Kebab, Shwarma restaurants in Europe
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Develi
Develi opened its first restaurant in Kuruluş in 1912, but its most popular outlet is located at Samatya, in the shadow of Theodosius’ Great Wall. The succulent kebaps here come in many guises and often reflect the season – the keme kebabi (truffle kebab) is only served for a few weeks each year, for instance. Prices here are extremely reasonable for the quality of food that is on offer and the service is exemplary – request a table on the roof terrace, which has great sea views. To get here from Sultanahmet, catch a taxi along Kennedy Caddesi (approximately TL10) or take the train from Cankurtaran Station (get off at Kocamustafapaşa Station). You’ll find Develi inla…
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Sakarya Caddesi
Formerly part of Bursa's Jewish quarter, Sakarya Caddesi acquired new fame from one Arap Şükrü, who opened a restaurant here decades ago. It was so successful that his descendants followed him into the business, and the street now has no less than five family restaurants of the same name, plus the inevitable copycat competitors. The whole upper end of the narrow lane is crammed with tables, so you can wander down and check the buzz before making your choice. Fish is the speciality, starting around €6 per portion, but meat and mezes are also available.
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Ayasofya Kebap House
This neighbourhood kebapçı serves lots of tourists, but it also provides plenty of locals with belly fuel. You can grab a table on the street or order to take-away - either way you'll get a perfectly adequate kebap dinner for under YTL10 or a quick lunch of mercımek çorbası (lentil soup) or sulu köfte (meat balls filled with rice and cooked in a tomato-based sauce) for considerably less. You can also order a beer or glass of wine here.
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Konyalı, Sultanahmet
Fabulously positioned in the grounds of Topkapı Palace, Konyalı is usually swamped with tourists but still worth a visit, particularly as it's the only eatery in the palace. Try to get a table overlooking the Golden Horn and Sea of Marmara (book ahead) and consider sampling an Ottoman sherbet with your meal - you'll see their bright colours glinting from the large glass decanters on display. Food is stock-standard cafeteria-style fare.
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Prasino Amaxoudi
If you like a no-frills good kebab, this is the top place in Larnaka. It looks like kiosk, with a bottle of lemon juice on a plastic tablecloth, and a fridge with drinks where you help yourself. The supertasty grilled haloumi (helimi) in hot pitta has salad erupting from the middle. The tender chicken kebabs are equally scrumptious. It's just by the Grand Mosque in the old Turkish quarter.
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Turkuaz
While many restaurants on vul Derybasivska overcharge tourists for mediocre food, Turkuaz continues to dish up mouth-watering kebabs, Turkish salads and draught beer at extremely sane prices. Punctuate the experience by launching heavenly wisps of melon- or apple-scented vapours skyward from what, at 40uah, must be Odesa’s most reasonably priced kalyan (hookah pipes).
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Boghjalian
Housed in the former mansion of a wealthy Armenian, the Boghjalian is a quality restaurant and very popular in town. The set menu consists of either meze or mixed kebab. Food is served in a leafy courtyard. This place is almost always full for dinner and particularly for lunch, when visitors cross over from the South, especially as it's close to the Ledra Palace Hotel crossing point.
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Beyazsaray
Across the road from Öz Urfa Sofrası, this frantically busy place serves İskender kebaps that are nearly as good as those served at Elmacioğlu İskender et Lokantası. Best of all, it has a takeaway counter at the front where you can grab an absolutely delicious chicken döner sandwich for a mere around €1.55.
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vul Petrovskoho
Kharkiv's 'restaurant row' of sorts is vul Petrovskoho, where you'll find all brands of cuisine, including Italian at marvellously affordable Adriano (vul Pushkinska 79/1) and French in funky Parizh (vul Petrovskoho 30/32). At the east end of vul Petrovskoho, near the metro, some of the best shawarmas in Ukraine are at outdoor stand Ali Baba.
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Top Sandwich
Odesa’s best budget eatery assembles a wide selection of sandwiches and shawarmas and also cooks up Ukrainian classics like borshch and varenyky (dumplings). At 6uah, the beers are the cheapest on vul Derybasivska. There is a new outlet at vul Derybasivska 18 and another at vul Preobrazhenska 42.
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Ali Baba Fast Food
Cheap Middle Eastern-style pita-bread sandwiches, soup and a Coke. Ice cream and salads too. Caravan-style décor and hangings block the fast-food line from view. Occasionally bear loops are on the TVs, Pink Floyd on the stereo. Nearby you can get a shawarma (shish kebab) at a stand by Sportivnaya Harbour.
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Konak
This traditional restaurant sits next to Sabor and is decorated in the Ottoman style. It has a large garden, full of plants and flowers, and upstairs there is a wooden veranda and small coves for romantic dining. The food is eclectic: there is pasta, pizza, salads and kebabs, just take your pick.
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Green River Bar
At the eastern end of Asmali Beach is Green River Bar, run by Turkish/Cockney-speaking Erdal (Eddie). Apart from dishing up large meals of kebabs, fish or kleftiko, he also offers a small, shaded area with seats and tables for independent picnickers.
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Yildiz Han
Yildiz Han 'Star House', a branch of a similarly named establishment in Ljubljana, has all our Turkish favourites, including sigara böreği (filo parcels filled with cheese), yaprak dolmasi (stuffed vine leaves) and kebabs.
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Barut Kebab
Finland is full of good kebab-and-pizza joints, but this one merits a mention for its comfy seating and seriously good house kebab, which comes on a bed of garlic potatoes, salad and chips, and smothered with yogurt and tomato sauce.
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Ümit Döner
If you're pining for a yummy İskender kebap, Ümit's signature dish, this is the place to go. Portions are copious, the meat is perfectly slivered and the salads are fresh. Sandwiches and rice are also available.
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Kebab
The name's simple, and the food's great and cheap, plus there's seating. Go in, pick out kebabs or cafeteria-style salads or hot dishes (including a veggie option or two), then sit inside or under the orange canopy on the sidewalk.
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Park Café & Restaurant
Tucked away behind a courtyard car park off Uzun Sokak, this 1st-floor family restaurant adds a refined, almost exclusive feel to the kebap experience. The hall underneath is popular for weddings and other big occasions.
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Il Nilo
Revellers, dropouts and a host of other weird and wonderful beings wander in here in the course of the evening for a takeaway felafel. Some hang about and eat it here, although there's nowhere to sit.
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Atmaca Döner Salonu
Very popular locally for its delicious döner kebaps at dirt-cheap prices, this place also has a secret, shaded garden behind the stall front. It's clean and cool and the food's delicious.
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Dönertier
This spacey döner bar takes the humble snack to new heights. Go classic or try the 'deluxe' version with rucola and mozzarella, and definitely top it off with the refreshing mango yogurt.
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Mardin Restaurant
The nearby Mardin Restaurant has excellent fish and meze, but the Adana kebabs are also pretty yummy. There is an artificial beach next door, and the restaurant terrace overlooks the sea.
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Öz Urfa Sofrası
Another safe choice for a kebap feast, this busy place is always full of locals. It serves local specialities such as pide with pastırma and the usual line-up of meat on sticks.
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Mahir Kafé
A very plain place with just two sit-down tables, but serving perhaps the best lavaş döner (döner kebab in lavaş bread) in all of Azerbaijan (AZN1.20).
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