Cold meze
veganHummus Pancar Ceviz
Hummus with beetroot and walnuts – our most-ordered cold meze.
€7.50
Turkish meze cuisine · Tübingen, Österberg
Many small plates.
One long evening.
Meze from Anatolia – shared at the table or taken home. Doblerstraße 1, five minutes from the old town.
46 meze · half of them vegetarian or vegan · Mon–Sat from 16:30
Chapter 01
What meze is
MezeTurkish for the small plates that fill the table
Meze is not a starter and not a course. Meze is the Turkish way of eating: many small plates in the middle, everyone reaches in, and the evening has no fixed end.
In Turkey they say meze is there for talking. You sit long, order little by little, and the table gets fuller instead of emptier. Our meze lives on yoghurt, olive oil, herbs, roasted vegetables and everything Anatolia cooks down and dries in summer – plenty of spice, little deep-frying, finer than Arabic cuisine. Not a kebab plate, but a kitchen you share.
Sofrathe set tableSoğuk Mezecold mezeSıcak Mezewarm mezePaylaşmakto shareAfiyet olsunenjoy your meal
- 01
Cold first
Two or three cold meze to begin – yoghurt, hummus, ezme. Bread comes with them.
- 02
Warm follows
Then the warm ones: börek, sarma, mantı, braised lamb. One after another, in the order the kitchen finishes them.
- 03
Share everything
Not everyone their own yoghurt – one yoghurt for all. Rule of thumb: 3–4 meze per person. Our team helps you put it together.
First time here? You don't need to know anything or pronounce anything. Tell us what you feel like – we'll build the table with you.
How much you need
How many plates for your table?
Choose how many you are – we'll show you what a typical meze table looks like for your group. Pre-order the selection for pick-up, or just take it as an idea.
You are
Appetite
Altogether about · Menu prices, drinks not included
The suggestions are an example from our menu – at the restaurant we're happy to tailor it, including fully vegetarian or vegan.
Cold mezeWarm mezeBread
Chapter 02
Where we come from
Harvested in summer.
Lived on in winter.
Our family comes from Central Anatolia, from a village where farming shapes life. There you learn early what a season means.
In summer everything is harvested and preserved for the winter ahead: bread baked, vegetables dried in the sun, tomato paste cooked down. Unripe grapes turn into vinegar in a bottle left in the sun. Grain is winnowed in the wind until kernel and chaff part – a whole day for a single task.
Something of that remains to this day. It is in every meze on our menu: in the dried aubergines for the dolma, in the yoghurt, in the pickled vegetables, in the calm with which a table is set.
01
Bread
Baked daily, first on the table. Included with your first meze order.
02
Drying
Aubergines, peppers, okra – on strings in the sun. Later stuffed with rice: our dolma.
03
Cooking down
Tomato paste, pepper paste, grape pekmez. The base for ezme, sarma and sauces.
04
Waiting
Vinegar in the sun, yoghurt overnight, yufka by hand. Good food has its own pace.
Photo of Sultan – to follow
These old skills must not disappear.Sultan, owner
TübingenWhere we cook
Central AnatoliaWhere the recipes come from
Between the two lies everything that ends up on the table: the village pantry and the kitchen at the Österberg.
What the grandparents could do in the village – drying, cooking down, dough by hand – is on the menu today as meze. It is cooked in Tübingen, with a chef from Istanbul who comes from Anatolia himself. And with a good part of Germany in the kitchen: that's why it tastes like home here, in both directions.
Chapter 03
The room
Deep blue, soft and warm.
A deep-blue wall, a soft bench, palms – and a wallpaper that feels like an Anatolian carpet. In the evening the light gets warmer, and the table fuller.
- Food, drinks, musicA meze house in the spirit of a meyhane: a place for long evenings with food, drinks and music. Wine, beer and spritz alongside çay, ayran and homemade lemonade.
- Everyone welcomeCouples, families, colleagues after work, groups of friends, students. Whoever comes should feel at ease – whatever is in the glass.
- Outside in summerIn good weather we also sit out front. Inside there is room for small tables and long ones.
Chapter 04
From the kitchen
46 meze, half of them meat-free.
Prepared fresh every day. Cold meze from €5.50, warm from €9.50 – and a menu that reads as well on your phone as at the table.
Cold meze
veganÇiğ Köfte
Bulgur balls with salad and lemon – meat-free, spicy, for wrapping.
€9.50
Warm meze
Mantı
Dumplings with beef, tomato-pepper sauce and garlic yoghurt. Folded by hand.
