• Enjoy Turkish cuisine at these North New Jersey restaurants.turkish food image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
  
  North New Jersey, also known as “North Jersey,” offers a variety of ethnic dining establishments, including restaurants that offer Turkish cuisine. Favorite menu items at many Turkish restaurants include kebabs, which are meat and vegetables on a skewer, as well as lentil soup and pita bread with hummus. Some of the Turkish restaurants in North Jersey also provide live Asian music and belly-dancing entertainment.
  
  

Lalezar Restaurant

• Situated in Montclair, Lalezar is across the street from the Montclair Art Museum and a five-minute drive from recreational facilities at Eagle Rock Park. This restaurant is a completely non-smoking restaurant and allows customers to bring their own wine and beer. Belly-dancing and music entertainment is offered on the weekends. Lalezar serves lunch and dinner. Dinner entrees include tavuk pirzola, or a marinated chicken, the Adana kebab and the Lalezar steak. The restaurant also features a private dining room for parties and events.
  
  Lalezar Restaurant
  
  720 Bloomfield Ave.
  
  Montclair, NJ 07042
  
  973-233-1984
  
  lalezarcuisine.com
  
  

Turkish Kitchen

• Turkish Kitchen, in River Edge, is within walking distance of the Hackensack River and only a five-minute drive from Saddle River Park. This restaurant has a casual atmosphere and provides facilities for private events. The restaurant also offers catering services for onsite events. Patrons are allowed to bring their own liquor. Turkish Kitchen serves lunch and dinner. The menu offers dinner items such as lamb chops, chicken shish and salmon. Some of the dinner entrees are served with rice or yogurt. Dessert items are on the menu as well, including baklava and rice pudding.
  
  Turkish Kitchen
  
  645 Kinderkamack Road
  
  River Edge, NJ 07661
  
  866-462-1592
  
  turkishkitchennj.com
  
  

Hunkar Turkish Restaurant

• Hunkar Turkish Restaurant is in the Greater New York suburb of Carlstadt, less than 10 minutes from the Meadowlands stadium, home of the New York Giants football team. This dining establishment features authentic Turkish rugs and artwork in the dining room, as well as outdoor patio seating. Lunch and dinner are served at Hunkar. Lunch items include stuffed cabbage with lamb and skewered chopped chicken, while the dinner menu offers selections such as Hunkar begendi, which is chicken or lamb with eggplant, and manti, or Turkish ravioli. Take-out services are available.
  
  Hunkar Turkish Restaurant
  
  319 Hackensack St.
  
  Carlstadt, NJ 07072
  
  201-507-0606
  
  hunkarrestaurant.com
  
  

Troy Turkish Mediterranean Restaurant

• The Troy Restaurant is in the coastal town of Perth Amboy, an five-minute drive from the New Jersey-New York border. This restaurant provides a relaxed ambiance and serves its meals in a buffet-style manner. Take-out and catering services are available. Troy is open during lunch and dinner hours. For patrons who want traditional waiter service, dinner entrees include karides guvec, or a shrimp casserole, the imam bayilidi stuffed eggplant and a tavuk chicken wrap sandwich.
  
  Troy Turkish Mediterranean Restaurant
  
  547 Kennedy St.
  
  Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
  
  732-826-3326
  
  troycuisine.com