Turkish dumplings.

Your new favourite
comfort food.

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Two bowls of MANTI Turkish dumplings with yoghurt and Aleppo-spiced browned butter, served at the restaurant

The Dish

What is
mantı?

Think dumplings. Turkish style.

Mantı is one of Turkey's most beloved comfort foods: tiny parcels of dough, filled, boiled tender, and finished with garlic yoghurt, Aleppo-spiced browned butter and dried mint.

Small in size. Serious in comfort.

Every bite carries centuries of tradition — adapted, refined and served in the heart of Cape Town.

The anatomy of MANTI — garlic yoghurt, dried mint, paprika butter and tiny handmade dumplings

Portions

How hungry
are you?

Small

Quick lunch.

Light appetite.

Large

Proper comfort food.

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Cansu Elter, chef and co-founder of MANTI

Cansu Elter

Evren Tortum, co-founder of MANTI

Evren Tortum

Our Story

Two Turks.
One shared obsession.

Cansu Elter and Evren Tortum share a love for food, hospitality and one very specific comfort food: mantı.

In a city filled with incredible food from around the world, they saw an opportunity to introduce Cape Town to one of Turkey's most loved dishes.

Not a traditional Turkish restaurant trying to serve everything. Not another generic dumpling spot.

Just mantı. Made properly, served generously — and brought into a modern Cape Town setting.

Cansu Elter & Evren Tortum

The people behind MANTI.

The Experience

The courtyard at Glenhof Manor — arched columns, terracotta brick floors and lush greenery
The living room at MANTI — fireplace, chandelier and arched window
The dining hall at Glenhof Manor — long wooden table beneath dark beams and arched windows
The covered veranda with colourful artwork — indoor-outdoor seating at MANTI
Blue velvet sofa on the brick terrace — relaxed seating at MANTI
Outdoor garden terrace at Glenhof Manor — dining under the Cape Town sun
In Turkey, every meal ends with tea. We're working on the view. The tea is here now. — MANTI

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Address

12 Glenhof Manor
Cape Town
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Hours

Monday — Sunday 10:00 – 20:00

Reservations

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Glenhof Manor — home of MANTI, framed by palm trees with a garden path leading to the entrance Open in Google Maps

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Prefer to call? Phone bookings available — number coming soon.

MANTI Delivery — Mantı at home. Order online. Coming soon on Uber Eats, Mr D and Bolt Food.
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