My first Jose Andres restaurant! Hannah, Hash and I went to Zaytinya Sunday night…
…reservations were a cinch on Opentable, and we sat upstairs, past the ginormous vases of olive oil…
… “Zaytinya” means “Olive Oil” in Turkish – and theirs is quite excellent.
We dipped our house-made, puffy pita into it…
…and perused the very veggie-friendly, small plates menu.
Almost everything we ordered was meatless, aside from the Fried Squid (with garlic-yogurt sauce)…
…and Adana Kebab (lamb).
It was all truly, truly incredible.
Warm Root Vegetable Salata – white sweet potato, radishes, shitake shrooms, broccoli, Persian red walnuts, and spiced carrot yogurt…
…fried brussels sprouts with coriander seed, barberries, garlic yogurt…
…roasted cauliflower with sultans, caper berries, pine nuts…
…Mercimek Koftesi – seared red lentil patties, preserved lemon yogurt, + pomegranate on lettuce leaves…
2.5 plates later…
…we were too full for dessert!
FYI – the pita is never-ending! They keep bringing it and bringing it…
…definitely LOVED my first Jose Andres experience. Can’t wait to check out The Bazaar when I’m back in Los Angeles!
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I’d do anything to get my hands on that pita! It looks too good to be true!
That meal looks amazing! Yum!
¡Ole! Deliciosas verduras y hortalizas. El aceite de oliva tiene un color excelente, ¡puedo olerlo desde aquí!
love that pita!
so cool
Looks *insane*! Bazaar has been on my list since we moved here, but I haven’t tried it yet.
That looks phenomenal. I am beyond jealous…
The correct spelling would me “zeytin yağı”, but I can see why it could be problematic to call a restaurant that.:)
Ahhhh!! Looks fantastic! Bazaar is on my must-try list as well….was just perusing the yelp pictures and everything just looks phenomenal. I highly recommend Pearl Dive Oyster bar on U Street in DC. I wanna say U and 14th but I don’t remember exactly. Can’t wait to read more about your DC eats:)
mmmm – oysters! thank you kristie!
Looks devine.
I wish they had places like THIS in New Zeland.
Ohhhhh…I love Zaytinya. Looking at your pictures brings back memories of impossibly airy and delicious pita. And I had one of my favorite sweetbreads preparations of all time there. So jealous. Have a wonderful time in DC!
ahhh you’re so close! any other events where we can come party with you?
Zaytinia is one of my favorite places in DC! I loved the decor, the food, the service, the pita! Everything.
Safe travels Lynn.
Thanks ameena! You too.