Untitled - ayaspaşa rus lokantası

days - as I remember yousuddenly a vision of a tram going from kurtuluş to taksim
striking blue electric sparks on the wire.
as if it is snowing continiously and we are in tepebaşı
snow flakes creaking under you feet.
for sure we are in gümüşsuyu, in russian restaurant.
-so strange, together we are always everywherewe drunk wine, we are shivering...
outside, the whole world is erased
only us, us, us
so many times the two of us...
Edip Cansever
From “The First Letter to Hilmi Bey of Manastır
Madam Lucy Yudith
Boris Ivanavich Kreschanovsky
Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant, operating since 1943 is the unique
site, left from the White Russians, who had shaped
the entertainment world of Beyoğlu.
White Russians
After the Bolsheviks Russian Revolution in 1917, many members of the army,
together with other citizens have fled to Istanbul by boats, in order to build a
new life for themselves. The word “White Russian” does not mean a race, a nation or an ethnic group. If it were not the 1917 revolution, there would never
be a term as “White Russian”.
SPASSİBO CONSTANTINOPLE
“Spassibo” means “Thank you” in Russian language.
Spassibo Constantinople was a newspaper prepared by the Russian journalists
and writers of that time, as a contribution to the helps and hospitality of the
Turkish people. Between 1918 - 1940, Russian influence in Beyoğlu was at its
peak point. White Russians, in a way, were the architects of a new life style in
Istanbul, especially in Beyoğlu. Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant is the ony place
where the Russian tradition and cuisine is implimented and still commemorates the “good old White Russians”.
Jak Deleon
From, “White Russians in Beyoğlu
Ayaspaşa Russian Restaurant and
Its History of over Half a Century
Restaurant was established in 1943 by a White Russian Mr.
Boris İvanovich Kreschsanovsky an Hungarian immigrant
Madame Judith Krischsanovki, or -Countess-. Different
kinds of tasty foods were prepared by Madame Judith an
Boris, which in a short time was very popular and received
high recognition for the restaurant. Tasty food soon created an abundance of regular guests. Writer Jak Deleon
mentioned this restaurant as, “an old friend’s house”.
At the establishment state, restaurant was for 25 persons
only an it was a meeting place for the old friends. It was
a place for breathing after the crowded an chaotic rhyme
of Beyoğlu. In 1955, during the provocative incidents of
September 6-7, the place was ruined and so they changed
is name as “Ayaspaşa Restaurant”, which later on was again turned into” Ayaspaşa Russian
Restaurant”.
Mr. Cemal Ok, started working with Madame Judith, first as a service personnel and continued as a waiter and learned all the small details of preparation of foods, and cooking from
Madame Judith. After many years of working, in 1976, Mr. Ok was ready both mentally and
financially to take over the ownership of the restaurant with the consent of the Madame.
Madame Judith, until her death at the age of 90, was highly respected by Mr. Ok and she was
always considered as the guest of honour.
Mr. Ok is still happly working in his restaurant.
Cemal OK
The Miracle
SOUPS
BORSCH SOUP8.00
Buillion, potatos, beet root,carrot, cabbage, sour cream
AKROSCHCA (Russian Cold Soup)10.00
Red radish, boiled potato, cucumber, green pea, dill weed, parsley, fresh coriander
TOMATO SOUP7.00
SALADS
RUSSIAN SALAD (OLİVİYE)12.00
Potatos, carrots, peas, pickled cucumber,home made mayonnaise, ham.
ŞUBA SALAD –NEW
15.00
Herring fish, beet root, carrot, onion, egg,home made mayonnaise
VENIGRED–NEW12.00
Beet root, potatos, carrot, pickled cucumber, pickled cabbage, onions,olive oil.
MIMOSA SALAD –NEW15.00
Tuna fish, rice, cucumbers, carrots, onions, yellow cheese, eggs, home made mayonnaise.
SLAVIC SALAD –NEW15.00
Forrest mushrooms, pickled cucumbers, potatos, eggs, ham, special sauce.
HOT SALAD WITH TONGUE –NEW15.00
Boiled beef tongue, pickled cucumbers, marinated onions, tomatoes with special hot sauce.
RUSSIAN STYLE FRESH VEGETABLE SALAD –NEW12.00
Dill, coriander parsley.Tomatoes, cucumber, sweet red peppers,rocket,green salad with special sauce
POTATO SALAD 10.00
Mustard, vinegar, onions, potatos.