€16.50
Warm meze
vegetarianSu Böreği
Water pastry of noodle and yufka dough with cheese – crisp outside, soft inside.
€9.50
Warm meze
Kuzu Tandır
Lamb tandır, braised for hours, with pilav and yufka.
€22.50
Dessert
vegetarianBaklava Dondurma
Baklava with vanilla ice cream, with pistachios or walnuts.
€9.50
Chapter 05
Take-away
The meze table, set at home.
Everything on the menu is also available to take away – on weekdays just like at the weekend. Call, pick up, done.
Pre-order on
07071 6399222- 01Choose
Look at the menu or plan your table above. Or just tell us how many – we'll put it together.
- 02Call
A quick call or an e-mail. We'll tell you when it's ready.
- 03Pick up
Doblerstraße 1, at the Österberg. Stop briefly, load up, go.
Weekdays too – ideal for an evening without cooking.
Your own bowls and pots are welcome – less packaging.
Home delivery: via Lieferando.
Chapter 06
Reservation
Your table for tonight? Give us a quick call.
The fastest way:
07071 6399222Or send us a request – we confirm personally. In the evening and at weekends a reservation is worth it.
Catering & celebrations
Meze as a buffet for company parties, birthdays, weddings – at your place or at ours as one long table.
Request cateringGroups & long tables
From eight people we're happy to put the meze table together with you in advance – just call.
Call usChapter 07
Gift vouchers
An evening at Sultan Meze, as a gift.
Enter the amount, send the form – you'll get the payment details right away. Pay by bank transfer or PayPal. Once the payment arrives, the voucher is ready for pick-up or goes out by post.
- 01Choose an amount
Any amount from €20. - 02Order
Send the form – the payment details appear immediately. - 03Pay
Bank transfer or PayPal, amount + your name as reference. - 04Give
After payment: pick up or receive by post.
Thank you – almost done.
Lovely that you're giving a Sultan Meze voucher. Please transfer the amount to one of the two accounts, with your name as reference.
Bank transfer[Bank – to be completed by the client]
[BIC]
[IBAN – to be completed by the client][BIC]
PayPal
[PayPal address – to be completed by the client]Once the payment arrives, the voucher is posted within 24 hours on working days or ready for pick-up. Your order has also been sent to us by e-mail.
What our guests say
★★★★★
„By far the best and most accurate Turkish cuisine in the region – which is not all about döner or kebap. Taste, service and ambience are very good. Keep it up!“Google review
★★★★★
„Cosy restaurant where you feel welcomed. The cuisine was excellent: fresh, aromatic and balanced. Loved the ceviche!“Google review
★★★★★
„A wonderful restaurant with fantastic, authentic food and a very friendly, attentive team. For anyone who wants to experience traditional and modern Turkish cuisine.“Google review
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Plan your visit
Opening hours & directions
Opening hours
Mon–Sat · 16:30 →
Opening hours
Monday–Thursday16:30–23:00
Friday + Saturday16:30–24:00
Sundayclosed
Kitchen from 17:30. Short-notice changes on Instagram.
Address
Sultan Meze Cuisine
Doblerstraße 1
72074 Tübingen
At the Österberg – a five-minute walk from the old town, near the district court.
Frequently asked
Good to know
How many meze do you order per person?
As a rule of thumb 3–4 meze per person, mixed cold and warm – and then you share. You can plan your table further up the page; our team is happy to advise.
Can I take everything away?
Yes, the whole menu. Best call briefly beforehand (+49 7071 6399222) or pre-order by e-mail – we'll tell you when it's ready. Your own containers are welcome.
Are there vegetarian and vegan dishes?
Yes, about half the menu – from hummus to zeytinyağlı fasulye to mercimek köfte. Just ask, we'll point them out.
Do I need to reserve?
Recommended, especially in the evening and at weekends. Online requests at least 48 hours in advance – for short notice just call.
Is there alcohol – and do I have to drink any?
There's wine, beer and spritz. And there's çay, ayran and homemade lemonade. Everyone drinks what they like – both are normal here.
When does the food start?
We open at 16:30, the kitchen starts at 17:30. Sunday is our day off.
Where can I park?
In the side streets around the Österberg (limited); on foot you reach us from the centre in a few minutes.
Sultan Meze · Tübingen
We look forward to seeing you – at the table or at home.
Doblerstraße 1 · 72074 Tübingen · closed on Sundays