Birgi Sofrası Restaurant

About Birgi Sofrası Restaurant

Birgi Sofrası is a casual restaurant in the centre of Birgi, the historic village 9 km from Ödemiş that was once the capital of the Aydınoğlu Beylik. It is one of the handful of places to eat around the village centre and a common lunch stop for visitors exploring the mosques, mansions and cobbled streets of Birgi. The menu covers home style cooking (ev yemekleri and sulu yemek, the stews and braises of a Turkish lokanta), kebabs and pide, along with the local dishes of the Ödemiş area. These include töngül pide, the Ödemiş flatbread topped with a mince, parsley, egg and butter mixture and grated tulum cheese, and Ödemiş köftesi, the cylindrical meatballs served on fried bread that hold a geographical indication. Among the restaurant's best known dishes are goat kid cooked in a clay pot (güveçte oğlak) and tahinli kazandibi, a caramelised milk pudding made with tahini. A complimentary salad comes with meals. The restaurant is known as an affordable choice, and it sits on Fatih Mehmet Bey Caddesi, the road that runs through the village.