Zaytinya Greek

Zaytinya Menu

(202) 638-0800
701 9th St Nw, Washington, DC 20001
$$$$$

Brunch

Available until 2:30.
Menemen
$8.50
Traditional Turkish soft scrambled eggs with tomato, sweet peppers, Marash and feta.
Menemen with Cured Beef Loin
$12.00
Traditional Turkish soft scrambled eggs with thinly sliced Turkish cured beef loin and Kasar cheese.
Shakshuka
$12.00
Traditional pepper and tomato stew with preserved lemon, poached egg. Your choice of chicken, braised lamb or mushrooms.
Cilbir
$8.50
Poached eggs, toast, whipped Greek yogurt, paprika butter, and sumac.
Brunch Falafel Burger
$12.00
63 degree fried egg, olive oil brioche, cucumber tzatziki, and mint. Served with a choice of Greek fries or a small salad.
Ashta
$8.50
Traditional Lebanese-style French toast, seasonal fruit, and mint.
Olive Oil Pancakes
$8.50
Manouri cream, seasonal fruit, and Attiki honey.
Greek Yogurt with Fruit and Walnuts
$7.00
Honey, sea salt, and Mishmish spice.
Duck Shakshuka
$12.00
Duck egg poached in peppery tomato sauce with smoked duck confit and pickled chiles.
Goat's Cheese Loukamades
$8.50
Greek donuts, goat cheese, honey, seasonal fruit, tangier spice.
Lobster Menemen
10.00
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
$11.00
Tango lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel, myzithra cheese, scallions, dill, olive oil, vinegar.
Megalosalata with Falafel Brunch
$13.00
Megalosalata with Grilled Chicken Brunch
$13.00
Megalosalata with Sauteed Shrimp Brunch
$15.00
Megalosalata with Salmon Brunch
15.00

$Brunch The Zaytinya Experience


Chef's Experience Brunch
65.00
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
4.50
Sade, orta sekerli or tatli. Unsweetened, semi-sweet or sweet.

$Chef's Experience


Chef's Experience
65.00
Per person. Enjoy a tour of the most exotic flavors of the Mediterranean guided by Chef Michael Costa and his team.

$Spreads

Girisler.
Hommus
$7.00
Puree of chickpeas, garlic, and tahini.
Baba Ghannouge
$7.00
Fire-roasted eggplant, tahini, lemon, and garlic.
Taramosalata
$7.00
The traditional spread of cured carp roe.
Htipiti
$8.00
Marinated roasted red peppers, feta, and thyme.
Tzatziki
$8.00
Greek yogurt with diced cucumbers, dill.
Labneh
$7.00
Lebanese strained yogurt with za'atar.
Hommus Ma Lahm
$9.00
Hommus, spiced ground Jamison lamb, pine nuts, house-pickled vegetables, and mint.
Spread Pikilia Brunch
$35.00
All 6 spreads.
Spread Pikilia
$35.00
Selection of Hommus, Baba Ghannouge, Taramosalata, Htipiti, Tzatziki, and Labneh.
Spread Pikilia Lunch
$35.00
All 6 spreads.
House-Made Lavash Chips
5.00
Served with sumac.

$Crudos and Cures

Akatergastos.
Turkish Style Pastirma
$6.00
Traditionally cured loin of beef spiced with cumin, fenugreek, and paprika.
Turkish Style Pastirma with Salad
$9.00
Traditionally cured loin of beef spiced with rolled around a salad of radish, apricots, mint.
Kibbeh Nayeh
$12.00
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
$9.00
Traditional Greek pressed caviar of cured grey mullet roe.
Avgotaraho with Traditional Turkish Pasta
$22.00
Cooked in a rich shellfish broth, shrimp, squid, octopus, ground waln.
Salmon Crudo
14.00
Potato skordalia, almonds, celery, crispy potato, and dill.

$Flat Bread

Pyde cepytlery.
Soujouk Pide
$10.00
Spicy soujouk sausage, Kasar cheese, 65-degree egg.
Peynirli Pide
8.00
Turkish tomato sauce with cinnamon and oregano, covered in halloumi cheese.

