A taste of Turkey at Baghdad Cafe
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Karen Hamilton
July 26, 2008
This is Blogathon post #36 of 48 in support of the David Suzuki Foundation
Sometimes, when you’re out seeking one thing, you wind up finding something better.
One evening last week, I came down with a fierce urge to gobble down a bunch of borscht. It was much too late in the evening to do anything about it, so I pencilled in a visit to Caffe Dolcino for a Monday lunch, after Tom of GiveMeaning.com gave me the tip on Twitter.
Unfortunately, Monday was a no-borscht day in my part of Gastown. After checking in on a half dozen cafes and peeking at Cassis to see if they did lunch, I gave up and began to head to the Harbour Centre food court. Fortunately, Baghdad Cafe was just a few doors down from Cassis. The spicy aromas and the knick-knacky decor lured me in.
Baghdad Cafe is run by husband and wife team Nassir & Nur, who are originally from Ankara. Nassir sure knows how to make one wicked cup of gritty, savoury, intense goodness!
I expressed to Nur at how excited I was to find their restaurant. That’s when she told me the bad news: they’re planning to move back to Turkey to be closer to their ailing parents, so the cafe is up for sale. Sigh. I hope they find new owners that will follow in their footsteps rather than take the cafe in a different direction.
Baghdad Cafe is located on West Pender between Homer and Richards. Make sure to stop in and try their amazing Turkish coffee while you can.
Baghdad Cafe
430 West Pender St | Downtown
(604) 677-0206
Categories: Blogging for Social Change, Downtown, Food, Gastown, Restaurants
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This restaurant no longer exists. I ate there today. It’s now known as The Old House and serves Mediterranean food. While waiting for my order, they served me a basket of bread. I thought it was free. When I got my bill, I saw that they charged me $1.00 for it. That’s an unethical way of doing business.
This is now owned by Bvlgarians, chef Violetta and hostess Manuella, and it is superb.
Their signature dish is the Lamb & Spinach, which they now continuously because of the demand. It’s a Medit fusion, because many of the dishes are staples from Spain to Greece to Lebanon, but the spicing is often Bulgarian. They still serve Turkish coffee.
Its becoming a favourite lunch spot for workers in the area, and also do catering.