3. 27 Mezze Bar and Grill
Why visit? Said to be the first contemporary Turkish restaurant in Singapore, 27 Mezze Bar and Grill is so named because its menu showcases — you guessed it — 27 dishes so that its customers wouldn’t be too overwhelmed and customers can also try only the best dishes that the restaurant is confident in putting out.
Its founder, Turkish native Ozlem Ozbilgili, had relocated to Singapore when her husband had to move here for work. She was previously involved in her family’s F&B business, a popular Turkish kebab concept Harbi Adana Ocakbasi and realised upon moving to Singapore back in 2024, that there wasn’t a meyhane-style restaurant here yet.
For the uninitiated, meyhane-style dining refers to the traditional Turkish-style communal dining where one eats, drinks, and shares stories. Ozlem wanted to bring that vibe to Singapore, and hence 27 Mezze Bar & Grill was born.
PS: It recently relocated from its initial unit at 01-02A to 01-14, which is right by the riverside so you can be certain that it’ll be even vibier than before!
Crowd favourites: Start your meal with 27 Mezze’s hummus ($14) and some house-made pita bread ($5) because what’s a Mediterranean meal without some hummus? Diners here also love the charred eggplant dip (S$14), with eggplant, yoghurt, and garlic.
For mains, you definitely need to get the lamb “beyti kebap” ($36), 27 Mezze’s take on a popular kebab in Turkey where minced lamb, garlic, and parsley comes wrapped in lavas bread. The grilled octopus (S$27) is another go-to, featuring smoky octopus with crushed pine nuts, lemon, garlic, and herbs.
Read our full review of 27 Mezze Bar and Grill here.
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