Taking over from Kyseri, where Anatolian cuisine was reinterpreted by Selin, along with Black Sea region wines sourced by Laura, the Oklava Bakery + Wine is an evolution of their existing concepts. Open all day
Borrowing popular elements from Kyseri, the original Oklava in Shoreditch and Oklava at Arcade, Selin will also be bringing new dishes and unique styles of baking to the forefront.
Born of Selin’s passion for Turkish baking, featuring recipes passed down from her grandmother, the all-day bakery
will also serve a daily changing pasta including their much-loved
Oklava Bakery + Wine will be open all day, serving lunch and dinner, and, for the first time, breakfast and Saturday brunch, alongside a vast array of baked goods, influenced by Selin’s Turkish-Cypriot heritage.
The wine list by wine expert and co-owner Laura Christie will showcase wines from Turkey, Armenia, Lebanon, Georgia and Greece, focusing on small, regional producers. All wines are available by the glass and include a crisp and aromatic Arcadia Pinot Gris (Turkey), an orange wine Vita Vinea Kisi (Georgia), discovered by Christie on a visit to the Dakishvili Vineyards and a low invention Pasaeli, 6N Karasakiz Merlot (Turkey), which champions indigenous grapes and matches the profile of Selin’s cooking.
Modern Turks
Beef & sour cherry manti (Turkish pasta), Black Sea sheese & butter pide; lamb bacon toast with garlic, oregano & lemon & Kumru and Tepsi Kebab – a combination of spiced beef and lamb baked kofte with yogurt and brown butter and served with house bread and chopped salad.
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