Kasap Rotterdam
Kasap Rotterdam – dining room with wood panelling and banquette seating
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Type of cuisine:
Turkish, Halal, Steakhouse, Grill, Kebab
Location:
Rotterdam
Area:
Charlois
Kasap Rotterdam is a Turkish halal steakhouse and charcoal-grill restaurant on the Charloisse Hoofd, right on the water in Rotterdam-Charlois. Guests choose their own cut from a butcher's display counter and it is grilled to order.
The name kasap is Turkish for butcher, and the concept comes straight from the family's trade: more than 30 years in butchery before the first restaurant opened. Meat is weighed openly at the counter and grilled over charcoal to order, from rare to well done.
Of the three Kasap restaurants this is the one with the river setting: it looks out over the Maas, and the terrace makes it a lively spot for informal group dinners.
Group dining
- Cuisine: Turkish halal steakhouse and charcoal grill
- Groups: parties over 12 guests and corporate bookings are arranged through the restaurant manager
- Halal: all meat is 100% halal
- Facilities: waterside terrace, free Wi-Fi, family friendly, prayer and ablution room, EV charging
Getting there
Charloisse Hoofd lies on the south bank of the Maas in Charlois. There is ample public parking directly in front of the restaurant.
Opening hours:
Open every day, 12:00 – 23:00.
Orders are taken until 22:30; guests are welcome to stay until closing.
Cold meze
- Ezme — tapenade of pepper, tomato, green pepper, parsley and onion
- Humus — chickpea, sesame paste, lemon, garlic and cumin
- Haydari — creamy yoghurt with garlic and thyme
- Cacik — yoghurt with garlic and cucumber
- Muhammara — freshly grilled peppers with walnut
- Sarma — vine leaves filled with rice and fresh herbs
Warm starters
- Sigara boregi — pastry rolls filled with feta
- Icli kofte — bulgur shells filled with minced meat
- Arnavut cigeri — pan-fried lamb liver
- Hellim peyniri — grilled halloumi
From the charcoal grill
Guests select their own cut at the butcher's counter. Every main course is served with rice, bulgur, fries and salad.
- Lamb: kuzu pirzola (lamb chops), kuzu sis (marinated lamb skewers), kuzu kaburga (lamb ribs), kusleme (lamb tenderloin)
- Beef: ribeye, entrecote, picanha, dana bonfile (beef tenderloin), t-bone, cote de boeuf, tomahawk
- Kofte and kebab: kasap kofte, adana kebap, inegol kofte, akcaabat kofte, beyti sarma
- Chicken: marinated chicken breast, chicken skewers, chicken wings, merguez
- Also available: dry aged beef and wagyu ribeye
Desserts
- Baklava — filo layers with pistachio and honey syrup
- Kunefe — oven-baked kadayif with mozzarella and honey syrup
- Katmer — pastry filled with pistachio
- Sutlac — Turkish rice pudding
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