In the museum café, you’ll taste the flavors of Anatolia’s melting pot. The menu features sandwiches, meze, and hot dishes – from a generous breakfast with fresh cheeses, olives, honey, herbs, and homemade jams, to comfort food like lentil soup and smoky eggplant. The bakery focuses on ancient grains such as Sarı Kılçık, Kara Kılçık, and Siyez. Askar bakes artisanal bread here – also available to take away. You’ll soon find Turkish street food classics like simit and börek on the shelves as well.

In 2014, Maksut Aşkar opened his restaurant, Neolokal, inside the SALT Galata Museum in Istanbul. That same year, Aşkar was named Chef of the Year by Time Out magazine. Since its opening, Neolokal has received numerous accolades, including several mentions in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards. In 2022, Neolokal was awarded both a Michelin Star and a Green Star.

O Anatolian Café & Bakery is located inside Fenix. This museum tells stories of love and farewell, of coming home and feeling at home, of navigating identity and the search for happiness. Stories from the past and the present. From here and elsewhere. With its Anatolian cuisine, O is a fitting and flavorful addition to your museum visit.