Turkish cuisine is famously one of the three major cuisines in the world.
Here in Antalya, you can enjoy delicious and inexpensive Turkish food.
We feel very sorry for the locals, especially now [as of December 2021] because the Turkish lira is in freefall, but for us, we are grateful.
But the currency is unstable, so today it is about 7 yen per lira, but tomorrow I don’t know [laughs], I don’t know if it will be 15 yen or 5 yen, I don’t know. Yes, just like bitcoin.
Without preamble, I will summarize on this page the restaurants we visited and the meals we had there.
Piyazci Yusuf?
The restaurant we went to on our first day in Antalya.
お店の情報→Piyazci Yusuf
There is a staff member (grandson of the founder) who speaks good English and is very helpful and conscientious.
The flavor is simple, but the chopsticks are so good you can’t stop eating. (Well, not chopsticks, but a fork.)
Olive oil based, slightly mellow sauce. No peculiarities, but plenty of beans. There is quite a bit of pak choi on top, but it is mild enough that even those who don’t like pak choi can eat it.
The naming is simple, but it is buttery and delicious. It is also filled with ripped chicken and beans. If you don’t like fatty foods, you might want to avoid this.
One of the dishes I was looking forward to at Luko Cuisine was kyofte. I ate it on the first day right away. But it was so good that I want to eat it again and again. It has the texture of a Japanese hamburger steak, but it is refreshing. The casual bread underneath is also delicious.
And the service vegetables, not only with the kyoftes, but with the bean salad!
The vegetable pictured on the left is a rakkyo-like vegetable, which was even spicier than Japanese pickled rakkyo. It seems to go well with sake.
Finally, here is a Turkish chai. The locals add many cups of sugar to this quantity of tea.
This was a service. I like Indian chai, but this chai is also refreshing and delicious.
The price was about 473 yen. It’s a very cheap price.
This is what the restaurant looks like. It was close to full until just 10 minutes ago, when I noticed that everyone was gone, lol.
Note: I had this dish when I visited again on another day.
It is grilled to perfection and has a great char-grilled flavor. Chicken is Tavuk in Turkish.
can can?
お店の情報→can can
Sure, it may not look beautiful, but, it was very tasty. It was like taking the contents of a cabbage roll and putting it in a soup. Vegetables such as bell peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes were also very tasty, and were served with the rice.
Would you like some rice? I ordered it on the spur of the moment, and I was right.
This is the so-called Turkish version of pizza, which was also delicious.
It seems that you can choose various ingredients on top, but I honestly don’t know what kind of meat it is because I can’t seem to communicate perfectly in English, lol. Probably beef.
In Turkey, it seems that the service basically comes with a salad, bread, and pickles of some sort. (I don’t think this is always the case everywhere.)
I am glad to see that spirit of service.
This is about 410 yen. I can’t cook for myself anymore.
The store is located on the third floor. (Restrooms are also on the third floor.)
HACI USTA?
トSpeaking of Luco’s sweets, I had the “baklava”.
What is Lava? If you ask me, the correct answer is “anyway, it’s a sweet dessert.
The pastry is made by layering thin layers of phyllo dough and baking nuts in between the layers. Finally, syrup is poured over the top. The ingredients and method of making the pastry may vary from country to country or region to region, but the general appearance of the pastry is like this.
The light green color on top is crushed pistachios.
The price at this store was a little more expensive than others, 10 lira per piece. (Some other stores sold them for 5 lire.)
The store itself was stylish, and there were some tables and chairs by the side of the road, so we had it here.
We don’t have much of a sweet tooth, so we just took one and split it between the two of us.
It was not as sweet as we expected, but still sweet enough.
If you like it, you’ll love it! I’m sure you can get away with this ⇦ it applies to anything, lol.
Çorbacı Ali Baba
お店の情報→Çorbacı Ali Baba
orbacı means soup. But there are many other types of side dishes besides soup.
There are quite a few stores where prices can be rewritten at any time due to the instability of the currency, lol.
I decided to ask for lentil soup as it was also a famous Turkish dish.
I am not particular about the appearance of the soup, as they put in plenty of it in the spirit of service (lol).
In Turkey, where many dishes are thickly seasoned, this one has a gentle taste. It is a dish to eat when your stomach is tired. It is also delicious with bread.
This is “liver,” which I chose based on the picture alone. I didn’t think it was liver in the picture on the menu above, but…. Neither of us is very good at liver (laugh). The seasoning was very good, so we ate about half of it, but we couldn’t finish it.
If you like liver, you will definitely like it.
This is stir-fried eggplant and minced meat. It is called “moussaka” and seems to be so famous in Japan that the recipe is posted on Cookpad. It was delicious with tomatoes and a hint of garlic. It was also great on bread. Definitely a favorite of the Japanese palate!
Topçu?
お店の情報→Topçu
of a salad called “piyaz” has become our favorite. Also seen in English as bean salad, it is a salad of beans, eggs, tomatoes, and other ingredients in a sauce seasoned with a mixture of sesame paste and olive oil.
I could go with a bean salad with this bread on it!
The accompanying vegetables are mini tomatoes and shishito peppers. Simple and good.
When you come to Turkey, you will often see the notation “döner [doner],” which is the kebab that is spun around in front of the store. This was probably lamb meat, but it had no smell and was delicious.
This is a kyohute that was kindly given to me by the owner. I did not speak English, but later I heard through an English-speaking person that the owner loves Japan, so I was served this kyofte as a token of his appreciation. The owner looks like a Turkish Richard Gere with a nice smile and kindness. This kebab store in Antalya, which has been around since 1885, looks more upscale than other stores, but it’s still a good place to eat, with prices around 1,000 yen for two or three dishes. It is very affordable. The staff is friendly, but they work hard to satisfy both the palate and the mind.
The kebabs here are grilled inside the restaurant, which is somewhat sanitary.
Here is an introduction to a restaurant in a small port town called “Kash,” a short distance from the city…
Öz Nazilli Restoran?
お店の情報→Öz Nazilli Restoran
This is the first restaurant we went to when we arrived in Kash.
After all, freshly baked food tastes dozens of times better.
The chicken is also freshly grilled. Charcoal-grilled flavor is the best.
You can also get salad and bread here, but this bread was covered with melted cheese. This is my first time to try this pattern. As you can imagine, it is delicious. This and the salad alone are enough to fill you up.
We went here to eat a few times and the owner looks like Leach Michael, which became a nickname for us lol. He is very attentive, works quickly and cheerfully, and I highly recommend this restaurant, as well as his personality.
Yeşil Restaurant?
お店の情報→Yeşil Restaurant
The restaurant is bright and easy to enter.
The restaurant is like a diner, where you point to what you want to eat and tell the waiter what you want to eat. The price of a plate is about 200 to 400 yen. There is also a menu.
Here is what we ordered.
As you can tell from its appearance, it is chicken. The taste is refreshing and delicious, reminiscent of meat and potatoes. It tastes somewhat nostalgic.
Another dish is stuffed eggplant. It is stuffed with tomato and bell pepper vegetables and ground meat. Definitely delicious! Goes great with rice!
Although not pictured, salad and bread are of course included here as well.
I really think this is a wonderful service.
With the instability of the Turkish currency, there is a small chance that prices may have changed or that the restaurant itself may be closed, even if you have done your research beforehand. Even if you don’t find the restaurant you were looking for, there are many good restaurants all over Turkey, so it should be fun to walk around without a plan and just pop into one that catches your fancy. If you ask to see the menu, they will gladly and politely tell you what they have to offer. You may want to check the local market prices in advance, but there are plenty of places that will fill you up for less than 1,000 yen for two people!
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