      Heirloom lettuces, dill, mizithra cheese, red wine vinegar dressing, nasturtium flower petals.

    • Beet Salata $8.5

      Crimson and yellow beets, shaved fennel, upland cress, spiced walnuts.

    • Portakal Salatasi $8.5

      Orange and grapefruit salad, baby arugula, kalamata olives, pine nuts, feta, Orange flower dressing.

    • Tomato Corbasi $8

      Tomato soup scented with cinnamon and allspice, dakos, greek yogurt.

    • Smoked Beet Salata $9.5

      Smoked beets, walnut tarator sauce, greens, Honeycrisp apple.

  • Vegetable Mezze
    Hortariki.
    • Mujadara $9.5

      Lebanese lentil and rice pilaf, crispy shallots, soubise yogurt.

    • Imam Bayildi $8

      Ottoman-style roasted eggplant stuffed with onions, tomatoes, and walnuts.

    • Crispy Brussels Afelia $9

      Brussels sprouts, coriander seed, barberries, garlic yogurt.

    • Kolokithokeftedes $8

      Zucchini and Kefalograviera cheese patties, caper yogurt.

    • Bantijan Bil Laban Brunch $9

      Crispy eggplant, roasted garlic yogurt sauce.

    • Bantijan Bil Laban $9.5

      Crispy eggplant, roasted garlic yogurt, pistachio, barberries, mint, cardamom spice.

    • Cauliflower Tiganites $9

      Tahini, sultanas, capers, and pine nuts.

    • Olives and Pickles $8

      Greek olives, Tumeric pickles, and dried fruits.

    • Olives and Pickles Lunch $8

      Greek olives marinated in oregano, Greek olive oil.

    • Mushroom Baharat $14

      Seasonal mushrooms, golden Baharat spiced tahini, warm dates, and roasted walnuts.

    • Seared Halloumi Cheese $10

      Dates, pomegranate, citrus, mint, and pistachio.

    • Spanakopita $9

      House-made phyllo, spinach, feta cheese.

    • Mushroom Couscous $10

      Traditional Lebanese-style pearl couscous, peas, mushrooms, garlic Toum.

    • Falafel $9

      Traditional chickpea fritters, tahini sauce.

    • Piyaz Brunch $9

      Warm imported giant beans, kale, oven-roasted tomato, garlic.

    • Piyaz $9

      Warm imported giant beans, kale, oven-roasted tomato, garlic, ladolemono.

    • Piyaz Lunch $9

      Warm imported giant beans, kale, oven-roasted tomato, garlic.

    • Grape-Leaves Dolmades Brunch $9

      Grape leaves with rice, tomato, fennel, pine nuts, sultanas, served with labneh.

    • Grape Leaves Dolmades $10

      Grape leaves with rice, tomato, fennel, pine nuts, sultanas, served with labneh.

    • Grape-Leaves Dolmades Lunch $9

      Grape leaves with rice, tomato, fennel, pine nuts, sultanas, served with labneh.

    • Ottoman Pilaf $9

      Saffron basmati rice, dates, apricots, almonds, pistachios.

    • Greek Fries $6

      Garlic yogurt, lemon, and oregano.

    • Batata Maquliya $6

      Lebanese frites, za'atar spice, garlic yogurt.

    • Elies Tis Elladas $6

      Greek olives marinated in oregano, Greek olive oil.

    • Frika $9.5

      Anson Mills farro verde, sun dried tomatoes, feta.

    • Local Swiss Chard $8.5

      Crimini mushroom, green chickpeas, z'atar spice, sesame, barberries.

    • Mercimek Koftesi $9

      Traditional seared red lentil patties, preserved lemon yogurt, pomegranate, lettuce leaves.

    • Seared Halloumi Cheese $10

      Dates, pomegranate, orange, mint.

    • Seasonal Mushrooms $12

      Sauteed mushrooms, dates, toasted almonds, cumin.

    • Wheatberry Salata $9

      Anson mills farro piccolo, brassicas, kabocha squash puree.

  • Artisanal Cheese Pikilia
    • 2 oz. Ladotyri Artisanal Cheese Pikilia $7.5

      Served with olive oil and candied green pistachio.

    • 2 oz. Roussas Feta Artisanal Cheese Pikilia $7.5

      Served with honeycomb.

    • 2 oz. Manouri Artisanal Cheese Pikilia $7.5

      Served with black walnuts.

