The Total Numbers of Turkish Restaurants Reach 200 in New York and New Jersey
By Cemil Ozyurt - 
The total numbers of Turkish restaurants, cafe, wine bars, clubs, delis have reached 200. According to TurkAvenue.com, New York based Turkish Business News Portal, Turkish places mostly locate in New York City, Brooklyn, Queens and North Jersey. New York City is the most popular place for Turkish food industry and Big Apple has 63 Turkish places, North Jersey area has 42 and Brooklyn has 25 places. Generally the most places have opened last five years and a small portion of them has survived over 10 years. Some restaurants, cafes and wine bars have become a chain as Ayhan's Shish Kebab in Long Island which has eight different locations, Gulluoglu Baklava which has 4 branches in NY and NJ, Toros Restaurants have three branches in New Jersey, Pierre Loti Wine House has three locations in New York City. Pera, Ali Baba, and Ayza Wine Bar & Chocolate have two locations each.
- Published in Restaurants
- Written by Admin TOA
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