Sofra
How the 16 points are built (max 90) — awards = strongest culinary award + editorial mentions (see badges above).
- Awards & lists 3 / 60
- Chef pedigree 4 / 10
- Concept 5 / 10
- Buzz 4 / 10
- Cuisine Mediterranean
- Neighborhood Cambridge
- City Boston
- Dishes captured 109
Pastries
- 01
Cherry Mahleb Granola Bar
4.00Almond butter, chocolate, coconut. Vegan! Dairy free, gluten free
- cherry
- chocolate
- cherry
- mahleb
- almond butter
- chocolate
- coconut
- 02
Passion Fruit Tart
5.00Dark chocolate crisp pearls
- passion-fruit
- chocolate
- passion fruit
- tart
- dark chocolate
- 03
Syrian Shortbread Cookie
2.50Thumbprint cookie, seasonal jam
- shortbread
- shortbread
- jam
- 04
Bittersweet Chocolate Tahini Tart
4.50Salty cocoa nib crunch, Valrhona bittersweet chocolate. Serves one
- chocolate
- tahini
- chocolate
- tahini
- cocoa nib
- bittersweet chocolate
- 05
Earthquake Cookie
4.00Soft double chocolate cookie, powdered sugar
- chocolate
- egg
- chocolate
- powdered sugar
- 06
Dark Chocolate Apricot Halawa
3.25Valrhona bittersweet chocolate, orange blossom, sesame seeds
- chocolate
- apricot
- dark chocolate
- apricot
- halawa
- orange blossom
- sesame seeds
- 07
Date Almond Ma'amoul
3.00Shortbread, date marzipan filling
- date
- almond
- date
- almond
- marzipan
- shortbread
- 08
Raspberry & Rose Sweet Cheese Brioche
6.00- raspberry
- egg
- raspberry
- rose
- cheese
- brioche
- 09
Morning Bun
6.00Cardamom cinnamon sugar, orange blossom glaze
- orange-blossom
- cardamom
- cinnamon sugar
- orange blossom
- glaze
- 10
Mosaic Cake
5.00Valrhona bittersweet chocolate, tea biscuits, Antep pistachios, candied orange
- chocolate
- pistachio
- chocolate
- tea biscuits
- pistachios
- candied orange
- 11
Chocolate Hazelnut Baklava
4.50Cocoa nib syrup, Tcho Bittersweet chocolate, hazelnuts
- hazelnut
- chocolate
- chocolate
- hazelnut
- baklava
- cocoa nib syrup
- bittersweet chocolate
- hazelnuts
- 12
Olive Oil Basque Cheesecake
6.50Maldon salt
- egg
- olive oil
- basque cheesecake
- maldon salt
- 13
Pistachio Bohsalino
3.50Valrhona white chocolate, rose, cardamom
- pistachio
- white-chocolate
- pistachio
- white chocolate
- rose
- cardamom
- 14
Almond Rose Cake
6.00Mastic glaze. Gluten free
- almond-flour
- egg
- almond
- rose
- mastic
- glaze
- 15
Sesame Cashew Bites
3.00Brown sugar shortbread, honey caramel
- sesame-seed
- cashew
- sesame
- cashew
- shortbread
- honey caramel
- 16
Chocolate Chunk Cookie
4.00Tcho Bittersweet Chocolate, Valrhona Milk Chocolate, fresh milled flour from Ground Up Grain mill
- chocolate
- egg
- chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- milk chocolate
- flour
- 17
Pistachio Baklava
4.50Fenugreek syrup
- pistachio
- pistachio
- baklava
- fenugreek syrup
- 18
Tahini Brown Butter Croissant
6.50Salted caramel milk chocolate ganache
- tahini
- caramel
- tahini
- brown butter
- croissant
- salted caramel
- milk chocolate ganache
- 19
Sesame Cashew Rice Krispies Treat
6.00- sesame-seed
- cashew
- sesame
- cashew
- rice krispies
- 20
Molasses Cookie
3.00Made with fresh milled flour from Ground Up Grain mill
- molasses
- molasses
- flour
Provisions
- 01
Dried Malatya Apricots by Sofra
6.00Malatya apricots are sun-dried and produced in family-run orchards devoted to traditional methods, their darker color yields a sweeter fruit. 8.5 oz
- apricot
- apricots
- 02
Sweet & Smoky Pecans by Sofra
5.25+Smoked cinnamon, Aleppo, brown sugar. Dairy free, gluten free
- pecan
- pecans
- smoked cinnamon
- aleppo
- brown sugar
- 03
Raw & Unsalted Shell-Off Pistachios
11.00Single-Origin from Antep, Turkey Hand-harvested from small family farms and enjoyed just as nature intended. These pistachios are sweet, buttery, and deeply nutty with the distinctive flavor that made Antep famous
- pistachio
- pistachios
- 04
Sundried Figs
21.00- fig
- figs
- 05
Roasted and Salted Shell-On Pistachios
17.00Grown by small family farms and gently roasted to bring out their rich flavor. Smaller, sweeter, and more aromatic than typical pistachios, they're made for sharing.
