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Ottoman Taverna is the latest restaurant by restaurateur Hakan Ilhan in the Mount Vernon triangle neighborhood, where he also runs Alba Osteria and L’Hommage Bistro. Hakan runs over 20 restaurants, eateries, and gourmet markets in the area, but he waited a long time before opening one fashioned after his own Turkish roots. Why, you ask? He wanted to get it right.
And get it right he did!
What looks like a bagel, feels like a pretzel, and is actually a bread? Enter the “simit” – a sesame crusted bread that is popular in Turkey, and the main attraction at new bakery “Simit and Smith” in Georgetown.
In Turkey, the simits are street food, sold from carts and enjoyed with a cup of tea, and can be enjoyed at any time of the day.
