Lokanta

A new Mediterranean and Levantine cuisine restaurant has opened up on Sandgate Rd, serving fresh dishes, delicious cocktails and charcoal grill excellence! 

Lokanta in Albion has style and flavour galore, with fire at the heart of their kitchen. Inspired by the rich culinary traditions of the Mediterranean, they bring together charcoal cooking, bold flavours and fresh seasonal Australian produce.

Owned and operated by Burak and Inal who's path crossed by fate in Sydney when they attended the same culinary school, after both studying International Relations in Türkiye, they followed the same instinct, to leave conventional careers behind and pursue cooking. 

What begin as a professional relationship soon blossomed into a close friendship, built around the same conversations; food, restaurants, ingredients, hospitality, and the kind of place they hoped to create one day.

Lokanta is their shared dream come true, shaped by their Turkish roots, Istanbul, Sydney and Brisbane kitchens, Mediterranean and Levantine flavours and fresh Australian produce. Their bold and generous dishes are made to share including their brown butter yoghurt marinated eggplant, salmon pastirama or their halloumi drizzled with lavender honey. 

Hot off the charcoal grill enjoy slow cooked lamb shoulder, Mooloolaba charred king prawns or their riverine grass-fed strip loin, to name a few. 

For desert settle in for a Baklava (pistachio gelato) or a perfect affogato. 

Beyond the mouthwatering share plates, the warm and welcoming interior design is perfectly matched to their culinary Mediterranean and Levantine influences, transporting you to a European daydream. Lokanta is the perfect space to gather your loved ones and buckle down for a long lunch, turned boozy cocktail hair, turned perfect dinner experience. 

Between the fresh Australian produce, bold and captivating Mediterranean and Laventine influences, and the warm encapsulating interiors, Lokanta on Sandgate Rd is definitely the place to go for your next dining experience! 

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