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Peri Ela
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Hours
Daily, noon-4pm and 5pm-11pm
Nearby Subway Stops
4, 5, 6 at 86th St.
Prices
$15-$18
Payment Methods
Cash Only
Special Features
- Delivery
- Take-Out
Alcohol
- Full Bar
Reservations
Accepted/Not Necessary
Delivery Area
10-block radius
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If the jam-packed Sfoglia, up the street is any indication, denizens of Carnegie Hill are desperate for good food and cozy surroundings. Peri Ela delivers on both accounts, with its snug, wood-paneled, tin-ceilinged space filling up each night with locals tucking into platters of Turkish meze and kebabs. Owners Silay and Jill Ciner named the spot after their two daughters and have installed an all-Turkish kitchen crew. With only 35 seats and a bar, the onetime diner does get crowded, and so do the tables, especially when littered with multiple meze (creamy cacik, tangy bean salads, springy grape leaves, and several worthy eggplant variations) and a kebab or two. Our go-to Turkish litmus test, the yogurtlu kebab, was suitably rich and delicious, if portioned more for delicate Manhattan appetites than robust Gravesend ones, its succulent slices of well-done lamb arrayed over pita croutons drenched with thick, garlicky yogurt and tomato sauce. A very welcome addition, and let's hope the beginnings of a new restaurant row.
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