Ahmet Bey Yöresel Ev Yemekleri
Southeastern Anatolia
This modest restaurant, run by a charming older couple, dishes up Malatya's foodie specialities, a true taste of Anatolian flavours. You'll have to be…
Must-see restaurants in Southeastern Anatolia
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Gaziantep
Your lips will tingle and your eyes will tear up as you spoon this oily broth into your mouth. Beyran is a mutton and rice soup made viciously red by the…
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Mardin
The Cercis occupies a traditional Syriac Christian home with two finely decorated rooms and a terrace with stunning views. Mekbuss (aubergine pickles with…
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Mardin
Translating to 'Mardin's Eye', this multi-level cafe, teahouse and restaurant has knock-'em-dead views over the Mesopotamian plains and is always busy…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This wide, leafy terrace restaurant is right beside the blue waters of the Atatürk Barajı – with views of quacking ducks and fat fish in the water and…
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Gaziantep
Gaziantep's smartest dining is within this caravanserai where suited waiters zip between the courtyard tables delivering trays laden with meze dishes of…
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Gaziantep
As well as being renowned as Gaziantep's finest pastane (patisserie), Orkide serves up one of the city's most popular breakfasts (₺35) and is known for…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This restaurant and campground is directly opposite the ferry departure point for Akdamar Island. The restaurant has a terrace with lake views and…
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Şanlıurfa
Climb up the stairs of Şanlıurfa's cliff to reach this higgledy-piggledy restaurant overlooking Gölbaşı with a dining room carved into a rocky bluff and…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This is the Midyat favourite for lunchtime lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) meals. Choose from the bain-marie, which usually contains interesting…
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Şanlıurfa
Slap in the central city, Gülhan does a roaring trade with generously portioned kebap plates, lahmacun (Arabic-style pizza) and local dishes like borani …
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Gaziantep
Since 1871, six generations of the Güllüoğulu family have been churning out pistachio-encrusted and syrup-soaked baklava to the masses. There's also…
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Southeastern Anatolia
In business since 1942, Hacı Baba is Malatya's most famous restaurant and has a wall chock-a-block with photos of Turkish celebrities and politicians…
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Şanlıurfa
This old han (caravanserai) is the place to come to try Şanlıurfa's local specialities of borani (soup of lamb, chickpeas, beetroot and yoghurt) and çiğ…
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Mardin
This friendly place packs in the atmosphere with a collection of old radios and gramophones inside and a friendly tail-wagging welcome from the restaurant…
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Southeastern Anatolia
During the afternoon this basic canteen bustles with locals tucking into hearty lunches chosen from the six to eight options displayed in the bain-marie…
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Southeastern Anatolia
If you need a kebap break, this popular, relaxed, contemporary cafe dishes up sandwich wraps, salads, steaks, Turkish-style quesadillas and gözleme …
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Gaziantep
A beacon for travelling vegetarians and vegans with plenty of grain- and pulse-based non-meat options to choose from, this lokanta (eatery serving ready…
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Gaziantep
A major stop on every Turkish tourist's Gaziantep itinerary, the Çağdaş family's restaurant is known for its pistachio baklava, delivered daily to…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This basic canteen whips up exceedingly generous kebap plates with particularly good ciğer (liver). The owner is very friendly too. There's no menu – just…
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Southeastern Anatolia
The arched arcades of this old han (caravanserai) are home to a cafe dishing up regional dishes like Midyat dobo (stew of lamb, garlic and yoghurt) and…
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Uğur Alabalık Tesisleri Perili Bahçe
Southeastern Anatolia
For a leisurely al-fresco meal, head to this shady garden by the gushing river. Relish fresh trout, salads from local organic veggies, and içli köfte …
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Şanlıurfa
A great choice if you fancy a beer with your meal, the restaurant of the Manici Hotel offers traditional Turkish meze and mains in comfortable…
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Gaziantep
The best entertainment of your day could be watching the graceful actions of Murat's head pastry chef as he transforms a compact ball of dough into a…
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Gaziantep
A local favourite for kebaps, grilled chicken and lahmacun (Arabic-style pizza). Don't be fooled by the unremarkable entrance, as there's a dining area at…
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Zahter Kahvaltı & Kebap Salonu
Şanlıurfa
Skip your hotel's breakfast and instead wolf down gooey honey, pekmez (grape syrup), jam and kaymak (clotted cream) on flatbread under the stone arches…
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Southeastern Anatolia
This specialist büryan (lamb baked in a pit and served with flatbread) restaurant is your best local lunch bet in Tatvan. Büryan is the speciality dish of…
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Şanlıurfa
Grab a street-side stool and tuck into a mini feast of grilled lamb, chicken or ciğer (liver), served on tea-towel-sized lavaş (flatbread) with onions and…
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Gaziantep
This small place is known for both its classic kebap plates and its syrup-soaked and pistachio-loaded baklava. It's a bit out of the centre, across the…
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Şanlıurfa
Death by pistachio baklava and pistachio sarması ('vine leaves').
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Mardin
Turkish tourists are big fans of eating amid the refinery of this restored caravanserai. The menu has plenty of meaty options from aubergine kebap to saç…
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Şanlıurfa
Swerve into this simple canteen and climb up two flights of stairs to the terrace where locals slurp down ayran (yoghurt drink) while digging into urfa…
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Şanlıurfa
The food is typical Turkish with a menu full of kebaps and pide (Turkish-style pizza). It packs the diners in because of the great views over Gölbaşı and…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Vegetarians, don't even bother reading this review: the huge mangals (barbecues) that take centre stage on the ground floor set the tone here. Grilled…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Check-hatted chefs prepare top-notch grills and pide (Turkish-style pizza) in an open kitchen and dishes are rapidly served up by an enthusiastic team of…
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Southeastern Anatolia
Right on Kahta's Dörtyol (Four Roads) intersection, Kahta Sofrası's huge kitchen and wood-fired oven turn out a plethora of pides (Turkish-style pizzas),…
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Southeastern Anatolia
At the beginning of the canyon, Hasbahçe offers grills, pides (Turkish-style pizzas) and snacks, while the cafe section next door specialises in sweet…
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Adıyaman
This restaurant, just around the corner from Adıyaman Museum, serves up solid Turkish kebap staples with good salad and meze sides.
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Southeastern Anatolia
Atop Tatvan's shopping complex, slap in the centre of town, this restaurant with expansive views of Lake Van has a menu of pides (Turkish-style pizzas)…
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Southeastern Anatolia
One of numerous restaurants lining Eski Halfeti's waterfront, Siyah Gül dishes up fresh fish meals and typical kebap plates.