$Soups and Salads

Soupes salates.
Chilled Persian Yogurt Soup
$7.00
Honeycrisp apples, walnuts, rose petals, dill, parsley, chives, raisins, and barberries.
Chicken Soup Avgolemono
$8.00
Rich egg and lemon broth, roasted chicken, house hilopites pasta, vegetables, and soft poached egg.
Fattoush
$9.00
Tomato, cucumber, red onion, green pepper, radish, pita chips, pomegranate vinegar dressing.
Sabzi Salad
$8.50
Arugula, parsley leaves, dill, mint, scallions, mint-lime dressing, and whipped feta.
Horta Salata
$9.00
Kale salad, smoked olives, fava Santorini, ladolemono, pistachios.
Tabbouleh
$7.00
Parsley, bulgur wheat, diced tomatoes, onions, mint, lemon dressing.
Maroulosalata
$7.00
Heirloom lettuces, dill, mizithra cheese, red wine vinegar dressing, nasturtium flower petals.
Beet Salata
$8.50
Crimson and yellow beets, shaved fennel, upland cress, spiced walnuts.
Portakal Salatasi
$8.50
Orange and grapefruit salad, baby arugula, kalamata olives, pine nuts, feta, Orange flower dressing.
Tomato Corbasi
$8.00
Tomato soup scented with cinnamon and allspice, dakos, greek yogurt.
Smoked Beet Salata
9.50
Smoked beets, walnut tarator sauce, greens, Honeycrisp apple.

$Vegetable Mezze

Hortariki.
Mujadara
$9.50
Lebanese lentil and rice pilaf, crispy shallots, soubise yogurt.
Imam Bayildi
$8.00
Ottoman-style roasted eggplant stuffed with onions, tomatoes, and walnuts.
Crispy Brussels Afelia
$9.00
Brussels sprouts, coriander seed, barberries, garlic yogurt.
Kolokithokeftedes
$8.00
Zucchini and Kefalograviera cheese patties, caper yogurt.
Bantijan Bil Laban Brunch
$9.00
Crispy eggplant, roasted garlic yogurt sauce.
Bantijan Bil Laban
$9.50
Crispy eggplant, roasted garlic yogurt, pistachio, barberries, mint, cardamom spice.
Cauliflower Tiganites
$9.00
Tahini, sultanas, capers, and pine nuts.
Olives and Pickles
$8.00
Greek olives, Tumeric pickles, and dried fruits.
Olives and Pickles Lunch
$8.00
Greek olives marinated in oregano, Greek olive oil.
Mushroom Baharat
$14.00
Seasonal mushrooms, golden Baharat spiced tahini, warm dates, and roasted walnuts.
Seared Halloumi Cheese
$10.00
Dates, pomegranate, citrus, mint, and pistachio.
Spanakopita
$9.00
House-made phyllo, spinach, feta cheese.
Mushroom Couscous
$10.00
Traditional Lebanese-style pearl couscous, peas, mushrooms, garlic Toum.
Falafel
$9.00
Traditional chickpea fritters, tahini sauce.
Piyaz Brunch
$9.00
Warm imported giant beans, kale, oven-roasted tomato, garlic.
Piyaz
$9.00
Warm imported giant beans, kale, oven-roasted tomato, garlic, ladolemono.
Piyaz Lunch
$9.00
Warm imported giant beans, kale, oven-roasted tomato, garlic.
Grape-Leaves Dolmades Brunch
$9.00
Grape leaves with rice, tomato, fennel, pine nuts, sultanas, served with labneh.
Grape Leaves Dolmades
$10.00
Grape leaves with rice, tomato, fennel, pine nuts, sultanas, served with labneh.
Grape-Leaves Dolmades Lunch
$9.00
Grape leaves with rice, tomato, fennel, pine nuts, sultanas, served with labneh.
Ottoman Pilaf
$9.00
Saffron basmati rice, dates, apricots, almonds, pistachios.
Greek Fries
$6.00
Garlic yogurt, lemon, and oregano.
Batata Maquliya
$6.00
Lebanese frites, za'atar spice, garlic yogurt.
Elies Tis Elladas
$6.00
Greek olives marinated in oregano, Greek olive oil.
Frika
$9.50
Anson Mills farro verde, sun dried tomatoes, feta.
Local Swiss Chard
$8.50
Crimini mushroom, green chickpeas, z'atar spice, sesame, barberries.
Mercimek Koftesi
$9.00
Traditional seared red lentil patties, preserved lemon yogurt, pomegranate, lettuce leaves.
Seared Halloumi Cheese
$10.00
Dates, pomegranate, orange, mint.
Seasonal Mushrooms
$12.00
Sauteed mushrooms, dates, toasted almonds, cumin.
Wheatberry Salata
9.00
Anson mills farro piccolo, brassicas, kabocha squash puree.