- pistachio
- pistachios
- 06
Olive Oil Granola by Sofra
14.00Oats, golden raisins, quinoa, buckwheat, almonds, sesame seeds. Dairy free, 10.5oz
- raisin
- almond
- olive oil
- granola
- oats
- golden raisins
- quinoa
- buckwheat
- almonds
- sesame seeds
- 07
Aleppo Peanuts by Sofra
9.00Aleppo coated peanuts. Dairy free, gluten free, 8 oz
- peanut
- aleppo
- peanuts
- 08
Fig Roll
17.00- fig
- fig
- roll
- 09
Cocoa Coated Hazelnuts by Sofra
14.00Valrhona cocoa and espresso sugared hazelnuts. 8oz
- hazelnut
- cocoa
- cocoa
- hazelnuts
- espresso
- 10
Sesame Caramel Cashews by Sofra
8.00Sesame coated caramelized salted cashews. Gluten free, 8oz
- cashew
- sesame-seed
- sesame
- caramel
- cashews
- 11
Persian Trail Mix by Sofra
14.00Persian trail mix—cocoa hazelnuts, Persian pistachios, cashews, raisins, mulberries, Turkish delight 12 (8oz)
- hazelnut
- pistachio
- trail mix
- cocoa hazelnuts
- persian pistachios
- cashews
- raisins
- mulberries
- turkish delight
- 12
Shabazi Spiced Marcona Almonds by Sofra
9.00La Boite Shabazi spice (cilantro, green chili, lemon), Spanish Marcona almonds. 4 oz
- almond
- lemon
- shabazi spice
- cilantro
- green chili
- lemon
- marcona almonds
- 13
Lokum by Sofra
9.00aka Turkish delight. We took our time sourcing this one-of-a-kind confection, often served along Turkish coffee or as a little treat on it's own. 10 pieces
- turkish-delight
- starch
- lokum
- turkish delight
Prepared Foods
- 01
Lemon Vinaigrette
8.00Lemon zest, sherry vinegar, dijon mustard, honey. Dairy free, half pint
- lemon
- vinaigrette
- lemon zest
- sherry vinegar
- dijon mustard
- honey
- 02
Carrot Kibbeh
12.00Spinach, yogurt sauce, golden raisins, pine nuts, bulgur wheat. Heating instructions included
- carrot
- spinach
- carrot
- kibbeh
- spinach
- yogurt sauce
- golden raisins
- pine nuts
- bulgur wheat
- 03
Chicken and Couscous Salad
13.00Limon Omani, turmeric, saffron, cilantro, scallion, raisins, walnuts, salad greens. Dairy free
- chicken
- chicken
- couscous
- salad
- limon omani
- turmeric
- saffron
- cilantro
- scallion
- raisins
- walnuts
- greens
- 04
Labne
6.00Plain strained yogurt
- labne
- labne
- yogurt
- 05
Smoked Salmon Kofte
23.00White bean plaki, peppers, tomato. Serves 1-2, heating instructions included
- smoked-salmon
- smoked salmon
- kofte
- white bean
- peppers
- tomato
- 06
Sultan's Delight
26.00Tamarind glazed beef, eggplant bechamel, tomato brown butter
- beef
- beef
- tamarind
- eggplant
- bechamel
- tomato
- brown butter
- 07
Yellow Lentil Mujaddara
18.00Carrots, caramelized onions, cauliflower, mushrooms, spices. Heating instructions included. Dairy free, gluten free
- yellow-lentil
- carrot
- yellow lentil
- mujaddara
- carrots
- onions
- cauliflower
- mushrooms
- spices
