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L’Orient Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro has brought a different approach to bomontiada
with a kitchen that focuses on good ingredients and simple
yet catchy selections. The restaurant has recently added many
fresh fruits and seasonal flavors to its menu. Preparing Turk-
ish dishes with its own unique interpretation, Kilimanjaro’s
fall & winter menu has striking flavors ranging from green
runner beans, borlotti beans in olive oil, grilled cabbage, and
wild mushrooms.

Procuring seasonal products from local producers to use in
its kitchen, Kilimanjaro has also added traditional Turkish
soup ‘tarhana’ to its menu. The restaurant first sautés tarha-
na in butter, cooks it with garlic and red paprika paste, and
serves with crispy croutons. Another flavor, smoked leek is
smoked in wood fire, simmered and seasoned with aromatic
herbs, and served with homemade crumble and curd cheese.

Wild mushroom platter which consists of porcini, shitake,
chestnut, oyster and cultivated mushrooms sautéed in butter
with a little garlic is flavored with hollandaise sauce. Cibes
out, a special Aegean herb, is prepared with slightly boiled
and grilled cibes and served with mustard sauce and grated
ezine cheese. Another striking flavor from the menu is calf’s
tongue, which is cooked for long hours at medium heat and
several aromatic flavors and served on celery puree and onion
chutney.

L’Orient will take you from İstanbul to Beirut with a delightful
menu of original flavors from the traditional Lebanese cuisine,
its special decoration, orientalist ambience, presentations and
musical selections.

L’Orient’s kitchen is entrusted to Chef Pierre Khoury, one
of the famous chefs of the Lebanese cuisine. All herbs and
ingredients used in the appetizers and dishes of L’Orient are
brought especially from Lebanon.

The restaurant’s menu exhibits its difference with various Hu-
mus selections, an appetizer that first comes to mind when we
say Lebanese cuisine, Moutabbal, Rahep, Kebbe, Falafel and
countless other hot/cold appetizers, main dishes, and unique
desserts. L’Orient offers its guests many flavors to taste and
long times to enjoy.