Turkish · Fairview (West Broadway), Vancouver
Caspian Flame
Halal Turkish and Azerbaijani döner shop on West Broadway — Azerbaijani-owned, Turkish-style menu, open late with house-made lavash.
Caspian Flame opened on West Broadway in the Fairview neighbourhood as a halal Turkish-style restaurant — owned by an Azerbaijani family, which puts the kitchen in the broader Turkic culinary tradition (Azerbaijani and Turkish cuisines share significant overlap, especially in grilled-meat and bread techniques). The menu reads as Turkish-forward: döner (chicken and beef lavash wraps, plate versions), lahmacun, pide, and a smash-patty burger section that leans toward casual-fast-food rather than traditional sit-down.
The halal positioning and the late-night hours — open until midnight most days, up to 3 am at times — put Caspian Flame in a specific niche among Vancouver Turkish spots: halal, casual, open late, on a SkyTrain-accessible corner. The bread is made in-house (house-baked pita and lavash), and reviewers consistently call out the döner meat as house-marinated rather than the commodity factory product many Vancouver donair shops rely on.
Price range sits around $20–30 per person for a full meal. Combo deals (burger + fries + drink at $14.99, döner lavash combos at $14.99) are common and competitive. Delivery available via Uber Eats, DoorDash, and the restaurant's own site. Expect casual counter-style service rather than white-tablecloth dining. For halal diners looking for a late-night Turkish-style meal near the Broadway SkyTrain corridor, it's one of the more practical picks.
What to order
Menu highlights
★Chicken döner lavash wrap
House-baked lavash with thin-sliced chicken döner, lettuce, tomato, onion, and garlic yogurt. The anchor order.
Tantuni bread
Mersin-style spiced beef served in flatbread — a regional Turkish dish that rarely shows up on Vancouver menus.
Lahmacun
Thin flatbread with minced lamb topping, rolled with lemon. Under-$10 lunch.
Beef döner plate
Döner meat on rice with salad and pita — the sit-down version of the wrap.
Visiting
Practical info
Hours
- Monday
- 9:30 am – 12:00 am
- Tuesday
- 9:30 am – 12:00 am
- Wednesday
- 9:30 am – 12:00 am
- Thursday
- 9:30 am – 12:00 am
- Friday
- 9:30 am – 3:00 am
- Saturday
- 9:30 am – 3:00 am
- Sunday
- 9:30 am – 12:00 am
Late-night hours Friday and Saturday until 3 am — confirm before a very-late visit.
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