Kebapçı İskender

A legend throughout all of Turkey, this dimly lit kebap shop opened its doors in 1867 serving what would become one of the most popular meat platters in the nation. In fact, the recipe was such a wild success that the owners patented the name: İskender kebap. These days, pictures of good old Izzy himself line the walls of the faux-heritage building (think KFC's Colonel Sanders sans goatee.) There are roughly a dozen other branches around Bursa, though this one is the original. If you're visiting the botanic garden in Soğanlı be sure to check out the larger iteration, with satin-draped dining rooms and a 'museum' dedicated to the coveted shaved meat.