(3.5 stars)
before hip suburban cafes started arranging fried eggs and bacon onto heaving breakfast platters, turkish people laid out rich, diverse spreads for their morning meal, using ingredients better suited to a long, slow grazing meal. in turkey, breakfast is called kahvaltı, which means “before coffee”, though at efendy they let me smash mine with a turkish coffee martini ($18). it’s traditionally enjoyed with tea, and they offer up three different types, all at five bucks a glass.efendy takes breakfast regional with their van breakfast feast ($35/person), named for...