    • 2 oz. Vlahotiri Artisanal Cheese Pikilia $7.5

      Served with dates, cumin, and date molasses.

    • Artisanal Cheese Pikilia $18

      Selection of 4 cheeses.

    • Artisanal Cheese Pikilia $7.5

  • Seafood Mezze
    Thalassina.
    • Eriste $14

      Traditional Turkish pasta cooked in a rich shellfish broth, shrimp, squid, octopus, grated walnut.

    • Seared Salmon $13

      Herbed tahini, roasted pine nuts, cucumber, pickled radish, and preserved lemon.

    • Fried Squid Brunch $9

      Crispy squid, garlic-yogurt sauce, and lemon salt.

    • Fried Squid $9

      Lemon salt, garlic-yogurt sauce.

    • Octopus Santorini $18

      Grilled Mediterranean octopus, marinated onions, capers, yellow split pea puree.

    • Garides Me Anitho $12

      Sauteed shrimp, dill, shallots, mustard, lemon juice.

    • Sea Scallops $14

      Dill yogurt, apples, radish, sesame-rose spice.

    • Bronzino $12

      Seared Mediterranean sea bass, celery root skordalia, almonds, and capers.

    • Midyes $8

      Fried mussels, walnut tarator sauce.

    • Avgotaraho with Black Spaghetti, 63deg Egg, Garlic, Olive Oil $14

    • Blue Catfish Skordalia $8

      Crispy ouzo-battered local wild blue catfish, traditional potato garlic spread, meyer lemon, almond.

    • Octopus Santorini $14.5

      Grilled Mediterranean octopus, marinated onions, capers, yellow split pea puree.

    • Oyster Saganaki $15

      Five Rappahannock River 'Olde Salts' oysters roasted on the half shell with ouzo, tomato, feta.

    • Seared Skuna Bay Salmon $12

      Chermoula, preserved lemon sauce.

    • Shellfish Quwarmah $12

      Persian jeweled rice, pistachio, almond, scallop, shrimp, aromatic broth.

    • Midyes Lunch $9

      Fried mussels, walnut tarator sauce.

  • Meat and Poultry Mezze
    Kreatika.
    • Chicken Youvetsi $9

      Chicken braised with tomato and cinnamon, Kefalograviera cheese, kritharaki pasta.

    • Lamb Shoulder $85

      Roasted jamison lamb shoulder, lettuce leaves, harissa, cucumber tzatziki, garlic toum.

    • Keftedes Kapama $10

      Beef and lamb meatballs, feta cheese, rustic tomato sauce, cinnamon, all spice.

    • Lamb Baharat $10

      Spice-rubbed lamb kebab, tabouleh, tahini sauce.

    • Hunkar Begendi $14

      Traditional Turkish braised lamb shank, eggplant-kefalograviera puree.

    • Adana Kebab $10

      Ground Jamison farm lamb, grilled tomatoes, sumac, harissa pita, pickled chiles.

    • Shish Taouk $10

      Grilled chicken skewer, sumac, onions, garlic Toum, grilled tomatoes.

    • LBLT $14

      House-smoked lamb bacon, sun-dried tomato tzatziki, pita chips, lettuce leaves.

    • Steak Harra $14

      Brown buttered greens, mustard labneh, pepper Baharat.

    • Kibbeh $9

      Beef and bulgur wheat fritters, almonds, pine nuts, currants, labneh.

    • Lamb Tongue Muhamara $12

      Red pepper-walnut spread, sun-dried tomatoes, Urfa-cumin spice.

    • Knisa Lamb Chops $20

      Grilled lamb rib chops, smoked yogurt tzatziki, caper dill salts.

    • Lamb Kleftico $14

      Spit-roasted Jamison lamb, house-made phyllo, feta, dill.

    • Cerkez Tavugu $8

      Traditional Turkish chicken salad, spiced walnuts, sultanas, endive leaves.

    • Biftek Muhamarra $12

      Grilled sirloin, sweet pepper walnut pomegranate spread.

    • Cerkez Tavugu $7.5

      Traditional Turkish chicken salad, spiced walnuts, sultanas, endive leaves.

    • Fasolia Me Loukaniko $9.5

      Autumn Olive pork sausage, black-eyed peas, sweet peppers, mustard.

    • Keftedes Kapama $9.5

      Beef and lamb meatballs, feta cheese, rustic tomato sauce, cinnamon, all spice.

