Bistro Ember (Noe Valley)

[honkman]

First time visiting Bistro Ember https://bistroember.com/ in Noe Valley which has a Turkish chef/owner but the menu is more a pan-Mediterranean approach (but they have a full Turkish breakfast at brunch). Overall good dishes (and there are a number of dishes we would like to try the next time) and service.

Complimentary bread

The dream of beets, goat cheese crumble, wild arugula, raisin, hazelnuts, pineapple

Manti, braised lamb shoulder dumpling, smoked yoghurt, urfa chili oil, tomato sauce

Whole butterfly branzino, farmer green salad, pickled red cabbage, sumac chimichurri

Ember kebab, onion, roasted tomato, green pepper, toasted flat bread, tzatziki, grilled pita

Turkish coffee cake, chocolate mousse, hazelnut, blackberry, Turkish coffee sauce, mixed berry sorbet

Turkish baklava, antep pistachio mascarpone, pistachio cream vanilla, pomegranate molasses ice cream

[ipsedixit]

Bistro Ember is one of those restaurants where if you order wisely you can have a really good meal.

Stick to the appetizers (esp. the appetizers), avoid the entrees (which are both boring and overpriced).

[shrinkrap]

Nice! What is the grain dish in the fifth picture?

[honkman]

It wasn’t described on the menu and from the taste it could have been barley or spelt