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A spread of meze at Rendezvous at Nargile, small dishes with warm bread and a glass of beer.
Aberdeen

Rendezvous at Nargile

A family-run Turkish restaurant in Aberdeen's west end, from the family that brought Turkish cooking to the city in 1983, with meze, grills and baklava.

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Welcome

In August 1983 Yusuf and Karen Iridag opened Nargile, and brought the cooking of Turkey to Aberdeen for the first time.

Twenty years later they moved to the west end and opened Rendezvous at Nargile, named for a meeting of east and west, the way the Bosphorus Bridge joins Asia and Europe.

The menu is Turkish at heart, with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes alongside. The best way to eat is to share: a spread of meze, from fried aubergine to dips and warm bread, then grills and tender lamb in rich sauces, fish and seafood, and baklava with coffee to finish. There are plenty of choices for vegetarians, vegans and anyone avoiding gluten or dairy.

The room is warm and relaxed, with tables outside when the weather allows. It is a busy, popular place, so it is best to book.

Close byCognito on the CrossFound in Aberdeen’s Albyn Place, Cognito at the Cross is the second location of the Cognito name.1 min by roadSee itCafé interior with wire-mesh dividers, potted flowers and a large wall clock
Before you go

Open Tuesday evening and Wednesday to Saturday from noon until 9pm, in Google's current record.

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Where
106-108 Forest Avenue, AB15 4UP.
Nargile since
1983.
Try
The meze.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
5pm–9pm
Wednesday
noon–9pm
Thursday
noon–9pm
Friday
noon–9pm
Saturday
noon–9pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On Forest Avenue in Aberdeen's west end, AB15 4UP.

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