Café Violin’s logo says: “Gülüşünle Gel”, “come with a smile”. Not everyone enters the café on Martin-Luther-Straße in the heart of Giesing smiling. But chances are good that you will leave with a smile.
Mustafa Keman and his family have been offering Turkish-oriental breakfast specialties here since 2020. Although the restaurant is located at a large, busy intersection, close to the tram stop, it is a small oasis.
Cozy atmosphere in the Turkish breakfast café Violin with an outdoor area.
(Photo: Stephan Rumpf)
It is protected behind greenery. The walls in Café Violin are made of stone. They are intended to “remind you of the old days” and create a family atmosphere, says Keman. Landscape recordings from Turkey are played on screens, accompanied by Turkish music. This also ensures comfort.
After all, you should also see something of Turkey if you eat Turkish food, says the host. Some people have even found inspiration for their vacation plans. You can see a balloon ride through the extensive landscape of Cappadocia – and of course the sandy beaches on the Turkish Mediterranean coast.
The counter offers a wide range of baked goods: pretzels, Berliners and baklava. The cakes and tarts are baked by his wife and daughter, says Keman, such as “pistachio cheesecake” or “apple tart”.
Baked goods and Turkish-Oriental breakfast specialties in Café Violin in Giesing.
(Photo: Stephan Rumpf)
And what shouldn’t be missed, of course, are Turkish breakfast specialties: the egg dish Menemen or Sucuk Tava Yumurtali. Sucuk is a garlic sausage and is usually served with scrambled eggs in a pan, as is the case with the most expensive breakfast dish, “Violin Exclusiv” (15.99 euros).
“Exclusive” for a hefty price of 22.99 euros: In addition to Sucuk with scrambled eggs, there is also Simit, a ring-shaped sesame pastry, with side dishes such as cheese cubes, olives or small pepperoni. Plus chai and juice.
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With the exception of a fitness breakfast with “Bircher berry muesli” (12.99 euros), the breakfast dishes are hearty and come with all sorts of side dishes. Just “a real farmer’s or country breakfast,” explains Keman.
Breakfast guests would often stay for two to three hours and drink chai, which you can refill as often as you like from a “tea machine”. But it’s not just the food that makes you want to linger.
The Chai machine where you can refill the empty tea glass yourself.
(Photo: Stephan Rumpf)
A customer enters the café and stocks up on baked goods. As she walks, the young woman stops and looks at one of the screens with landscape photos. It seems as if the images trigger something in her. She has to smile. “Gülüşünle Gel”, come or go with a smile.
Café ViolinMartin-Luther-Straße 26, 81539 Munich, telephone: 089/20329351, opening hours: Tuesday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.