Hala Restaurant

Walking into Hala Restaurant, a Green Lanes stalwart, we immediately knew we were going to be taken care of. Fresh gözleme is prepared by the big front windows, the soundtrack is the hiss of meats being grilled, and velvet seats call for long lunches and even longer dinners ended with complimentary Turkish tea. Even though it’s a big space—with spacious banquettes filled with families lining the walls, tables for four scattered about, and even a conservatory-like back section—this Turkish restaurant is a warm, comfortable place to spend some time. The food is either solid or great, but the sharing platters won’t let you down, neither will the generously stuffed manti or the mixed shish.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: The mixed shish at Hala Restaurant

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch