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Kofte is a Middle Eastern and South Asian meatball or dumpling.

In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced or ground meat — usually beef or lamb — mixed with spices and/or onions. The meat is often mixed with other ingredients such as rice, Bulgur, vegetables, or eggs to form a smooth paste.

In Turkey, meze are served along with raki in establishments called meyhane. Turkish meze often consist of beyaz peynir (literally "white cheese" - feta), kavun (sliced ripe melon), acili ezme (hot pepper paste often with walnuts), haydari, patlican salatasi (cold aubergine salad), kalamar, enginar (artichokes), cacik (yoghurt with cucumber and mint), pilaki, dolma (rice-stuffed sweet peppers) or sarma (rice-stuffed vine leaves), and köfte (meatballs).