BRAIN SALAD18.00
Lamb brain, tomato, greenery ,beetroot
COLD HORS D’OEUVRES
SPECIAL MEAT PLATE FOR VODKA SERVICE –NEW25.00
Beef tongue, rolled chicken with plump, cold rib steak with garlic and carrot
MARINATED VEGETABLE PLATE WITH HERRING(SELYODKA)-NEW
Herring (SELYODKA), assorted pickles (garlic, beetroor, carrot, lettuce…)
with potatos and herring.
25.00
MARINATED VEGETABLE PLATE –NEW
Assorted pickles (garlic, beetroot,carrot, lettuce…)with potatos
15.00
HOME-MADE HERRING(SELYODKA) WITH POTATOES –NEW
Herring and potatos provençal
15.00
MARINATED FISH PLATE –NEW35.00
Salmon,herring,red caviar, salad venigred,onion
RUSSIAN DELICATTESEN PLATE –NEW25.00
6 types of assorted delicatessen, hren souce
CHEESE PLATE –NEW25.00
7 types of assorted cheeses
ROLLED, COLDS SALMON CREPES –NEW22.00
ROLLED COLD CAVIAR CREPES –NEW
25.00
SALMON CARPACCİO –NEW24.00
BLİNİ WITH RED CAVİAR(2 PIECES)-NEW24.00
BLİNİ WITH BLACK CAVIAR(OSETRİN) (1PIECE)-NEW38.00
MEAT CARPACCI-NEW24.00
ROLLED EGGPLANT SLICES –NEW18.00
Eggplant, cheese, garlic, greenery, home made mayonnaise
HOT HORS D’OUVRES
CHEESE PANE8.00
BİLİNÇİK 8.00
PİEROGİ PRASHKİ10.00
FRİED LİVER20.00
SLICED LIVER WİTH SPECIAL ONION SAUCE22.00
FRIED BRAIN19.00
SMALL MEATBALLS22.00
SEABASS WITH TARTAR SAUCE –NEW18.00
JULIEN –NEW18.00
Chicken, mushrooms, cheese with sauce
BLİNİ WİTH JULYEN(2 PİECE)-NEW
Chicken,mushroom,cheese with sauce, blini
30.00
JULİEN WİTH SHRİMP-NEW22.00
Shrimp, mushroom,cheese,special sauce
STUFFED MUSHROOMS –NEW18.00
Mushrooms, ham, carrots, cheese
MAIN DISHES
SEABASS/WHITING –NEW30.00
Seabass, potato,cheese, egg and sauce
BLİNİ WITH SALMON-NEW40.00
Marinated salmon, tomato, basil,cream cheese
KIEVSKI42.00
Chicken breast, butter, garlic
BEEFSTROGNOFF45.00
Beef, mushroom,onion, garlic,White wine,tomato pure, with shoestring potatoes
MEDALYON50.00
Pork or meat filletmushroom, eggplant,onion, tomato,green bean,wallnut
DUCK AL’ORANGE RUSSIAN STYLE 50.00
Breast or leg of Duck, special orange sauce, seasonal vegetables
DUCK AL’CHERRY-NEW50.00
Breast or leg of Duck, special cherry sauce, fried red pepper,seasonal vegetables
FRIED DUCK WITH GREEN APPLE-NEW
Duck breast , fried sour green apple, potato, muschroom
50.00
PELMENİ-NEW25.00
With minced meat, sourcream
VARENİKİ– NEW
Filled with potatos and mushrooms with sour cream
22.00
DRANIKI-YENİ
Patato creps and sour cream
20.00
RUSSIAN FILLET OF BEEF
Pane’ Fillet of beef fiiled with cheese, ham and butter,with mushroom sauce
42.00
BITKI A LA RUS
Steak with onion sauce
48.00
LIVER STROGANOFF –NEW
Liver,pickles ,onion , mustard
38.00
BEEF DELICATESSEN –NEW
Beef, mushrooms, leek, cheese, al dente vegetables with garlic
45.00
PORK DELICATESSEN –NEW
Pork, mushrooms, cheese, sour cream sauce
48.00
SERMELUCE MOLDOVENISH–NEW30.00
Special stuffed cabbage cooked in “kvas” sauce
PORK CHOPS –NEW
With cherry or mustard sauce
48.00
MAIN DISHES
GRİLLED KUPATY –NEW30.00
