
Beef Shawarma
Fire-carved, pickled turnip, tahini, warm pita.
Ft 3 200

Fire-grilled Jordanian shawarma, carved to order — an Amman family kitchen, now in the heart of Budapest.
In the Levant, hospitality is not a service — it is a way of being. A guest at your table is a guest at your family's table. We built Zaytouna to carry that feeling across borders: warm bread, strong coffee, and a chair always ready for you.
The olive tree is our namesake for a reason. It is the oldest symbol of home, of roots that hold through hard winters, and of a harvest generously shared. Every corner of this room — the brass, the green niches, the woven light — is a small piece of that idea.
And then there is the fire. Our shawarma is stacked by hand each morning, marinated overnight, and slow-turned on an open flame until the edge crisps and the inside stays tender. No shortcuts — this is how it's been done for generations.


Crisp sesame crust, herb-green centre.

Grilled chicken, garlic yogurt, warm saj.

Fresh mint, cold-pressed lemon, ice.

Pink turnip & Nabali green olives.
The spit turns all day beside the open flame. When you order, the chef carves the crisped outer edge straight into warm saj bread — seconds from fire to plate. That's the difference you taste.












Really tasty food and amazing staff — they helped us pick, and the shawarma was incredible.
The restaurant just opened. Design, table layout, cleanliness, and staff attitude were flawless.
It was my first shawarma that actually tasted authentic. We had beef and chicken both.