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Best tantuni in Groningen Delicious Turkish food Perfect for a great date night Turkish breakfast Best tantuni in Groningen Delicious Turkish food Perfect for a great date night Turkish breakfast Best tantuni in Groningen Delicious Turkish food Perfect for a great date night Turkish breakfast Best tantuni in Groningen Delicious Turkish food Perfect for a great date night Turkish breakfast
Ali and Mehmet, founders of Tantunio in Groningen
2022In the Steentilstraat
Ali & Mehmet

Two brothers, one kitchen.

We grew up in a family where cooking wasn't something you did — it was how you ran the house. No quick fixes, no packets or sachets. Tantuni was made right before your eyes on the hot plate; kumpir was generously piled high; iskender bread was fresh from the oven or it wasn't served at all.

In 2022 we opened the doors of Tantunio in the Steentilstraat. The idea was simple: the same kitchen we know from Mersin and Istanbul, right here in Groningen. Not adapted for a wider audience, not simplified for speed. Fresh meat, house spices, bread from the oven.

Four years on, it's full on Fridays, many students know us by name, and people come from Drachten and Assen especially for the iskender. That's not marketing — that's just doing what we came here for.

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What we stand for

Three things, nothing more.

Fresh, not pre-prepared

We work without ready-made products. Our tantuni is prepared à la minute on the grill, our köfte is made fresh every day, and the bread comes from the oven next to your table.

Halal, vegan, mixed

All our meat is halal certified. We also have an extensive vegan and vegetarian menu — falafel, vegan kumpir, sebze kizartma, imam bayaldi. Mixed tables are welcome; we cook for everyone.

Central & welcoming

Steentilstraat 36, walking distance from the Grote Markt. But the real thing: a team that takes time to chat and remembers what you had last time. Just how it should be.

Atmosphere at Tantunio restaurant in Groningen
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