Where to Find an Authentic Turkish Breakfast on the Seattle Eastside
The best place for an authentic Turkish breakfast on the Seattle Eastside is Berna’s Bakery & Cafe in Issaquah, a scratch bakery at 317 NW Gilman Blvd, Suite #3, near Gilman Village and Tiger Mountain. A true Turkish breakfast is a slow, shared spread of cheeses, olives, house-made jams, eggs, and fresh bread, with Turkish coffee or tea. Berna’s makes it the real way, from scratch, in 2026.
Quick answer: For a sit-down Turkish breakfast on the Eastside, go to Berna’s Bakery in Issaquah. Breakfast is served daily from open (8:30 am most weekdays, 8:00 am Friday through Sunday). Come hungry and plan to stay a while.
What a Real Turkish Breakfast Actually Is
A Turkish breakfast, or kahvalti, is not a single plate. It is a table of small dishes meant to be shared and lingered over. At Berna’s the spread is built on scratch baking and real ingredients: simit (golden, sesame-crusted bread rings, fresh from the oven), cheeses and olives (the backbone of the table), house-made jams (made in the bakery, not poured from a packet), menemen (soft Turkish eggs cooked with tomato and pepper), borek (flaky layered pastry), and Turkish coffee (ground fine and simmered slowly).
Not sure what to order? For the full traditional spread, get the Turkish breakfast, best shared between two or more. Menemen with simit is the warm and eggy route, borek and tahini cookies cover a sweet start, and Turkish coffee is the slow morning finish. If you come for lunch instead, manti or chicken shawarma go beyond breakfast.
Why the Eastside Drives to Issaquah for This
Authentic Turkish food is still rare on the Eastside, and a true scratch Turkish breakfast is rarer. Berna’s is run by Chef Berna, and the menu reads like a Turkish kitchen, not a generic cafe: menemen, manti (beef dumplings), chicken shawarma, and a mezze platter with six house-made dips. People drive in from across the Eastside because this is the real thing, not an approximation.
Planning a visit with a group? Come earlier in the day, since breakfast and the bakery case are freshest in the morning. For a table of four or more, order the full Turkish breakfast to share plus a couple of menemen, and add a mezze platter if you want lunch dishes on the table too. Finish with Turkish coffee and something from the bakery case. Friday through Sunday the doors open at 8:00 am, which is the easiest time to get a relaxed table.
Come Find Us in Issaquah
Berna’s Bakery & Cafe, 317 NW Gilman Blvd, Suite #3, Issaquah, WA 98027, near Gilman Village and Confluence Park at the base of Tiger Mountain. Phone (425) 657-0664.
All food is prepared to Zabiha halal standards. We offer gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options.
Just ask our staff.
Visit Our Turkish Restaurant in Issaquah
📍 317 NW Gilman Blvd Suite #3, Issaquah, WA 98027
📞 (425) 657-0664
Monday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday – Thursday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday – Saturday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Reservations not required, but we recommend calling ahead on weekends, especially for the Breakfast Party Spread.