Maghreb breakfast
Scrambled eggs · Amlou · butter · jam · olives · soft cheese · bread · tea
Amlou: spread of argan oil, honey & almonds
12,90 €
Restaurant
Breakfast and lunch in Essen-Steele, from Zahra’s kitchen: Moroccan and Arabic, sometimes traditional, sometimes modern. Made fresh, to eat here or take away.
Breakfast until 11:30Lunch from 12:00To goMon–Fri 9:00–18:30 · Sat 8:30–16:00
Breakfast
until 11:30Start the day slowly: with our breakfast menus from the Maghreb and the Levant, with Ful Mudammas, or simply with scrambled organic eggs.
Levant breakfast
Shakshuka · hummus · olive oil · Saatar · sheep’s cheese · bread · tea
Shakshuka: eggs in a spiced tomato sauce · Saatar: mild Arabic herb and spice mix
12,90 €
Ful Mudammas
Cooked fava beans · tomato · cucumber · pickled vegetables · bread
Ful Mudammas: mashed cooked fava beans
5,90 €
Scrambled eggs
3 organic eggs · butter · spices · bread
4,90 €
Shakshuka
3 organic eggs · tomato sauce · butter · spices · bread
Shakshuka: eggs in a spiced tomato sauce
5,90 €
Extraswith sheep’s cheese +1,50 €with Sucuk +2,50 €
Lunch
from 12:00Three new dishes every day: one with meat, one vegetarian or vegan, and a vegan soup of the day. Today’s dishes are on today’s menu. On Fridays there is Couscous or Tajine and Harira, on Thursdays pumpkin soup.
To today’s menu
On today’s menu
Number one
Dish of the day, changes daily · with meat
13,00 €
Number two
Dish of the day, changes daily
8,00 €
Number three
Soup of the day, changes daily
5,00 €
Wraps
6 hearty wrapsFilled with hummus or cream cheese and our sesame sauce: from falafel and Halloumi to Shawarma and Kafta.
Falafel-Wrap
Hummus · falafel · tomato · turnip · sesame sauce
Falafel: fried chickpea patties
4,50 €
Vegetable wrap
Cream cheese · sheep’s cheese · aubergine · courgette · pepper
5,50 €
Halloumi-Wrap
Cream cheese · grilling cheese · aubergine · courgette · pepper
Halloumi: Arabic grilling cheese
6,50 €
Sucuk-Wrap
Hummus · Sucuk · tomato · sheep’s cheese · sesame sauce
Sucuk: garlic beef sausage
5,50 €
Shawarma-Wrap
Hummus · chicken strips · lettuce · tomato · sesame sauce
6,00 €
Kafta-Wrap
Hummus · minced meat skewer · parsley · tomato · roasted onions · sesame sauce
6,50 €
Salad bowls
6 fresh bowlsLettuce, tomato, cucumber and deli salad with dressing, plus your topping: falafel, vegetables, Halloumi, tuna, Sucuk or Shawarma.
Falafel-Bowl
Falafel · lettuce · tomato · cucumber · deli salad · dressing
Falafel: fried chickpea patties
9,90 €
Vegetable bowl
Vegetables · lettuce · tomato · cucumber · deli salad · dressing
10,90 €
Halloumi-Bowl
Grilling cheese · lettuce · tomato · cucumber · deli salad · dressing
Halloumi: Arabic grilling cheese
11,90 €
Tuna bowl
Tuna · lettuce · tomato · cucumber · deli salad · dressing
10,90 €
Sucuk-Bowl
Sucuk · lettuce · tomato · cucumber · deli salad · dressing
Sucuk: garlic beef sausage
11,90 €
Shawarma-Bowl
Chicken strips · lettuce · tomato · cucumber · deli salad · dressing
12,90 €
Mezze
Starters to shareSmall plates for the middle of the table: Tabouleh, Fattoush, falafel and our starter platter for one or two.
Starter platter
Tabouleh · dried tomatoes · vine leaves · vegetables · olives · 2 dips · bread
Tabouleh: bulgur salad with tomatoes, parsley, spices & herbs
10,90 €for 2 people 18,90 €
Fattoush
Lettuce · tomato · cucumber · bread crisps · dressing
Fattoush: Arabic-style side salad
4,90 €
Tabouleh
Bulgur · parsley · tomato · dressing
Tabouleh: bulgur salad with tomatoes, parsley, spices & herbs
3,90 €
Falafel
3 falafel · tomato · cucumber · Lift (pickled turnip) · sesame sauce
Falafel: fried chickpea patties
3,90 €
Dessert
Cookies & stuffed datesSomething sweet to finish: Moroccan cookies, stuffed dates and daily changing desserts from our dessert counter.
Moroccan cookies
6 pieces · mixed selection
4,50 €
Stuffed dates
Various kinds
from 1,50 € each
Drinks
Homemade lemonades, freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, Moroccan mint tea, coffee and more.
