SINCE 2014 · ROTTERDAM
From Rotterdam to a square for everyone.
Ekmekci began in Rotterdam’s Markthal in 2014. A small first location grew into an all-day restaurant concept where people come for good food, a fair price and a welcoming place.
THE IDEA BEHIND EKMEKCI
Bringing different worlds closer together.
The idea began in Rotterdam South. Founder Murat Cifci grew up between different worlds and in a family where food and enterprise were always close.
He wanted to build a place where people from different backgrounds naturally feel at home. That idea became Ekmekci.
The first Ekmekci was small in size and big in ambition. This is where the story began.
THE FIRST EKMEKCI
Started in the Markthal.
In 2014 the idea first took shape in Rotterdam’s Markthal. It started small, with plenty of improvisation and strong interest from opening day.
It showed that Ekmekci could grow beyond that first location.
FROM KIOSK TO ALL-DAY CONCEPT
Not built around a single moment of the day.
Ekmekci grew from a small kiosk into restaurants where breakfast, lunch and dinner come together. Gözleme remained our speciality. Around it grew a menu of familiar flavours, new combinations and dishes for different moments of the day.
Whatever you choose, it should taste good, be fairly priced and be prepared with recognisable ingredients.
Discover the food →
FROM TREE TO SQUARE
A recognisable world of Ekmekci.
What began with a tree as a meeting place grew into the Ekmekci square. The world houses have different shapes and colours, yet stand together around the same square—just like the people who gather at Ekmekci.
The houses are more than decoration. They form Ekmekci’s recognisable world, from our facades and restaurants to the website.
View our restaurants →WHAT EKMEKCI STANDS FOR
Bringing people together starts with a restaurant people choose.
Our backgrounds, languages and tastes may differ. Yet we share many of the same moments: eating, laughing, making plans and the small dramas of everyday life.
Ekmekci brings those moments together with good food, a fair price and a restaurant guests want to return to. That commercial foundation enables further growth.
ROOTED IN ROTTERDAM
An all-day concept with room to keep growing.
Ekmekci grew from Rotterdam to restaurants in cities across the Netherlands. The principle remains the same: good food, a fair price and a place where different people enjoy sitting down together.