Food & Drink in Turkey
Culinary experiences
Bursa: Where the Kebab Was Born and the Chestnut Became Candy — A Food & Drink Guide
Bursa gave the world the döner kebab and its greatest chestnut candy. A food writer's walk through the Ottoman Empire's first capital with 2026 prices, addresses, and local know-how.
Food & DrinkIn Izmir, They Eat Differently: Olive Oil, Sephardic Flaky Pastry, and Mussels on the Kordon
Izmir's 2026 food guide: Sephardic boyoz at Dostlar Fırını, ₺80 kumru by the Kordon, midye dolma carts, the meyhane rakı code, Karşıyaka ferries, and the Urla wine detour — with verified prices, addresses, and hours.
Food & DrinkGaziantep: The City Where Istanbul Sends Its Chefs to Learn
Turkey's only UNESCO City of Gastronomy, where 30 kinds of kebab, 40 eggplant dishes, and pistachio baklava baked in 400-year-old ovens set the standard for the entire country.
Food & DrinkIstanbul's Midnight Kitchen: A Food Critic's Guide to Eating After Dark
From meyhanes where raki flows for hours to street food carts that appear only at 10 PM—discover the culinary rhythms of Istanbul with specific addresses, prices, opening hours, and practical logistics from a food critic who knows the city after midnight.