Selda Dallas started as a neighborhood Turkish restaurant at 6006 Belt Line Road, and it has since grown into a family of restaurants that includes The Mayor’s House by Selda in Oak Cliff plus locations in Frisco, Las Colinas and San Antonio. Habip Kargin, one of Selda’s chef-owners, once led the Pera restaurants in Dallas, and his kitchen still centers on the charcoal grill. The menu is long, so here’s where to start.
Open with dips for the table. The Hummus and the smoky Grilled Eggplant Salad are the classics, but the one to order is the Spicy Ezme, minced tomatoes and peppers with hot spices, garlic, lemon and pomegranate molasses. Add the Cigar Borek, flaky pastry rolls stuffed with feta and fried, and the Halloumi Cheese, lightly fried and set on roasted peppers and walnuts with a drizzle of pomegranate molasses.
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