Turkish food is my weakness, so it fills my heart with happiness when a new Turkish restaurant opens in NYC. In this case, Ay Turkish in Murray Hill.
I can’t say I discovered it on my own. My friend Jainal had told me about it first last month when it opened (those are the pictures he sent me when he did!). It took over the old space of Rice, the fusion restaurant which Ay still carries remnants of in their window decor of rice pieces.
I was told by Jainal that everything at Ay was delicious (and all halaal if that’s your preference). I finally went there for the first time last week for a birthday with 15 people and not only was the staff extremely friendly, all the dishes were delicious. So much so, I kinda went back again the same week.
Took some pictures with my iPhone:
I had the Lamb Adana this time which I kind of prefer over the Chicken Adana that I ordered last time, which is very unlike me since I usually go for poultry over meat. But if you’re going to get chicken, go for the Chicken Shish Kebab.
Generally though, it’s hard to go wrong here, and the prices are so reasonable. When I went with 5 other girls, we ordered the spinach borek and each had an appetizer and only paid $21 (that includes tip).
Restaurant Info:
Ay Turkish
115 Lexington Avenue
at 28th St.
New York, NY 10016-8979
212-213-0200
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Shy
Chicken Shish Kebabs. Yuummm.
I miss NYC food.
Jainal sounds like a man of taste.
jainal is a lover of many cuisines 😉
I was sad when Rice closed and wondered about this place. Will def check out. Tired of Ali Baba’s
salivating at the sight of these pictures. going to try tonight!
haha! shazia took us back this week. i guess it left an impression on her as well.
Oh I don’t feel so bad then hahaha…Tayyaba, let me know how you like!