    • Kotopoulo Youvetsi $9

      Chicken, orzo, tomato, kefalograviera crust.

    • Lamb Tongue Souvlaki $12

      Grilled lamb's tongue, celery, olives, pickled chiles, sultanas.

    • Pan-Roasted Sweetbreads $11

      Crispy pastirma, celery root, hazelnuts, mushroom labne.

    • Snail Kibbeh $8.5

      Crispy potato-crusted snails, baharat spiced labneh, heirloom lettuces.

  • Mezze Ora
    • Hommus Bil Zhoug $5

      Puree of chickpeas with tahini and lemon, spicy jalapeno zhoug, crispy chickpeas, micro cilantro.

    • Sundried Tomato Pide $5

      Flatbread topped with halloumi cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, Sercarz Ararat spice, fresh mint, feta.

    • The Greek Disco $6

      Crispy potato, labneh, Kefalograviera cheese, braised lamb shank, fresh cheese curds.

    • Gozleme $7

      Flatbread filled with zucchini, eggplant, roasted peppers, walnuts, mozzarella cheese.

    • Fried Lemon Chicken $7

      Crispy Baharat spiced boneless chicken thigh, lemon salt, cucumber tzatziki.

  • Lunch Mezze
    • Mezze Lunch $25

      Your choice of 4 items.

  • Lunch Entree Salads
    Tango lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel, mizithra, scallions, dill, olive oil, and vinegar.
    • Maroulosalata $11

      Tango lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel, myzithra, scallions, dill, olive oil, vinegar.

    • Megalosalata with Falafel Lunch $13

    • Megalosalata with Grilled Chicken Lunch $13

    • Megalosalata with Sauteed Shrimp Lunch $15

    • Megalosalata with Salmon Lunch $15

  • Lunch Sandwiches
    Available 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. All sandwiches come with your choice of either a traditional Greek green salad or Greek fries.
    • Falafel Burger $11

      Olive oil brioche bun, chickpea fritter, tomato, garlic yogurt sauce.

    • Seared Salmon Shawarma $13

      Marinated salmon, tabbouleh, romaine lettuce, lavash bread, and dill yogurt.

    • Chicken Shawarma $13

      Garlic-lemon marinated chicken, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, on lavash bread with garlic sauce.

    • Cerkez on Toasted Olive Bread $12

      Shredded chicken, walnut-cilantro sauce, roasted red peppers, feta, mache, and caramelized onions.

    • Kofte Sandwich $13

      Ground lamb and beef, middle eastern spices, tomatoes, sumac onions, hommus, on toasted bread.

    • Midye Tava $13

      Fried mussels, pickled onions, lettuce, garlic yogurt.

    • Spit-Roasted Lamb Gyro $15

      Slow roasted lamb shoulder, house-pickled vegetables, Greek fries, and seasonal tzatziki.

    • Kavurma Tost $12

      Pressed sandwich of Kasar cheese, beef confit, caramelized onions.

  • Cheeses
    • Smoked Pipe Dreams, Greencastle, Pennsylvania Cheeses $7.5

      1 piece. Hand-crafted goat milk cheese, served with seasonal spoon sweet.

    • Cheeses $18

      Selection of 4 cheeses.

    • 1 Piece Cheese $7.5

    • Roussas Feta, Almiros, Greece Cheeses $7.5

      1 piece. Full-flavored, rich sheep's milk cheese, served with honeycomb.

    • Manouri, Dodoni's, Greece Cheeses $7.5

      1 piece. Soft, mild sheep's milk cheese, served with black walnuts.

    • Vlahotiri, Greece Cheeses $7.5

      1 piece. The firm, traditional Greek shepherd's cheese, served with dates, cumin, date molasses.

    • Cheeses $18

      Selection of 4 cheeses.

  • Dessert
    • Greek Yogurt and Apricots $4

      Muscat soaked apricots, vanilla yogurt cream, apricot sorbet, pistachio powder.

    • Turkish Delight $4

      Walnut ice cream, yogurt mousse, honey gelee, orange-caramel sauce, caramelized pine nuts.

    • Turkish Coffee Chocolate Cake $8

      Sea salt, mastiha ice cream, pistachio.

    • Chocolate Rose $8

      Rose ice cream, chocolate custard, spiced berry puree.

    • Galatopita $8

      Semolina custard espuma, crispy phyllo, almonds, stone fruit sorbet.