$Artisanal Cheese Pikilia


2 oz. Ladotyri Artisanal Cheese Pikilia
$7.50
Served with olive oil and candied green pistachio.
2 oz. Roussas Feta Artisanal Cheese Pikilia
$7.50
Served with honeycomb.
2 oz. Manouri Artisanal Cheese Pikilia
$7.50
Served with black walnuts.
2 oz. Vlahotiri Artisanal Cheese Pikilia
$7.50
Served with dates, cumin, and date molasses.
Artisanal Cheese Pikilia
$18.00
Selection of 4 cheeses.
Artisanal Cheese Pikilia
7.50

$Seafood Mezze

Thalassina.
Eriste
$14.00
Traditional Turkish pasta cooked in a rich shellfish broth, shrimp, squid, octopus, grated walnut.
Seared Salmon
$13.00
Herbed tahini, roasted pine nuts, cucumber, pickled radish, and preserved lemon.
Fried Squid Brunch
$9.00
Crispy squid, garlic-yogurt sauce, and lemon salt.
Fried Squid
$9.00
Lemon salt, garlic-yogurt sauce.
Octopus Santorini
$18.00
Grilled Mediterranean octopus, marinated onions, capers, yellow split pea puree.
Garides Me Anitho
$12.00
Sauteed shrimp, dill, shallots, mustard, lemon juice.
Sea Scallops
$14.00
Dill yogurt, apples, radish, sesame-rose spice.
Bronzino
$12.00
Seared Mediterranean sea bass, celery root skordalia, almonds, and capers.
Midyes
$8.00
Fried mussels, walnut tarator sauce.
Avgotaraho with Black Spaghetti, 63deg Egg, Garlic, Olive Oil
$14.00
Blue Catfish Skordalia
$8.00
Crispy ouzo-battered local wild blue catfish, traditional potato garlic spread, meyer lemon, almond.
Octopus Santorini
$14.50
Grilled Mediterranean octopus, marinated onions, capers, yellow split pea puree.
Oyster Saganaki
$15.00
Five Rappahannock River 'Olde Salts' oysters roasted on the half shell with ouzo, tomato, feta.
Seared Skuna Bay Salmon
$12.00
Chermoula, preserved lemon sauce.
Shellfish Quwarmah
$12.00
Persian jeweled rice, pistachio, almond, scallop, shrimp, aromatic broth.
Midyes Lunch
9.00
Fried mussels, walnut tarator sauce.

$Meat and Poultry Mezze

Kreatika.
Chicken Youvetsi
$9.00
Chicken braised with tomato and cinnamon, Kefalograviera cheese, kritharaki pasta.
Lamb Shoulder
$85.00
Roasted jamison lamb shoulder, lettuce leaves, harissa, cucumber tzatziki, garlic toum.
Keftedes Kapama
$10.00
Beef and lamb meatballs, feta cheese, rustic tomato sauce, cinnamon, all spice.
Lamb Baharat
$10.00
Spice-rubbed lamb kebab, tabouleh, tahini sauce.
Hunkar Begendi
$14.00
Traditional Turkish braised lamb shank, eggplant-kefalograviera puree.
Adana Kebab
$10.00
Ground Jamison farm lamb, grilled tomatoes, sumac, harissa pita, pickled chiles.
Shish Taouk
$10.00
Grilled chicken skewer, sumac, onions, garlic Toum, grilled tomatoes.
LBLT
$14.00
House-smoked lamb bacon, sun-dried tomato tzatziki, pita chips, lettuce leaves.
Steak Harra
$14.00
Brown buttered greens, mustard labneh, pepper Baharat.
Kibbeh
$9.00
Beef and bulgur wheat fritters, almonds, pine nuts, currants, labneh.
Lamb Tongue Muhamara
$12.00
Red pepper-walnut spread, sun-dried tomatoes, Urfa-cumin spice.
Knisa Lamb Chops
$20.00
Grilled lamb rib chops, smoked yogurt tzatziki, caper dill salts.
Lamb Kleftico
$14.00
Spit-roasted Jamison lamb, house-made phyllo, feta, dill.
Cerkez Tavugu
$8.00
Traditional Turkish chicken salad, spiced walnuts, sultanas, endive leaves.
Biftek Muhamarra
$12.00
Grilled sirloin, sweet pepper walnut pomegranate spread.
Cerkez Tavugu
$7.50
Traditional Turkish chicken salad, spiced walnuts, sultanas, endive leaves.
Fasolia Me Loukaniko
$9.50
Autumn Olive pork sausage, black-eyed peas, sweet peppers, mustard.
Keftedes Kapama
$9.50
Beef and lamb meatballs, feta cheese, rustic tomato sauce, cinnamon, all spice.
Kotopoulo Youvetsi
$9.00
Chicken, orzo, tomato, kefalograviera crust.
Lamb Tongue Souvlaki
$12.00
Grilled lamb's tongue, celery, olives, pickled chiles, sultanas.
Pan-Roasted Sweetbreads
$11.00
Crispy pastirma, celery root, hazelnuts, mushroom labne.
Snail Kibbeh
8.50
Crispy potato-crusted snails, baharat spiced labneh, heirloom lettuces.

