We are Ayla. Your new favourite restaurant in the heart of Rotterdam located at Kruisplein. In Ayla you find yourself at a Spanish marketplace, Grecian taberna, Italian trattoria, Arabic bazar and even in a New York alley.
In Ayla you are taking a trip through the Mediterranean, from Casablanca to Beirut, via Sevilla and Istanbul. We are your second home, where you meet your friends, family and tribe.
The Mediterranean is the world’s culinary treasure chamber. It holds an infinite depth of aroma’s, colours and flavours. All brought together by their most precious ingredient: the sun.
In Ayla you are welcome seven days a week for lunch, brunch, bites, dinner or drinks. Whether you stop by for a quick bite before the movies, meet for a business lunch, have an evening-long dinner with friends or just a tipple; the food and drinks will never let you down and the international vibe will make you feel at ease at all times.
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Sandwiches
Ayla’s sandwiches are from Das Brot and are made with real sourdough. These breads rise for a long time before they are baked - up to 48 hours. This adds plenty of flavour and makes them easier to digest. Our sandwiches are served with two slices of bread.
Pancakes
Ayla’s pancakes are freshly baked and finished with salted caramel topping, dates and pistachio, or with seasonal fruit, granola, yoghurt and honey.
Do you prefer savoury? Opt for the fried egg pancakes; with toppings like bacon, hazelnut and dukkah; or Manchego and basil.
Para Picar
Charcuteria
Great as starter
Ayla’s kapsalon
Spiced Josper lamb stew with patatas bravas, Manchego, salad and raita
With halloumi
sweet
Yoghurt
Brunchdeal
Can’t you choose? Then go for Ayla’s brunch deal: Open sandwich with salmon and avocado; or avocado with romesco sauce, yoghurt with homemade granola and seasonal fruit, a hot almond croissant, coffee or tea of your choice and a fresh orange juice.
An Ayla specialty, fresh oysters of the day finished in a surprising way:
With raspberry vinegar and shallots
With passion fruit-caramel and chili pepper
With spring onion dressing, ginger and citrus
Grilled oyster with beurre noisette, lemon and shallot
para picar
Charcuteria
platos pequeños
platos grandes
chef’s menu
A surprise menu by the chef. A constantly changing menu with the best of Ayla’s cuisine, served in several rounds. To be ordered per table.
acompañamientos
dulces & Quesos
Enjoy all the scents, colours and flavours that the Mediterranean has to offer.Ayla’s dishes are made to share. We advise you to order one or two dishes per person and are happy to help you with your choice.
√ Burrata
Coffee
Rotterdam coffee from Giraffe Coffee Roasters. The latin blend is served;a coffee with a rich diversity of flavours.
Arabic coffee
Tea
Green and black tea from JING Tea and chamomile and rooibos tea from Mondiano Tea. This tea distinguishes itself by its high quality, pure tea taste, fine aromas and large tea leaves.
cold drinks
The homemade lemonades are delicious inthe spring and summer, spoil yourself orgive yourself a boost with a ginger shot.
Fresh and spicy ginger lemonade
Slightly acidic mint lemonade
Fresh sweet and sour passionfruit lemonade
Light sweet raspberry lemonade
Energy kick with beet juice,lime and ginger
Ayla’s cocktails are created using Ayla’s infusionsand are perfect to drink as an aperitif, over dinneror with dessert. In this process, the kitchenand bartenders work closely together.
At Ayla we infuse the gin, vodka and gin, that formthe basis for our cocktails, with a variety of herbs and spices from Ayla’s bar and kitchen. We are working with Rutte & Zn, who still work in the same way as their founder Simon Rutte in 1872, from the smallback room in their distillery in Dordrecht:with love, and handcrafted.
Ayla’s infusions are served ‘neat’ or with Thomas Henry tonic.
Choice from: grapevine, grapefruit, rose petal, rosemary, fennel, basil, chilli
Ask our team for the special infusions
Ayla’s highballs are refreshing Mediterranean drinks, served in a long-drinking glass with a tonic or soda. Perfect as an appetizer.
Sherry, Port, Madeira and Vermouth are fortified wines produced according to traditional methods in specific regions and climates, giving them their characteristic colour and unique flavour. Ayla’s team will be happy to tell you more about these special drinks.
Port & Madeira
Sherry
Vermouth
Amaro
Italian bittersweet herbal liqueur after a (secret) family recipe
Ayla has a wide range of digestivos from the Mediterranean and elsewhere. Ask our team for suggestions.
KRUISPLEIN 153
3014DD ROTTERDAM
HELLO@AYLA.NL
+31 (0)10 254 0005
5 DAGEN PER WEEK OPEN
WO - ZO 12.00 TOT 20.00