- 08
Yogurt Parfait
8.50Housemade seasonal spoon sweets, wheatberries, labne
- spoon-sweet
- wheatberry
- yogurt
- parfait
- spoon sweets
- wheatberries
- labne
- 09
Blackened Chicken Salad
13.00Black lentils, black rice, confit peppers & onions, smokey almonds, basil
- chicken
- chicken
- salad
- black lentils
- black rice
- peppers
- onions
- almonds
- basil
- 10
Lamb Dolma
19.00Sweet potato, pomegranate molasses, Turkish spices, kasseri cheese. Heating instructions included. Gluten free
- lamb
- lamb
- dolma
- sweet potato
- pomegranate molasses
- turkish spices
- kasseri cheese
- 11
Feta & Herb Dumplings
12.00Tomato sauce, greens, seasonal vegetable. Heating instructions included
- green
- feta
- herb dumplings
- tomato sauce
- greens
- seasonal vegetable
- 12
Cauliflower & Halloumi Gratin
10.00Feta, capers, black olives & sunflower seeds crumble. Heating instructions included
- cauliflower
- halloumi
- cauliflower
- halloumi
- feta
- capers
- black olives
- sunflower seeds
- 13
Beef & Pistachio Kofte (Pilaf)
21.00Bulgur & rice pilaf, cacik. Heating instructions included
- beef
- beef
- pistachio
- kofte
- bulgur
- rice pilaf
- cacik
- 14
Chicken & Swiss Chard Borani
19.00Yogurt sauce, baharat spice, fingerling potatoes. Heating instructions included. Gluten free
- chicken
- chicken
- swiss chard
- borani
- yogurt sauce
- baharat spice
- fingerling potatoes
- 15
Wedding Rice
12.00Jasmine rice, currants, pistachios, herbs. Heating instructions included. Dairy free, gluten free
- currant
- pistachio
- wedding rice
- jasmine rice
- currants
- pistachios
- herbs
- 16
Chicken Tagine
19.00Carrots, sweet peppers, tomatoes, Moroccan spices, preserved lemon, olives, cous cous. Heating instructions included. Dairy free
- chicken
- chicken
- tagine
- carrots
- sweet peppers
- tomatoes
- moroccan spices
- preserved lemon
- olives
- couscous
- 17
Smoked Salmon & Eggs
8.00Cucumber, labne, dill. Gluten free
- smoked-salmon
- smoked salmon
- eggs
- cucumber
- labne
- dill
- 18
Lamb Moussaka (Cold Case)
16.00Eggplant, cinnamon, golden raisins, kasseri mornay. Heating instructions included
- lamb
- lamb
- moussaka
- eggplant
- cinnamon
- golden raisins
- kasseri mornay
- 19
Turkish Green Olives
8.50Za'atar, lemon peel. Dairy free, gluten free, half pint
- lemon
- turkish green olives
- za'atar
- lemon peel
- 20
Zhoug
8.00Parsley, cilantro, Hungarian wax peppers, olive oil, garlic. Dairy free, gluten free, half pint
- zhoug
- zhoug
- parsley
- cilantro
- hungarian wax peppers
- olive oil
- garlic
Flatbread, Savory Pies, Meze a la Carte, Salad, Soup
- 01
Chicken Kebab
8.50spicy rhubarb ezme, greens, lemon. Dairy free, gluten free
- chicken
- chicken
- kebab
- rhubarb
- ezme
- greens
- lemon
- 02
Spicy Beef Kofte
14.00White bean salad, snap peas, green salça
- beef
- beef
- kofte
- white bean salad
- snap peas
- green salça
- 03
Strawberry Salad
14.00Farm greens, sugar snaps, spicy pistachio muhammara, buttermilk dressing. Gluten free
- strawberry
- sugar-snap-pea
- strawberry
- salad
- greens
- sugar snaps
- pistachio muhammara
- buttermilk dressing
- 04
Strawberry Gazpacho
8.50Tomato, sumac onions. 6 oz
- strawberry
- tomato
- strawberry
- gazpacho
- tomato
- sumac onions
- 05
Red Lentil Durum
13.00Red lentil kofte, tomato brown butter, green cabbage, pickled peppers
- red-lentil
- tomato
- red lentil
- durum
- kofte
- tomato
- brown butter
- green cabbage
- pickled peppers
- 06
Cheese Borek
13.00Local mozzarella, hot pepper labne, tomato concasse
- tomato
- cheese
- borek
- mozzarella
- hot pepper labne
- tomato
- 07
Adana Lamb Kebab
9.50+Charred spring onion & green garlic toum, spring greens, fennel, sumac, pita
- lamb
- lamb
- kebab
- adana
- spring onion
- green garlic
- toum
- spring greens
- fennel
- sumac
- pita
- 08
Hot Lamb Moussaka
16.00Eggplant, cinnamon, raisins, mornay sauce
- lamb
- lamb
- moussaka
- eggplant
- cinnamon
- raisins
- mornay sauce
- 09
Asparagus & Fava
10.00Haydari (yogurt, feta, garlic, herbs), brown butter pinenuts
- asparagus
- fava-bean
- asparagus
- fava
- haydari
- yogurt
- feta
- garlic
- herbs
- brown butter
- pinenuts
- 10
Falafel Platter
15.00Beet tzatziki, hummus, tahini sauce, zhoug, greens
- beet
- tahini
- falafel
- beet tzatziki
- hummus
- tahini sauce
- zhoug
- greens
Bottled Drinks
- 01
Chai Concentrate
10.75Cardamom, ginger, saffron, MEM blue flower earl grey tea. Chai concentrate to mix with your dairy or dairy alternative choice! Pint
- chai
- cardamom
- ginger
- saffron
- earl grey tea
- 02
Martinelli's Apple Juice
3.25Glass bottle, 10 oz
- apple
- apple juice
- 03
Lada's Iced Tea
9.00+Herbal tea, apricot, orange.
- apricot
- orange
- iced tea
- herbal tea
- apricot
- orange
- 04
Orange Blossom Lemonade
11.00+Lemon, orange blossom water.
- lemon
- orange-blossom-water
- orange blossom
- lemonade
- lemon
- orange blossom water
- 05
Boxed Water
3.75Boxed Water Is Better, 16.9oz
- water
- 06
Kombucha by Pigeon Cove Ferments
4.25+Gloucester, MA
- probiotic
- kombucha
- 07
Culture Pop Soda
3.25+Fizzy and gutsy probiotic soda. 12 fl oz
- probiotic
- carbonation
- soda
- probiotic
- 08
Sparkling Water
2.75Perrier, 11 oz
- carbonation
- sparkling water
- 09
Spindrift
2.75Assorted flavors to choose from
- spindrift
- 10
Mexican Coke
4.50Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love
- caramel-coloring
- coke
- 11
Natalie's Orange Juice
3.25Fresh squeezed Florida orange juice. Pint
- orange
- orange juice
- 12
Red Dragon Iced Tea
11.00+Green tea, cherry, lemon.