$Mezze Ora


Hommus Bil Zhoug
$5.00
Puree of chickpeas with tahini and lemon, spicy jalapeno zhoug, crispy chickpeas, micro cilantro.
Sundried Tomato Pide
$5.00
Flatbread topped with halloumi cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, Sercarz Ararat spice, fresh mint, feta.
The Greek Disco
$6.00
Crispy potato, labneh, Kefalograviera cheese, braised lamb shank, fresh cheese curds.
Gozleme
$7.00
Flatbread filled with zucchini, eggplant, roasted peppers, walnuts, mozzarella cheese.
Fried Lemon Chicken
7.00
Crispy Baharat spiced boneless chicken thigh, lemon salt, cucumber tzatziki.

$Lunch Mezze


Mezze Lunch
25.00
Your choice of 4 items.

$Lunch Entree Salads

Tango lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel, mizithra, scallions, dill, olive oil, and vinegar.
Maroulosalata
$11.00
Tango lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, shaved fennel, myzithra, scallions, dill, olive oil, vinegar.
Megalosalata with Falafel Lunch
$13.00
Megalosalata with Grilled Chicken Lunch
$13.00
Megalosalata with Sauteed Shrimp Lunch
$15.00
Megalosalata with Salmon Lunch
15.00

$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
$11.00
Olive oil brioche bun, chickpea fritter, tomato, garlic yogurt sauce.
Seared Salmon Shawarma
$13.00
Marinated salmon, tabbouleh, romaine lettuce, lavash bread, and dill yogurt.
Chicken Shawarma
$13.00
Garlic-lemon marinated chicken, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, on lavash bread with garlic sauce.
Cerkez on Toasted Olive Bread
$12.00
Shredded chicken, walnut-cilantro sauce, roasted red peppers, feta, mache, and caramelized onions.
Kofte Sandwich
$13.00
Ground lamb and beef, middle eastern spices, tomatoes, sumac onions, hommus, on toasted bread.
Midye Tava
$13.00
Fried mussels, pickled onions, lettuce, garlic yogurt.
Spit-Roasted Lamb Gyro
$15.00
Slow roasted lamb shoulder, house-pickled vegetables, Greek fries, and seasonal tzatziki.
Kavurma Tost
12.00
Pressed sandwich of Kasar cheese, beef confit, caramelized onions.

$Cheeses


Smoked Pipe Dreams, Greencastle, Pennsylvania Cheeses
$7.50
1 piece. Hand-crafted goat milk cheese, served with seasonal spoon sweet.
Cheeses
$18.00
Selection of 4 cheeses.
1 Piece Cheese
$7.50
Roussas Feta, Almiros, Greece Cheeses
$7.50
1 piece. Full-flavored, rich sheep's milk cheese, served with honeycomb.
Manouri, Dodoni's, Greece Cheeses
$7.50
1 piece. Soft, mild sheep's milk cheese, served with black walnuts.
Vlahotiri, Greece Cheeses
$7.50
1 piece. The firm, traditional Greek shepherd's cheese, served with dates, cumin, date molasses.
Cheeses
18.00
Selection of 4 cheeses.