    • Greek Mountain Tea Granita $8

      Stone fruit, honey, and mint.

    • 1 Scoop House-Made Ice Cream $2

    • 1 Scoop House-Made Sorbet $2

    • House-Made Ice Creams $5

      3 of assorted flavors.

    • House-Made Sorbets $5

      3 of assorted flavors.

  • Coffee
    • Traditional Turkish Coffee $5

      Sade (unsweetened), orta sekerli (semi-sweet), or tatli (sweet).

    • La Colombe Regular and Decaffeinated $3

    • La Colombe Cold Brew Iced Coffee $5

    • Espresso $4

    • Double Espresso $6

    • Cappuccino $5

    • American Coffee $3

    • La Colombe Iced Coffee $5

    • Latte $5

  • Tea and Tisane
    From our friends at Teaism.
    • Earl Grey Organic Tea $5

      Chinese tea with oil of bergamot and a citrus flavor.

    • Jasmine Organic Tea $5

      Chinese green tea scented with fresh jasmine blossoms.

    • Blood Orange Tisane $5

      Caffeine-free tisane with orange peels, apple, hibiscus, rose hips and lemon.

    • Keemum Organic Tea $5

      Rich, full-bodied tea used in English breakfast blends.

    • Moroccan Mint Tea $5

      A blend of green tea and organic spearmint.

    • Lavender Lemon Mint Tea and Tisane $5

      Floral and minty, lemon verbena, lavender, mint, and cinnamon.

    • Cinnamon Apricot $5

      A blend of Indonesian cinnamon, dried apricots and Egyptian marigolds.

    • From The Mountains Of Greece Mount Olympus Flowers $5

      The national herbal drink of Greece, floral and earthy.

  • Non Alcoholic Beverages
    • Lemonatha $6

    • Ginger Beer $6

    • Cucumber-Mint Cooler $6

    • Turkish Juice $5

    • La Colombe Iced Coffee $5

    • Ayran $4

  • Beer (Must be 21 to Purchase)
    Bottle.
    • Mythos Bottle $8

      Greece. Must be 21 to purchase.

    • Efes Pilsner Bottle $8

      Turkey. Must be 21 to purchase.

    • Almaza Pilsner Bottle $8

      Lebanon. Must be 21 to purchase.

    • Brooklyn Sorachi Ace Bottle $24

      NY, 750 ml. Must be 21 to purchase.

  • Brunch Mezze Lunch (Archive)
    Your choice of one from each course.
    • Mezze $25

  • Mezze - Vegan (Archive)
    • Artichoke "Zeytinyagli" $10.5

      Olive oil puree, carrots, peas, mint, onions and artichokes, slowly cooked in olive oil.

    • Winter Tabbouleh $9

      Parsley, bulgur wheat, cara cara navel orange, celery root, pine nuts.

    • Chermoula Mushroom Kebab $12

      Tabbouleh, walnut tarator sauce.

    • Lenten Spaghetti $12

      House-made durum wheat spaghetti sauced with tahini, sundried tomatoes, smoked olives, sesame, garlic, marash peppers, capers.

    • Cig Kofte $8

      Bulgur wheat, tomato, pomegranate molasses.

  • Lunch Mezze - Vegan (Archive)
    • Cig Kofte $8

      Bulgur wheat, tomato, pomegranate molasses.

    • Chermoula Mushroom Kebab $12

      Tabbouleh, walnut tarator sauce.

    • Mujadara $9.5

      Basmati rice, du puy lentils, caramelized onions, baharat, cauliflower puree.

    • Winter Tabbouleh $9

      Parsley, bulgur wheat, cara cara navel orange, celery root, pine nuts.

  • Lunch Sandwiches - Vegan (Archive)
    All sandwich comes with your choice of either maroulosalata or lebanese fries.
    • Shiitake Mushrooms Lahmajum $11

      Flatbread baked with urfa pepper mushroom spread, arugula and hazelnuts.

    • Nohut Durum $11

      Pitra bread, marinated green chickepeas, tursu, mint and parsley.

  • Dessert - Vegan (Archive)
    • Kollyva $8

      Sweet wheatberry and nut pilaf, roasted apple, date, honeycrisp apple sorbet.

  • Lunch Dessert - Vegan (Archive)
    • Greek Mountain Tea Granita $8

      Red grapefruit, Orange confit. Mint.

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