- cherry
- lemon
- iced tea
- green tea
- cherry
- lemon
STRAWBERRY FEST!
- 01
Strawberry Basil Sorbet
7.00Gluten free, dairy free. Half pint
- strawberry
- strawberry
- basil
- sorbet
- 02
Halloumi Fries
11.00Strawberry & rose harissa ketchup
- strawberry
- halloumi
- halloumi
- strawberry
- rose harissa ketchup
- 03
Strawberry Poppyseed Vinaigrette
8.00- strawberry
- poppyseed
- vinaigrette
- 04
Strawberry Popsicles
5.00Gluten free, dairy free. Two popsicles
- strawberry
- strawberry
- popsicles
- 05
Strawberry & Rose Harissa Ketchup
9.00Dairy free, gluten free, half pint
- strawberry
- strawberry
- rose
- harissa
- ketchup
Available All Day
- 01
Spinach Gozleme
11.00Three cheeses (ricotta, mozzarella, kasseri), three herbs (parsley, mint, dill)
- spinach
- spinach
- gozleme
- ricotta
- mozzarella
- kasseri
- parsley
- mint
- dill
- 02
Sausage Pita
14.00Beef and pork sausage, feta butter, pickled peppers, cumin, orange, olive
- sausage
- sausage
- feta butter
- pickled peppers
- cumin
- orange
- olive
Cold Meze
- 01
Beet Tzatziki
8.00Red beets, dill, labne, olive oil. 8 oz, gluten free
- beet
- beet
- tzatziki
- dill
- labne
- olive oil
- 02
Grape Leaf Dolma
11.00Jasmine Rice, currants, pine nuts, dill & sumac. 5 pieces, dairy free, gluten free
- grape-leave
- currant
- grape leaf
- dolma
- jasmine rice
- currants
- pine nuts
- dill
- sumac
- 03
Moroccan Style Carrot Salad
8.00Hazelnut dukkah, rose harissa. 8 oz, dairy free, gluten free
- carrot
- hazelnut
- carrot
- salad
- hazelnut
- dukkah
- rose
- harissa
- 04
Turkish Style Baba Ghanoush
8.00Eggplant, peppers, tomato, pomegranate molasses. 8 oz, dairy free, gluten free
- eggplant
- tomato
- baba ghanoush
- eggplant
- peppers
- tomato
- pomegranate molasses
- 05
Cacik
8.00Garlic yogurt, herbs, greens. 8 oz
- cucumber
- garlic
- yogurt
- herbs
- greens
- 06
Torshi
7.00Mixed pickles. Gluten free, dairy free, 12 oz
- mixed
- pickles
- mixed
- 07
Gigante Beans & Green Olives Salad
8.00Green olives, lemon, coriander. Dairy free, gluten free, 8 oz
- gigante-bean
- lemon
- gigante beans
- green olives
- lemon
- coriander
- 08
Whipped Feta
10.00Sheep's milk feta, roasted red pepper, sundried peppers, Turkish chilies. 8 oz, gluten free
- chili
- turkish-chily
- feta
- roasted red pepper
- sundried peppers
- turkish chilies
- 09
Tahini Hummus
7.00Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic. 8 oz, dairy free, gluten free
- chickpea
- tahini
- tahini
- hummus
- chickpeas
- lemon
- garlic
- 10
Muhammara
8.00Walnuts, pomegranate molasses, scallions, Turkish red pepper paste. 8 oz, dairy free, gluten free
- walnut
- pomegranate-molass
- muhammara
- walnuts
- pomegranate molasses
- scallions
- red pepper paste
- 11
Hot Pepper Labne
8.00Roasted Hungarian hot wax peppers, garlic, lemon, labne. 8 oz, gluten free
- lemon
- hot pepper
- labne
- hungarian wax peppers
- garlic
- lemon
Breads & Savory Pastries
- 01
Spicy Lamb Flatbread
7.00Nigella seed, kasseri cheese, chive blossoms
- lamb
- lamb
- flatbread
- nigella seed
- kasseri cheese
- chive blossoms
