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
Van
This is where you come to feast on a set menu that traverses the flavours of southeastern Turkey, including Van's own speciality dishes perde pilavi (a…
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…
Mardin
The Cercis occupies a traditional Syriac Christian home with two finely decorated rooms and a terrace with stunning views. Mekbuss (aubergine pickles with…
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…
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…
Diyarbakır
Kick off another fascinating Diyabakır day with a leisurely breakfast in the leafy courtyard of this heritage mansion. A posse of cats occasionally…
Van
Run by women, this little lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) dishes up the best value home cooking in town. There are always guveç (meat and…
Gaziantep
Gaziantep's smartest dining is within this caravanserai where suited waiters zip between the courtyard tables delivering trays laden with meze dishes of…
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…
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…
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…
Van
Translating to 'Lunch' in Kurdish, this lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) offers an ever-changing daily menu of homestyle Kurdish cooking. It's…
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…
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 …
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…
Van
On Kahvaltı Sokak (Breakfast Street), Sütçü Kenan is one of the cafes specialising in Van's breakfast experience. Expect a spread of warm pide bread, eggs…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Southeastern Anatolia
If you need a kebap break, this popular, relaxed, contemporary cafe dishes up sandwich wraps, salads, steaks, Turkish-style quesadillas and gözleme …
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…
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…
Van
Upstairs from the bustle of Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Kervansaray is Van's go-to spot for a more elegant and refined dining experience. Dive into a few shared…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Van
The typical Van breakfast spread of local cheese, highland honey, clotted cream, jam, olives and eggs, all washed down with copious glasses of çay, is…
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…
Van
Always bustling with local families in the evening, Mevlana offers a menu of good-value kebaps and lamb chop plates.
Şanlıurfa
Death by pistachio baklava and pistachio sarması ('vine leaves').
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…
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…
