Smoke and cold yogurt in the same spoonful. This is the meze that quietly wins people over who thought they did not like eggplant.

What is yoğurtlu patlıcan (eggplant with yogurt)?

The eggplant is charred whole over direct heat until the skin blisters and the flesh inside collapses and takes on smoke. That smoky flesh is then chopped — not pureed — and folded through thick garlic yogurt. The contrast is the point: warm smoke against cool dairy, soft against creamy. Across Turkey the same idea appears under different names and in different proportions, and every household insists on its own.

How we prepare it at Anatolia Grill

We grill the eggplants over the same charcoal we cook the kebabs on, which is where the flavour comes from — an eggplant softened in an oven simply does not taste like this. It is chopped by hand so there is still texture, mixed with garlic and thick yogurt, and served cool with warm bread. 139 CZK.

Eggplant with Yogurt on our menu

• Dish: Eggplant with Yogurt
• Menu section: Appetizer
• Price: 139 CZK
• Allergens: G — see the allergen key printed on our menu

Frequently asked questions

Where can I eat Turkish eggplant meze in Prague?

At Anatolia Grill Restaurant on Na Poříčí, Praha 1, every day from 08:00 until midnight.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes. Eggplant, yogurt and garlic — vegetarian, though not vegan because of the yogurt.

What is the difference between this and şakşuka or köpoğlu?

This one is grilled eggplant in yogurt. Şakşuka is fried eggplant and vegetables under tomato sauce. Köpoğlu adds roasted peppers to the eggplant-and-yogurt combination. All three are on our menu.

Does it go with grilled meat?

Very well. The cool yogurt is a deliberate counterweight to charcoal-grilled lamb — order it alongside Adana kebap or lamb chops.

Visit Anatolia Grill Restaurant

We are on Na Poříčí, a few minutes’ walk from Náměstí Republiky, in the centre of Prague. The kitchen is open every day from 08:00 to 00:00, so breakfast, a late lunch and a midnight plate are all on the table.

• Address: Na Poříčí 1933/36, 110 00 Praha 1 – Nové Město
• Open: every day, 08:00 – 00:00
• Restaurant: +420 777 946 662  |  Meat Market: +420 727 974 844

See the full Anatolia Grill menu, book a table by phone, visit the Anatolia Meat Market next door, or order online for delivery and pickup.