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Start with small plates
Typical meze dishes include hummus, tzatziki, olives, stuffed vine leaves and different salads.
Meze Restaurant
What is meze?
Meze is a style of dining built around small dishes made for sharing – a social food tradition found across much of the Mediterranean.
At Meze Restaurant, meze is about more than food alone. It is about bringing several flavors to the middle of the table, sharing the dishes and creating a more relaxed and social dining experience.
In short
Meze means small dishes for sharing
Meze is a meal built from several small and medium-sized dishes served at the same time or in rounds. Instead of each person ordering one large plate, the table shares several flavors together.
Where does it come from?
An important part of Mediterranean food culture
The tradition of meze exists in different forms across countries around the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The common thread is sharing, many flavors, fresh ingredients and a meal meant to be enjoyed slowly.
How it works
How do you eat meze?
A meze table is often built with both cold and warm dishes. Some prefer a lighter table with dips, salads and bread, while others combine small plates with grill dishes, seafood and vegetarian options.
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Add warm dishes
Many tables continue with warm meze, halloumi, scampi, falafel or other plates that add more depth and variety.
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Share around the table
The point is to taste several things together. That is why meze works especially well for couples, families, groups of friends and larger tables.
Why people love meze
More social than a typical dinner
Meze creates a different rhythm than a traditional restaurant meal. More dishes arrive at the table, the conversation lasts longer and everyone gets to try more than one thing.
For many guests, this is a more relaxed and enjoyable way to eat out. Instead of choosing just one dish, you build a table filled with different favorites.
What defines meze?
Typical features of a meze meal
Many flavors at once
Meze is about variety: creamy, fresh, tangy, salty, grilled and crispy elements on the same table.
Sharing is central
The dishes are made so everyone at the table can serve themselves and taste several things.
Fresh ingredients
Olive oil, yogurt, lemon, herbs, vegetables and grill flavors often appear across a meze table.
Works for lunch or dinner
Meze can be light and simple or built into a bigger meal with many rounds and plates.
At Meze Restaurant
How we serve meze
At Meze Restaurant, meze is part of a wider Mediterranean menu. You can start with cold favorites, add warm small plates and continue with grill dishes, seafood or vegetarian options – all designed to work beautifully for sharing.
Cold meze
Such as hummus, tzatziki, olives and other small dishes with fresh and creamy flavors.
Warm meze
Such as halloumi, falafel, scampi and other plates that make the table richer and more satisfying.
Sharing with range
Build the meal further with grill dishes, salads and specialties when you want a larger table to share.
Ready to try it?
Experience meze at Meze Restaurant
Visit us for a social dinner with small plates, sharing dishes and Mediterranean flavors in Stavanger and Sandnes.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about meze
Meze refers to small dishes served for sharing. It describes both the way the food is served and the style of dining itself.
It is both. Meze refers to a collection of small dishes, but also to the tradition of sharing several different plates around the table.
No. A meze table often includes both cold and warm dishes and can also be combined with grill dishes and larger plates.
Yes, meze is ideal for groups because the whole concept is built around sharing several dishes and flavors around the table.