Lemonades & juices
Homemade lemonades & fresh juices · vegan
Lemon lemonadealso unsweetenedLemon · agave · soda
0,25 l 3,50 €0,4 l 4,90 €
Lime lemonadealso unsweetenedLime · mint · agave · soda
0,25 l 3,50 €0,4 l 4,90 €
Orange lemonadealso unsweetenedOrange · agave · soda
0,25 l 3,50 €0,4 l 4,90 €
Pomegranate lemonadealso unsweetenedPomegranate · agave · soda
0,25 l 4,90 €0,4 l 6,50 €
Orange juiceFreshly squeezed
0,25 l 3,90 €0,4 l 5,50 €
Pomegranate juiceFreshly squeezed
0,25 l 5,50 €0,4 l 7,90 €
Smoothies
6 fruit smoothies · vegan
AmpelAvocado · mango · strawberry
0,25 l 4,50 €0,4 l 5,50 €
SunsetPomegranate · orange · mango · ice
0,25 l 4,50 €0,4 l 5,50 €
DreamyStrawberry · vanilla
0,25 l 4,50 €0,4 l 5,50 €
TropicAvocado · banana · vanilla
0,25 l 4,50 €0,4 l 5,50 €
VitalPistachio · mango · vanilla
0,25 l 5,50 €0,4 l 6,50 €
LushPistachio · avocado · matcha · ice
0,4 l 6,50 €
Softdrinks
Cola, water, spritzers & more
AyranYoghurt drink
0,25 l 1,50 €
WaterStill or sparkling
0,25 l 2,50 €0,75 l 5,90 €
Fritz KolaClassic or Zero
0,25 l 2,50 €
Fritz Kola & Orange
0,25 l 2,50 €
Fritz SchorleApple or rhubarb
0,25 l 2,50 €
Bionade iced teaLemon or peach
0,33 l 3,50 €
LemonaidMaracuja
0,33 l 3,50 €
ChariteaRooibos, black tea or mate
0,33 l 3,50 €
Stauder alcohol-freePils or shandy
0,33 l 3,50 €
Erdinger alcohol-freeLight wheat beer
0,5 l 4,50 €
Tea
Mint, herbal & black tea
Moroccan mint teaGreen tea · mint
0,15 l 2,00 €0,3 l 3,00 €
Herbal teaHerb blend
0,15 l 2,00 €0,3 l 3,00 €
Black teaCeylon
0,15 l 2,00 €0,3 l 3,00 €
OMI teaOrange · mint · ginger
0,3 l 3,90 €
Immuni teaLemon · ginger
0,3 l 3,90 €
Dirty ChaiBlack tea · spices · milk
0,3 l 3,90 €
Coffee
Espresso, cappuccino & more
Arabic mochaalso decafCoffee · cardamom
2,5 cl 2,90 €
Espressoalso decafSingle or double
2,5 cl 2,50 €5 cl 3,50 €
Long Blackalso decafWater · espresso
0,25 l 2,90 €
Cortadoalso decafEspresso · a little milk
0,2 l 3,50 €
Cappuccinoalso decafEspresso · milk
0,25 l 3,50 €
Latte Macchiatoalso decafMilk · foam · espresso
0,25 l 3,50 €
Café au laitalso decafEspresso · lots of milk
0,3 l 3,90 €
Chococcinoalso decafCocoa · espresso · milk
0,25 l 4,50 €
Vegan milk: oat, vanilla, coconut
Hot & Iced Drinks
Hot & iced specials
Hot chocolateCocoa · milk
0,25 l 3,50 €
Golden milkMilk · turmeric · cinnamon · honey
0,3 l 3,90 €
Matcha LatteMilk · matcha
0,25 l 4,90 €
Iced Americanoalso decafEspresso · ice · water
0,4 l 3,90 €
Iced ChocolateCocoa · ice · milk
0,4 l 4,50 €
Iced Lattealso decafEspresso · ice · milk
0,4 l 4,50 €
Iced Matcha LatteMatcha · ice · milk
0,4 l 5,50 €
Vegan milk: oat, vanilla, coconut
All food and drinks are also available to take away.
What our guests say
★★★★★
“Very nice café and restaurant. The food is really excellent and great value for money too. The staff are super friendly as well. Can be recommended without reservation.”What we often cook
Moroccan and Arabic dishes in Essen-Steele: Couscous, Tajine, Harira and more
On Fridays there is Couscous or Tajine with Harira, the Moroccan soup with chickpeas, noodles and tomatoes. We cook the Couscous with lamb, pumpkin, chickpeas and plums, or vegan with courgette, carrots, white cabbage and kohlrabi. On Thursdays there is pumpkin soup.
With meat, the daily menu has for example Bastella with chicken and almonds, chicken curry with chickpeas and barberries, roast chicken with oranges and fennel, sliced veal with stir-fried vegetables, turkey ragout with mango and beef goulash.
Vegetarian or vegan, we cook for example a lentil and sweet potato pan, stuffed courgettes with rice in tomato sauce, white beans in tomato sauce, leek and peanut stew, potato and pumpkin ragout, roast cauliflower with peppers and a cauliflower and potato bake.
The soup of the day is always vegan: lentil soup, Harira, pumpkin soup, Moroccan barley soup (Tchicha), noodle and vegetable soup (Chorba) or a puréed vegetable soup.