From mouth-watering moussaka to hearty gyros and tasty meze platters, it's comfort food at its best. Here are nine of the best Greek and Turkish restaurant in the city - and what's on their menu. Is your favourite spot on the list?
. Olive and Feta
This Mediterranean restaurant in Farsley offers a vast array of dishes on its a la carte menu, taking customers on a journey from Turkey to Italy. Highlights include the Turkish fajitas, filled with marinated lamb, chicken or vegetables, and the Calzone Köfte - folded pizza stuffed with Turkish meatballs.
. Zorbas
Located in the heart of Cross Gates, Zorbas Bar and Grill is a family-run restaurant bringing a taste of the Mediterranean to diners in east Leeds. The menu includes classic meat dishes with steak, lamb ribs and chicken, traditional Greek moussaka and Mediterranean-inspired pasta, risotto and fish dishes. Pictured is head chef and owner Besmir
. Santorini
This upmarket Greek restaurant in Headingley is popular for its meze platters, slow cooked Kleftiko and homemade Baklava. Wash it down with a drink in the restaurant’s Gin Room, which offers a wide selection of gin cocktails and bottled beer from Turkey and Greece.
1. Olive and Feta
This Mediterranean restaurant in Farsley offers a vast array of dishes on its a la carte menu, taking customers on a journey from Turkey to Italy. Highlights include the Turkish fajitas, filled with marinated lamb, chicken or vegetables, and the Calzone Köfte - folded pizza stuffed with Turkish meatballs.
2. Zorbas
Located in the heart of Cross Gates, Zorbas Bar and Grill is a family-run restaurant bringing a taste of the Mediterranean to diners in east Leeds. The menu includes classic meat dishes with steak, lamb ribs and chicken, traditional Greek moussaka and Mediterranean-inspired pasta, risotto and fish dishes. Pictured is head chef and owner Besmir
3. Santorini
This upmarket Greek restaurant in Headingley is popular for its meze platters, slow cooked Kleftiko and homemade Baklava. Wash it down with a drink in the restaurant’s Gin Room, which offers a wide selection of gin cocktails and bottled beer from Turkey and Greece.
4. The Olive Branch
Turkish restaurant The Olive Branch boasts six sites in Yorkshire, including in Alwoodley and Roundhay. There’s a lunch menu with lighter bites such as halloumi wraps, seabass salads and filled ciabatta, or large cold and hot sharing platters for more hungry diners.
5. The Agora
This Horsforth favourite offers mouth-watering Greek and Turkish dishes in a relaxed atmosphere. Choose from hearty mains such as chicken souvlaki and lamb moussaka, or go big with the signature Agora meze, filled with a selection of mains and starters.
6. La Bistro
This family-run Mediterranean kitchen in Horsforth offers Greek, Turkish and Italian-inspired dishes. The La Bistro meze platter for two includes a delicious selection of hot and cold starters including halloumi, cheesy peppers, tzatziki and grilled garlic sausage.