Simurgh Bakery and Cafe

I love Turkish food. But more importantly, I love TURKISH COFFEE.They know how to make a strong cup of Turkish coffee at this joint. This will wake you up in the morning.If you stop by for lunch, the pesto chicken sandwich is the goto item on the menu. Also - very popular - is the Shakshuka. This is a traditional turkish dish in which eggs are cooked with tomatoes. Its fantastic.Parking is easy. The service is fantastic. And the place is clean and well-decorated.

I stopped in for the Shakshuka (eggs in tomato) and a Turkish coffee. The service was fast even though it was crowded. The woman at the counter was extremely patient since it was my first time there and she helped me decide on my order.There's a parking lot and plenty of other places to shop nearby. I am definitely coming back. The food was delicious!

A friend and her husband took me there after she and I climbed at Pacific Pipe. I had the pesto chicken sandwich and it was delicious. It was also huge so I was able to take half home for dinner. She had their beef brisket sandwich that looked very good. He had a bowl of soup which he thoroughly enjoyed and he also had half her sandwich.I got an Americano Turkish coffee, chocolate pistachio baklava and a sesame cookie for dessert. The chocolate baklava wasn't quite as chocolate as I would have liked but it was still very good. The coffee was perfect.I will definitely return.

Cute and decent space for a party of 4 with friendly service Food was really good and hard to pick what to get but glad we tried the bread it was soooo good with the feta.

I really did want to love this place, the servers are charming and it felt like a good community has been built here. However, strictly considering the dishes we had, the food was pretty average. Their bagels were nice and unique, the contents though were nothing out of the ordinary. I (we) have been afflicted by the abundance of sauce and flavours existing in the US like Pandora's box and these dishes sadly had none, providing a rather bland taste.The ingredients are healthy and pure, but I guess that just isn't enough for my soiled tastebuds, I did leave wanting more, barring the bagel this is something I could have made at home from a TJs runHeard their baklava is good though, probably worth a try

My bestie and I wanted coffee and dessert when I found Simurgh Bakery on Yelp. We drove there and it was delish. I got a Turkish coffee, though my cup was leaking. Also had The tahini sesame cookie and the Turkish delight. The tahini cookie my favorite part was the toasted sesame seed edges. The Turkish delight what's not to like. My friend got a cappuccino and the pistachio baklava. I had a sample and was good too. Service was good. We ordered at the register and they brought our coffees. We also got 2 hummus to go. Ambiance, it's a smaller place, cozy, had some cute decorations.There's Parking available behind store.

I've been wanting to try this place for a while and went with a coworker for lunch. Wow!! I've only seen it from the outside but inside looks so homey and filled with delicious sweet treats. Got the Balkan kebab sandwich and it was flavorful! Ordered online as it seems to get pretty packed during lunchtime and got my food relatively fast. Definitely going to come back as the sweet treats look heavenly.

Came in on a late morning to get a sense of the place and was quite surprised at how busy this small cafe was. Had no idea of the offerings and learned that it was a Turkish cafe and bakery. The baklava looked superb yummy so we decided to grab a few pieces of the chocolate, classic pistachio - fresh, flavorful, flaky and just right amount of sweetness. Will definitely stop back through to try a dish or two and/or some of the other treat.

After watching a Check Please Bay Area special about this spot, I knew we had to check it out asap. Upon entering you can get a strong sense of the love and appreciation Simurgh Bakery and Cafe kneads into their freshly-baked Simit (a circular bread with sesame seeds, similar to a bagel). They make and bake the Simit right in front of you and my family & I had front row seats for this wonderfully unique breakfast experience. Our first time trying Turkish food in the East Bay, and already we can't wait to come back for more. We ordered the Turkish Breakfast Platter, the Eggs in a Hole, a Turkish coffee, and additional Simit right out of the oven. So heavenly. Comforting. Unique. Loved every second of it!The Turkish Breakfast Platter is easily shareable and comes with a variety a cheeses, cucumber, tomatoes, olives, jam, honey, pepperoni, fried eggs, one Simit, and a side of Turkish tea. For $22, it's like a deconstructed version of the Eggs in a Hole ($14) which the hubby ordered. The quality is here, value, and heart & soul from the friendly staff and cozy digs. There are also lunch/dinner options, a beautiful array of desserts (there is a newspaper article about their baklava made with fresh phyllo dough), grab & go options, and catering. There is parking behind and in front of the restaurant, and seemed like a bustling line shortly after we arrived at 9a which means this place is definitely in the know :)Thank you Simurgh for a meal we will never forget!

Diane and I met here again today and ordered our usual things. We bought labneh and I added dolmas and baklava, while Diane added locum to her order. Again I found parking on the street, but unlike the last time, the restaurant was packed w/ groups of various sizes, prominently families w/ small children. The place was packed enough that Diane wondered whether there had been a repeat of the Check Please! Bay Area episode that had a segment featuring it, it was so much more crowded than usual. We'll never if that was it, although the families suggest local folks. Hatee was there, so we were able to say hello and even chat later when there wasn't a line. Brunch was delicious and I will enjoy the other half of the sandwich tonight. We had a nice time catching up and I know we will be back. After lunch we went to Arizmendi.