- 02
Stuffed Simit
6.00Green garlic confit, feta, labne
- green-garlic-confit
- simit
- green garlic confit
- feta
- labne
- 03
Matnakash
4.50Everything rainbow spice
- sesame
- matnakash
- rainbow spice
- 04
Greek Pita
2.00Served warm. Dairy free
- pita
- pita
- 05
Pita Chips
2.50Sumac. Dairy free
- pita
- pita
- sumac
- 06
Spring Onion Halloumi Biscuit
4.50Kasseri cheese, Shabazi spice
- halloumi
- spring onion
- halloumi
- kasseri cheese
- shabazi spice
- 07
Spanakopita
5.50Phyllo and spinach pie with feta, wild herbs, mastic
- spinach
- spanakopita
- phyllo
- spinach
- feta
- herbs
- mastic
- 08
Crick Cracks
0.80+Buttermilk cornmeal crackers, sesame, nigella
- sesame
- cornmeal
- crackers
- sesame
- nigella
- 09
Black Sea Cornbread
5.50Feta, Kalamata olives, honey, maras
- cornmeal
- olive
- cornbread
- feta
- kalamata olives
- honey
- maras
Featured Items
- 01
Chicken Shawarma
14.00Garlic sauce, greens, pickles
- chicken
- chicken
- garlic sauce
- greens
- pickles
- 02
Lamb Shawarma
16.50Braised lamb shoulder, pomegranate molasses, cumin, tahini yogurt, pickles
- lamb
- lamb
- braised lamb shoulder
- pomegranate molasses
- cumin
- tahini yogurt
- pickles
- 03
Spinach Falafel
14.00Tahini sauce, beet tzatziki, arugula, pickles. Best enjoyed fresh from the kitchen, please eat promptly
- spinach
- chickpea
- spinach
- falafel
- tahini sauce
- beet tzatziki
- arugula
- pickles
Meze Bar
- 01
Meze Platter
15.00Create your own meze platter! Bread is not included with this item, but please do add on some crick cracks or za'atar bread in the breads & savory pastries section.
- tahini
Gift Sets
- 01
Maura's Sweet Essentials
80.00Pastry Chef/Owner, Maura's hand-picked favorites in one box. Includes: Soom tahini, Malouf orange blossom water, Elmendorf, Medina flour, Burlap & Barrel royal cinnamon, Burlap & Barrel cardamom, Curio Spice Co wild fennel pollen, Maura's sesame caramel cashew bites, Baker's bench scraper kit
- tahini
- orange-blossom-water
- tahini
- orange blossom water
- flour
- cinnamon
- cardamom
- fennel pollen
- sesame caramel cashew bites
- 02
The Sofra Spice Bundle
50.00Our favorite spices and spicy condiments in one bundle. Includes: Tapi Papi Hot Sauce, Sofra Spice Tower (baharat, dukkah, kofte spice, ras el hanout), Canaan Shatta (hot chili spread), Curio Magic Salt
- baharat
- dukkah
- hot sauce
- baharat
- dukkah
- kofte spice
- ras el hanout
- chili spread
- 03
Ana's Mediterranean Pantry
120.00Chef/Owner Ana's favorite ingredients and snacks for the home cook. Includes: Koy heirloom course bulgur, Canaan za'atar, Canaan shatta (hot chili spread), Soom tahini, Koy tomato paste, Malouf extra virgin olive oil, Ana's Spice Tower (Maras chiles, dried mint, sumac, Urfa chiles), La Boite Ana spice, Sofra baharat spice blend, Sofra cocoa hazelnuts, Tin Man Turkish chili crisp, Ana's favorite kitchen spoon
- tahini
- tomato-paste
- bulgur
- za'atar
- shatta
- tahini
- tomato paste
- olive oil
- maras chiles
- dried mint
- sumac
- urfa chiles
- baharat
- cocoa hazelnuts
- chili crisp