Grilled home-made ham Russian style
PORK SHASHLIK –NEW
Rosemary, fried mushroom and potatoes, hren or mustard suce
46.00
BEEF SHASHLIK-NEW
With al dente vegetables in garlic flavor
45.00
VEPREVO KOLENO –NEW (min. for 4 person. For each person)
Leg of pork cooked in beer, pickled cabbage and mashed potatos
40.00
VIENNA SCHNITZEL 30.00
PORK SCHNITZEL – NEW
46.00
CHICKEN SCHNITZEL–NEW
28.00
GOULASH35.00
Beef with special sauce
ROOM STEAK45.00
Steak with fried onions
FISHER ROLL –NEW45.00
Steak with cheese, ham, and butter inside,
with mushroom sauce
CHATEAUBRIAND (for 2)
100.00
FILLET OF BEEF TPOURNEDO45.00
Steak with cheese inside, mushroom sauce on top
FILLET MIGNON WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE45.00
LAMP CHOPS PANE’40.00
HAMBURGER GERMAN STYLE (PORK) 38.00
GRILLS
FILLET OF BEEF42.00
MIXED GRILL45.00
LAMP CHOPS40.00
42.00
LAMP KIDNEY30.00
GRILLED MEATBALLS 24.00
GRILLED CHICKEN22.00
SHIS KEBAP MADE WITH FILLET OF BEEF
SIDE DISH
BLACK WHEAT (GRETCHKA) –NEW
10.00
VEGETABLES, AL DENTE-NEW 10.00
Squash, eggplant, pepper, potatos
SHOESTRING POTATOES 10.00
MASHED POTATOES8.00
MASHED SPINACH 10.00
DESSERTS
MEDOVIK-NEW15.00
Russian cake with honey
NAPOLYON-NEW15.00
Russian Cake with strawberry
PALAÇINTA13.00
Crep filled with jam/dark chocolate
STRUDEL20.00
Apple, cinnimon,grape with icecream and cherry sauce
CREAM CARAMEL12.00
VANILLA PUDING15.00
with Brandy
QUINCE DESSERT 15.00
Quince baked in Sugar syrup
PUMKING DESSERT13.00
Pumkin baked in Sugar syrup
SEASONAL FRUITS
COLD DRINKS
COCA COLA 250 ML.
5.00
COCA COLA LIGHT 250 ML.
5.00
COCA COLA ZERO 250 ML.
5.00
SCHWEPPES TONIC6.00
SCHWEPPES LIME5.00
SCHWEPPES MANDALIN5.00
CAPPY MIX FRUIT5.00
CAPPY CHERRY JUICE5.00
CAPPY PEACH JUICE 5.00
CAPPY ORANGE JUICE5.00
CAPPY APPLE JUICE 5.00
TOMATO JUICE 6.00
FUESTA CE TEA PEACH 5.00
FUESTA ICE TEA LEMON
5.00
HOT DRINKS
CAPPUCINO8.00
ESPRESSO7.00
FILTERED COFFEE6.00
RUSSIAN COFFEE WITH ICE CREAM 10.00
SGUŞENKA (SWEETED CONDENSED MILK) FILTERED COFFE
10.00
TURKISH COFFEE 5.00
BREWED TEA 5.00
ALCOHOLS
RED WINES
WINE IN CARAFE (TABLE WINE) 50.00
KADEH
ŞİŞE
YAKUT
20.00
90.00
SANTA HELENA
CABARNET SOUVIGNON
110.00
24.00
CHIANTIY
110.00
24.00
ANCYRA CABERNET SOUVIGNON 110.00
24.00
CABERNET SOUVIGNON SYRAH
110.00
24.00
110.00
KALECİK KARASI
24.00
BOĞAZKERE
110.00
24.00
MERLOT
110.00
24.00
ÖKÜZGÖZÜ
110.00
24.00
ALCOHOLS
GLASS
BOTTLE
SELECTION
33.00
ÖKÜZGÖZÜ - BOĞAZKERE
150.00
EGEO
35.00
160.00
CABARNET SOUVIGNON MERLOT
35.00
MALBEC
160.00
40.00
SYRAH
180.00
PENDORE
40.00
ÖKÜZGÖZÜ
180.00
40.00
BOĞAZKERE
180.00
SYRAH
45.00
210.00
WHITE WINES
WİNE IN CARAFE (TABLE WINE)
50.00
ÇANKAYA
90.00
20.00
SANTA HELENA
CHARDONNAY 110.00
24.00
24.00
SAUVIGNON BLANC
110.00
COTES d’Avanos
45.00
NARİNCE - CHARDONNAY
210.00
45.00
SAUVIGNON BLANC
210.00
EGEO
CHARDONNAY
150.00
33.00
SELECTION
NARİNCE
- EMİR
150.00
33.00
ROSE WINES
LAL
90.00
20.00
24.00
ANCYRA BLUSH
110.00
ALCOHOLS
VODKA
SHOT 4 CL.
