Longa Café is a family run Turkish and Mediterranean café at 180 Whitchurch Road in Cardiff. Founded by sisters Gizem and Simge, it creates a warm neighbourhood setting around breakfast, brunch, coffee and the generous hospitality of a Turkish table.
The kitchen reimagines Turkish classics with a modern touch while preserving their familiar ingredients and sense of comfort. Menemen, Turkish eggs and freshly baked sesame simit bring together eggs, bread, yoghurt, herbs and gently spiced accompaniments.
Sharing breakfasts such as the Anatolian and Aegean combine a central hot dish with cheeses, dips, jams, olives and a bread basket. The format encourages a slower meal, while pastries and homemade cakes suit a shorter coffee visit.
Speciality coffee and Turkish tea complete the daytime experience, with service running from morning until the kitchen closes in the afternoon. Guests with allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements should check the current menu and discuss ingredients and preparation with staff before ordering.
Address: 180 Whitchurch Road, Cardiff CF14 3NB, Wales
longa turkish cafe Menu
In a Vintage Copper Pan
Experience tradition in every bite served in a traditional style copper bowl.
menemen
2 scrambled or runny eggs, fresh tomato, green peppers, and chilli butter. served with turkish bread basket.
menemen
add cheddar cheese
menemen
add turkish spiced beef sausage
eggs & sucuk
2 eggs fried with turkish spiced beef sausage, melted cheddar cheese, chilli butter, fresh lemon tyhme. served with a turkish bread basket.
eggs & potato
fried potato with scrambled eggs and melted cheddar cheese, black pepper, cajun spices, thyme. served with a turkish bread basket.
eggs & potato
add turkish spiced beef sausage
shakshuka
fried aubergine, potato and green pepper in spiced tomato sauce with garlic & chilli butter. served with a turkish bread basket.
shakshuka
add 2 eggs
shakshuka
add herbed yogurt
shakshuka
add 2 eggs and herbed yoghurt
halloumi tava
fried halloumi slices in our rich spiced tomato & pepper sauce with fresh basil and chilli butter. served with turkish bread basket.
ayvalık trio
julienne-style cut beef pastrami. salami. and spiced sausage (sucuk) with scrambled eggs and melted cheddar cheese. turkish bread basket.
beef keema & eggs
ground beef and eggs are cooked in a spicy tomato sauce with melted cheedar cheese. served with a turkish bread basket.
eggs & beans
beans and eggs, cooked with tomato sauce with smoky chilli spices, with turkish bread basket.
eggs & beans
add cheddar cheese
eggs & beans
add turkish spiced beef sausage
On Plate
Our “on plate” menus are not just meals; they’re edible masterpieces.
turkish eggs
2 poached eggs, garlic herbed yogurt, fresh basil, poppy seed, chilli butter, turkish bread basket.
simit & egg
simit bread with fried egg, melted cheddar cheese, avocado, hummus.
simit & egg
add turkish spiced beef sausage
cheesy beefy scramble
fluffy scrambled eggs, diced beef salami. top with shredded cheddar cheese on a toasted brioche bun.
brioche bun bomb
fried egg, turkish spiced sausage, melted cheddar cheese, chilli sauce, hummus.
The Ultimate Turkish Breakfast Feast for Two
This is not just breakfast; it’s an experience. Our ultimate turkish breakfast feast for two is designed to tantalize your taste buds and transport you to the vibrant markets and charming cafes of ıstanbul. Please choose one of the turkısh pans as your maın, menemen – eggs & sucuk – shakshuka – eggs & potato. (The portıon of the pan ıs for 2 people)
the anatolian
main dish + cheese platter + 8 sides + bread basket Halloumi. feta, cream cheese with grapes. halloumi. feta, cream cheese with grapes. marinated olives, hummus, ‘yemen spiced tomato paste with thyme, clotted cream & honey, rose jam, quince jam, (turkish spiced beef sausages) sucuk, beef salami slices.
the anatolian
extra bread basket
the aegean
main dish + cheese platter + 8 sides + bread basket halloumi. feta, cream cheese with grapes. marinated olives, hummus, ‘yemen spiced tomato paste with thyme, clotted cream & honey, rose jam, quince jam, tahini & sweet pekmez mix with walnuts, cherry tomato & cucumber with olive oil.
the aegean
extra bread basket
Simit Bagel Sandwiches
Discover the authentic taste of turkey’s beloved street food, a type of ring-shaped traditional turkish sesame bread roll. Baked fresh daily. Whether you enjoy it plain, with sides or dips, the simit is always a perfect choice.
simit bagel sandwiches
choose: #1 avocado, feta, tomato, olive oil. #2 beef salami, cream cheese, olive, cucumber, basil. #3 melted cheddar, turkish sausage, chilli butter.
simit bagel sandwiches
add 2 fried or poached eggs
plain simit bread
great for dipping or delicious on its own
plain simit bread
add clotted cream & honey
plain simit bread
add tahini & molasses with walnut
plain simit bread
add nutella
plain simit bread
add hummus
Small Plates and Sides
extra sides
beef sucuk
extra sides
beans
extra sides
halloumi
extra sides
avocado
hot hummus with bread
creamy home-made hummus with chedar & isot chilli.
fried herbed potato
loaded fried potato
beef sucuk, cheddar cheese, house mayo with za’atar spice.
gözleme with a sweet or savoury dip
hand-rolled dough that is thinly stretched serve with choice of dip. (nutella – honey&cream – jam – cream cheese)
kids' omelette with jam & bread
Sweet Treats
oven-baked pistachio tahini helva
triple stack pancakes whipped cream & mixed berries
choose from toppings: -belgian milk & white chocolate -honey
profiterole
light cream and choux pastry sandwiches drizzled with a warm chocolate.
cake of the day
pistachio baklava (4pc)
Hot Drinks
double espresso
espresso macchiato
americano
flat white
latte
cappuccino
cortado
mocha
hot chocolate
alternative milk oat
add syrup vanilla / caramel
classic dark roast turkish coffee & turkish delight
levantine sahlep
(sah-LEP) is a rich, hot beverage made with hot milk and sugar that is thickened with flour made from wild orchidtubers. a sprinkle of cinnamon on top
pot of english breakfast tea
pot of english breakfast tea for 2
fresh brewed turkish tea
turkish apple tea
pot of herbal tea
mint tea camomile green tea
Cold Drinks
coke / diet coke/ sprite
appletiser
ginger beer
sparkling water
still water
fentimans
– rose lemonade – victorian lemonade – elderflower sparkling – dandelion and burdock – spiced curiosity cola
banana smoothie
banana + oat milk + lotus biscoff
orange / apple juice
pineapple
iced latte
iced mocha
iced mocha
add syrup vanilla/caramel