Kent is THE place everyone recommends when talking about Turkish cuisine in Vienna.
Expanded to 6 locations, they have established a name for themselves amongst Vienna’s restaurant scene over the years. We visited their location in the 20th District.
We started our journey through their kitchen with their tasty classic Mercemek, Çorba (lentil soup) that tasted like a Babaanne (grandma from the father’s side of the family) had freshly cooked it up.
Since this place has an impressive selection of vegetarian Turkish dishes, we focused on those. This is just one of the things that make Kent stand apart as not many Turkish places in Vienna offer much in the way of vegetarian options, even though the cuisine consists of plenty amazing meat-free, and even vegan, dishes.
For the main course, we ordered the Imam Baydali (eggplant stuffed with vegetables) and the Sebzeli Yemek (vegetable stew served with rice), and both were phenomenal.
Besides the veggie dishes, Kent also prides itself on the meat dishes it cooks up on the grill, including all the varieties of Kebabs people visit Turkish restaurants for.
For dessert, we shared their Künefe (Turkish sweet cheese dish) and almost jumped out of our seats to kiss the cook, but shyly decided to just leave our number on the table instead (if you’re reading this you lovely cook, please call us…).
The setting is wrapped by deep blue painted walls and golden detailing, emiting a homely feeling with a Turkish touch.
You can come as you are here. We went on a Friday afternoon and the place was PACKED, so it was a little noisy, but once we started on the food, nothing else mattered.
Good to know… they also have a popular breakfast buffet happening from 7am each morning.