CARAFE 40 CL.
BOTTLE 70 CL.
12.00
95.00
190.00
LEMON VODKA
15.00
120.00
240.00
BLACK PEPPER VODKA
12.00
95.00
190.00
CHERRY VODKA
12.00
95.00
190.00
HONEY VODKA
MOSKOVSKAYA
18.00
144.00
288.00
20.00
160.00
320.00
STOLICHNAYA RED
28.00
225.00
450.00
STOLICHNAYA ELITE
22.00
180.00
360.00
RUSSIAN STANDARD CLASSIC
25.00
200.00
400.00
RUSSIAN STANDARD GOLD
RUSSIAN STANDARD PLATINIUM
28.00
225.00
450.00
RUSSIAN STANDARD IMPERIA
30.00
240.00
480.00
BELLUGA EXPORT
28.00
BELLUGA TRANSATLANTIC
30.00
BELLUGA GOLD LINE
32.00
BELLUGA ALLURE
35.00
VISKI
SCOTCH
SHOT 4 CL.
CARAFE 40 CL.
BOTTLE 70 CL.
18.00
18.00
22.00
35.00
15.00
32.00
144.00
144.00
176.00
280.00
120.00
256.00
288.00
288.00
352.00
560.00
240.00
512.00
20.00
25.00
160.00
200.00
320.00
400.00
MALT/SINGLE MALT
DALWHINNIE
33.00
264.00
528.00
IRISH
JAMESON
22.00
176.00
352.00
TEKİLA
OLMECA SILVER
OLMEA GOLD
DONJULIO
20.00
20.00
32.00
160.00
160.00
256.00
320.00
320.00
512.00
CİN
GORDON CİN
BOMBAY SAPHIRE
22.00
20.00
176.00
160.00
352.00
320.00
RAKI
YENİ RAKI
YENİ SERİ
ALA
ALTIN SERİ
KULÜP RAKISI
EFE
12.00
12.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
12.00
100.00
100.00
104.00
104.00
104.00
100.00
200.00
200.00
208.00
208.00
208.00
200.00
KONYAK
ST-REMY
HENNESSY
24.00
40.00
192.00
320.00
384.00
640.00
LİKÖR
HARE NANE
HARE BADEM
COINTREAU
10.00
10.00
24.00
80.00
80.00
192.00
160.00
160.00
384.00
J&B
RED LABEL
BLACK LABEL
BLUE LABEL
BALANTINES
CHIVAS REGAL
BOURBONE
JIM BEAM
JACK DANIELS
COCTAILS
ODESSA
BLACK RUSSIAN33.00
WHITE RUSSIAN33.00
BLOODY MARY33.00
ALEXANDER 133.00
ALEXANDER II33.00
ALEXANDER SISTER33.00
BALALAIKA33.00
DEVIL33.00
DUCHESS33.00
GOLDEN HORN33.00
GODMOTHER33.00
HOTS MOON33.00
ISTANBUL33.00
KATINKA33.00
MARTINI DRY33.00
MARTINI MEDIUM33.00
MARTINI SWEET33.00
MOSCOW MULE33.00
MOSCOW TEA33.00
NAPOLEON33.00
NINOCTHKA33.00
OPERA33.00
PINA COLADA33.00
RASPUTIN’S REVENGE33.00
ROULETTE33.00
RUSSIAN33.00
SAINT PETERSBURG33.00
VODKATINI33.00
WHITE LADY33.00
ZOMBIE33.00
Thanks
We would like to extend our thanks to our primary regular guests;
deceased Bülent Ecevit and his wife Rahşan Ecevit
who realized their love and marriage in our restaurant,
deceased Erdal İnönü, famous Turkish poet
deceased Edip Cansever,
well known painter deceased İbrahim Çallı,
famous writer and researcher
deceased Jak Deleon who named our Russian Steak.