Çınarbey

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In a restored (well, rebuilt) traditionally styled house among several older buildings, Çınarbey is a favourite for barbecues and regional foods including Sinop mantısı (local white-sauce ravioli). What really attracts drooling carnivores is the sırık kebabı (per kg ₺120, from 1pm), delicious slow-cooked mutton cut from a whole sheep that's been spit-roast in a glass-doored kitchen on the terrace.

Upstairs (via a side door) a pansiyon (www.cinarlarpansiyon.com) offers functional rooms that are simple but clean and new (per person ₺75). There's one bathroom per two rooms, and no AC.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Sinop Fortress

    Sinop Fortress

    0.3 MILES

    Giving definition to much of central Sinop are the very hefty remnants of stone walls. With origins dating back four millennia, these once ran 3km,…

  • Sinop Archaeological Museum

    Sinop Archaeological Museum

    0.38 MILES

    Highlights of this excellent museum include the fabulous Meydankapı mosaic from the 4th century AD, depicting the four seasons and seven muses; a marble…

  • Tarihi Sinop Cezaevi

    Tarihi Sinop Cezaevi

    0.09 MILES

    This once infamous prison (1887 to 1997) incarcerated many famous Turkish writers. Though the extensive site has little in English, the grim, bare blocks…

  • Alaaddin Camii

    Alaaddin Camii

    0.19 MILES

    Entered from the north through a delightful oasis of a garden-yard, this historic mosque was first constructed for Süleyman Pervane in 1267. The local…

  • Atatürk Statue

    Atatürk Statue

    0.34 MILES

    The familiar figure holds a top hat in one hand and waves with the other. He has pride of place in Barış Manço Parkı, a marble-paved park of tree-shaded…

  • Statue of Diogenes the Cynic

    Statue of Diogenes the Cynic

    0.18 MILES

    Whitewashed and holding the 'lamp of reason', a statue of the Sinop-born Greek philosopher Diogenes (412 to 323 BC) stands with his dog on a barrel in a…

  • Şehitler Çeşmesi

    Şehitler Çeşmesi

    0.19 MILES

    Secreted away near the harbour, next to the Hacı Ömer Camii (1903), the poignant Martyrs' Fountain commemorates the Turkish soldiers who died in the…

  • Sinop Martyrs' Monument

    Sinop Martyrs' Monument

    0.32 MILES

    This monument, flanked by canons and anchors, contains the remains of sailors killed in the Crimean War. It's in the gardens of the museum, which are…

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1. Tarihi Sinop Cezaevi

0.09 MILES

This once infamous prison (1887 to 1997) incarcerated many famous Turkish writers. Though the extensive site has little in English, the grim, bare blocks…

2. Statue of Diogenes the Cynic

0.18 MILES

Whitewashed and holding the 'lamp of reason', a statue of the Sinop-born Greek philosopher Diogenes (412 to 323 BC) stands with his dog on a barrel in a…

3. Şehitler Çeşmesi

0.19 MILES

Secreted away near the harbour, next to the Hacı Ömer Camii (1903), the poignant Martyrs' Fountain commemorates the Turkish soldiers who died in the…

4. Alaaddin Camii

0.19 MILES

Entered from the north through a delightful oasis of a garden-yard, this historic mosque was first constructed for Süleyman Pervane in 1267. The local…

5. Sinop Fortress

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Giving definition to much of central Sinop are the very hefty remnants of stone walls. With origins dating back four millennia, these once ran 3km,…

6. Belediye

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Sinop's municipal building is a forgettable 20th century tower, but directly to the south is a contrastingly attractive police station built in 'Baghdad…

7. Sinop Martyrs' Monument

0.32 MILES

This monument, flanked by canons and anchors, contains the remains of sailors killed in the Crimean War. It's in the gardens of the museum, which are…

8. Atatürk Statue

0.34 MILES

The familiar figure holds a top hat in one hand and waves with the other. He has pride of place in Barış Manço Parkı, a marble-paved park of tree-shaded…