Modern Middle Eastern Cuisine in Geneva

MODERN MIDDLE EASTERN CUISINE

GENEVA — RUE DU 31 DÉCEMBRE 8

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(WHAT IS MESHUGA?)

Absolutely Meshuga.

Creamy tahini, open fire, herbs by the fistful and small plates that hit hard. We cook the Middle East the way we love it: loud, generous, no fuss. Sit down, share, do it again.

We share everything.

(THE MENU)

Come hungry. One more plate.

In the evening, the whole carte. From 19:00, Monday to Saturday.

Lunchuga

Lunch service only, Monday to Saturday.

Pita Naked 19 CHF
- Pita of your choice: braised lamb, slow-cooked chicken or yummy veggies (cauliflower, oyster mushrooms)
- Dripping lemon yogurt & tahini sauce, pickles, herbs & greens
- Make it spicy? Homemade harissa or zhoug
The Pita Break 27 CHF
- Pita Naked
- Meshuga's salad of the day
The Whole Shebang 35 CHF
- The Pita Break
- Strawberry muhallabia, mint, sumac
- Still or sparkling water
- Coffee

Break Bread

Jerusalem bagel 4.90 CHF Out of the oven, still warm.
Pita 2.80 CHF Warm, puffed. It never lasts long on the table.
No beef, just pickles & olives 5.50 CHF House lacto-fermented pickles and marinated olives. A handful, then another.

To share

Creamy tahini 14 CHF Lemon chickpeas, onions. Served warm.
Smoked labneh 16 CHF Smoked over laurel and rosemary, green zhoug, tomatoes. On a Jerusalem bagel.
Galaxy Meshuga 11 CHF Our galaxy of sauces on one plate. Green zhoug, chrain, preserved-lemon paste, tahini, harissa, za'atar, olive oil. Pita mandatory.
Potato millefeuille 17 CHF Bottarga, lemon. Crisp and saline.
Hoffman salad 20 CHF A different kind of trip: a mix of herbs and a bit of acid.
Raw tuna 32 CHF Tomatoes, chrain, fresh herbs. Raw, clean, thinly sliced.

From the fire

Chilled aubergines 16 CHF Burnt over the fire, then chilled. Tahini, chrain.
Roast cauliflower 18 CHF Sage, lemon yoghurt sauce. Golden from the oven.
The power of the mushroom 20 CHF Oyster mushrooms on a skewer, middle eastern chili crunch, lemon yoghurt sauce, pomegranate.
Whatever the boat brought in 30 CHF Laid into the simmering shakshuka, fresh herbs. It changes with the catch.
Roast poussin 34 CHF Herb yoghurt, black lime. Lacquered, golden, eat it with your fingers.
Lamb, spoon-tender 35 CHF Confit shoulder, green zhoug, spring onions. It falls apart on its own.
Mother freaking arayes 25 CHF Grilled pita stuffed with meat, labneh, harissa, herb salad. Crisp outside, juicy inside.
Beef onglet skewer 35 CHF Tahini, fresh herbs, Meshuga's chili crunch. Rare, unless you say otherwise.

Sweet

Muhallabia 12 CHF Cardamom, strawberry, mint, sumac. Fresh, floral, barely sweet.
Lavender-roast peach 14 CHF Yoghurt siphon, pistachio. The peach goes in the oven, the lavender does the rest.
Fior di latte ice cream 9 CHF Confit kumquat, then pistachio or Meshuga's chili crunch. You pick the finish.

Best eaten hot.

BOOK A TABLE ↘

Meat: CH, FR · Bread: CH · Fish: CH, FR

Information on allergens in our dishes is available from our staff on request.

(IN PICTURES)

The table, today

Lunch, one hand
Warm, and that changes everything
The bread does the work
Depends on the boat
The knife does the rest
Straight out of the oven
Rare, unless you say otherwise
The last spoonful
This is where the noise starts
Sit down, stay longer

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Come see us

ADDRESS

RUE DU 31 DÉCEMBRE 8
1207 GENEVA, CH ↗

HOURS

MON – THU: 08:00 – 00:00
FRI: 08:00 – 01:00
SAT: 11:30 – 14:3018:30 – 01:00
SUN: 10:30 – 16:00

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Breaking the Jerusalem bagel with olive oil and za'atar