$Dessert


Greek Yogurt and Apricots
$4.00-8.00
Muscat soaked apricots, vanilla yogurt cream, apricot sorbet, pistachio powder.
Turkish Delight
$4.00-8.00
Walnut ice cream, yogurt mousse, honey gelee, orange-caramel sauce, caramelized pine nuts.
Turkish Coffee Chocolate Cake
$8.00
Sea salt, mastiha ice cream, pistachio.
Chocolate Rose
$8.00
Rose ice cream, chocolate custard, spiced berry puree.
Galatopita
$8.00
Semolina custard espuma, crispy phyllo, almonds, stone fruit sorbet.
Greek Mountain Tea Granita
$8.00
Stone fruit, honey, and mint.
1 Scoop House-Made Ice Cream
$2.00
1 Scoop House-Made Sorbet
$2.00
House-Made Ice Creams
$5.00
3 of assorted flavors.
House-Made Sorbets
5.00
3 of assorted flavors.

$Coffee


Traditional Turkish Coffee
$5.00
Sade (unsweetened), orta sekerli (semi-sweet), or tatli (sweet).
La Colombe Regular and Decaffeinated
$3.00
La Colombe Cold Brew Iced Coffee
$5.00
Espresso
$4.00
Double Espresso
$6.00
Cappuccino
$5.00
American Coffee
$3.00
La Colombe Iced Coffee
$5.00
Latte
5.00

$Tea and Tisane

From our friends at Teaism.
Earl Grey Organic Tea
$5.00
Chinese tea with oil of bergamot and a citrus flavor.
Jasmine Organic Tea
$5.00
Chinese green tea scented with fresh jasmine blossoms.
Blood Orange Tisane
$5.00
Caffeine-free tisane with orange peels, apple, hibiscus, rose hips and lemon.
Keemum Organic Tea
$5.00
Rich, full-bodied tea used in English breakfast blends.
Moroccan Mint Tea
$5.00
A blend of green tea and organic spearmint.
Lavender Lemon Mint Tea and Tisane
$5.00
Floral and minty, lemon verbena, lavender, mint, and cinnamon.
Cinnamon Apricot
$5.00
A blend of Indonesian cinnamon, dried apricots and Egyptian marigolds.
From The Mountains Of Greece Mount Olympus Flowers
5.00
The national herbal drink of Greece, floral and earthy.

$Non Alcoholic Beverages


Lemonatha
$6.00
Ginger Beer
$6.00
Cucumber-Mint Cooler
$6.00
Turkish Juice
$5.00
La Colombe Iced Coffee
$5.00
Ayran
4.00

$Beer (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Bottle.
Mythos Bottle
$8.00
Greece. Must be 21 to purchase.
Efes Pilsner Bottle
$8.00
Turkey. Must be 21 to purchase.
Almaza Pilsner Bottle
$8.00
Lebanon. Must be 21 to purchase.
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace Bottle
24.00
NY, 750 ml. Must be 21 to purchase.

$Brunch Mezze Lunch (Archive)

Your choice of one from each course.
Mezze
25.00

$Mezze - Vegan (Archive)


Artichoke "Zeytinyagli"
$10.50
Olive oil puree, carrots, peas, mint, onions and artichokes, slowly cooked in olive oil.
Winter Tabbouleh
$9.00
Parsley, bulgur wheat, cara cara navel orange, celery root, pine nuts.
Chermoula Mushroom Kebab
$12.00
Tabbouleh, walnut tarator sauce.
Lenten Spaghetti
$12.00
House-made durum wheat spaghetti sauced with tahini, sundried tomatoes, smoked olives, sesame, garlic, marash peppers, capers.
Cig Kofte
8.00
Bulgur wheat, tomato, pomegranate molasses.

$Lunch Mezze - Vegan (Archive)


Cig Kofte
$8.00
Bulgur wheat, tomato, pomegranate molasses.
Chermoula Mushroom Kebab
$12.00
Tabbouleh, walnut tarator sauce.
Mujadara
$9.50
Basmati rice, du puy lentils, caramelized onions, baharat, cauliflower puree.
Winter Tabbouleh
9.00
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
$11.00
Flatbread baked with urfa pepper mushroom spread, arugula and hazelnuts.
Nohut Durum
11.00
Pitra bread, marinated green chickepeas, tursu, mint and parsley.

$Dessert - Vegan (Archive)


Kollyva
8.00
Sweet wheatberry and nut pilaf, roasted apple, date, honeycrisp apple sorbet.

$Lunch Dessert - Vegan (Archive)


Greek Mountain Tea Granita
$8.00
Red grapefruit, Orange confit. Mint.

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