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 Bitlis, just to the west, and is typically eaten only for breakfast or lunch.
Meltem Büryan
Southeastern Anatolia
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