Greenport’s Zey Hotel (439 Main St., Greenport, 631-477-4000) and Zerdem Restaurant (314 Main St., Greenport, 631-477-6540) are gearing up for another summer, and this year they’re introducing a unique experience for both guests and locals — Turkish breakfast.
Inspired by owner Zach Erdem’s Turkish roots, the restaurant’s Turkish breakfast for two priced at $45 includes black and green olives, tomatoes, cucumber, salami, sucuk, honey, cheese roll, kaymak, strawberry jam, cherry jam, labne, Bulgarian cheese, feta cheese, cecil Turkish cheese, tahin and pekmez, Turkish bread and Turkish tea.
Zerdem, where the focus is Mediterranean cuisine with a menu full of Italian, Israeli, Lebanese, Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern dishes, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On the drink side of the menu, classic cocktails like margaritas and martinis and a list of wine and beer are available. Starting June 25, they will serve lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Over at the hotel’s café, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., guests and locals are welcome to indulge in fresh baked goods daily.
“They can come in and have some great Turkish pastries and sit down in our lobby or back patio that overlooks Main Street,” says Erdem. “There’s a lot of space to enjoy themselves.”
Zey Hotel offers guests and locals a relaxing escape in Greenport. (Photo credit: Zey Hotel)
Erdem, who also owns 75 Main in Southampton, opened his Greenport properties in 2023.
When a friend called to tell him about the available hotel and separate but close-by restaurant, he jumped on the opportunity, because in the short amount of time he had spent in Greenport he fell in love with the coastal scene.
Inside the hotel, expect high-quality linen and luxurious bathroom products, similar to those in Four Seasons hotels, says Erdem.
At the on-property café/bakery Zey offers visitors delicious pastries, baked goods and Turkish treats. (Photo credit: Zey Hotel)
In his time curating guests’ experiences in the culinary realm and in his boutique hotel, which offers eight rooms and two luxury suites, he has come to love the hospitality industry, aspiring to be at the helm of bigger hotels in the future.
“This is just for me to get to know the business well,” Erdem says.
