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Two minutes in a very hot oven is the whole recipe. Everything else is dough, and the dough is where restaurants cut corners.
What is lahmacun?
Lahmacun is a thin round of dough spread with minced beef and lamb mixed with tomato, pepper, onion and parsley, then baked at high heat until the edge blisters and the base crisps. The name comes from Arabic lahm bi ajin, “meat with dough”. It is not a pizza: no cheese, no sauce base, no rising crust — the dough is rolled paper-thin and the topping is a thin smear rather than a layer. You squeeze lemon over it, add parsley and onion, roll it and eat it with your hands.
How we prepare it at Anatolia Grill
We make the dough by hand and bake each lahmacun to order, because one that has been sitting turns leathery within minutes. You can order it three ways: a small one at 69 CZK, a full-size one at 139 CZK, or a portion of four small at 259 CZK for the table. Lemon and parsley come with it.
Take it home from Anatolia Meat Market
The beef and lamb mince is ground from our own animals and sold at the Anatolia Meat Market next door — the butcher will mix it to lahmacun proportions if you tell them what you are making.
From our own farm, not from a supplier
Anatolia Grill is part of Agro Řeřichy s.r.o., a Czech company that has been working in agriculture, meat processing and gastronomy for more than ten years. We breed our own lambs and fatten our own beef cattle at the farm in Rakovník, process them in our own slaughterhouse, and sell them in our own butchery in Prague — the shop right next to this restaurant. That is the reason the meat on your plate is traceable back to a single chain we control from start to finish.
On our menu
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Small lahmacun | 69 CZK |
| Lahmacun (full size) | 139 CZK |
| Portion lahmacun (four small) | 259 CZK |
Allergens: A — see the allergen key printed on our menu.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I eat lahmacun in Prague?
At Anatolia Grill Restaurant, Na Poříčí 1933/36, Praha 1 — baked to order, every day from 08:00 to midnight.
How much does lahmacun cost in Prague?
At Anatolia Grill: 69 CZK for a small one, 139 CZK for a full size, or 259 CZK for a portion of four small ones.
Is lahmacun the same as Turkish pizza?
No. There is no cheese, the dough is paper-thin and crisp rather than risen, and the meat is a thin spread. It is a different food that gets an unhelpful nickname.
How do you eat lahmacun?
Squeeze lemon over it, lay parsley and onion on top, roll it up and eat it with your hands.
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.