A Foodie’s Guide to Eyup
Eyup is not Istanbul’s most famous food neighborhood, and that is precisely its appeal for the foodie who wants the real thing.
Best Local Restaurants in Eyup
Eyup is a district where people eat well without fuss, and the food here is more local and more honest than in the tourist quarters of Istanbul.
Best Local Food in Yalova
Yalova’s food is a seaside food, shaped by the Marmara on one side and green hills on the other.
Best Local Food in Aksaray
Aksaray is not a food city in the showy sense, and that is exactly what makes eating here so good.
Best Local Food in Cankiri
The food of Cankiri is the food of north-central Anatolia, where the plateau meets the forests of the Black Sea region: wheat, lamb, dairy, and honey, cooked with the economy and patience of the countryside.
Best Local Food in Erzincan
The food of Erzincan is the food of a fertile plain and its mountain pastures: dairy, lamb, dough, and fruit, made with the patience of the countryside and served with eastern Anatolian generosity.
Best Local Food in Mus
The food of Mus is the food of the eastern Anatolian plain: lamb, wheat, dough, dairy, and honey, made with patience and served with generosity.
Best Local Food in Agri
The food of Ağrı is the food of the mountain country, built on the herds of the high pastures, the honey of the Ararat slopes, and the long winters that taught the region how to preserve and to wait.
Best Local Food in Tunceli
Tunceli’s food is the cooking of a mountain province with a strong sense of itself.
Best Local Food in Igdir
Iğdır’s cooking is the cooking of a hot, fertile plain at the foot of a great mountain.
Best Local Food in Ardahan
The food of Ardahan is the honest cooking of the high northeast: the dairy of the plateaus, the honey of the region, and the hearty dishes of the mountain life.
Best Local Food in Bayburt
The food of Bayburt is the honest cooking of the northeast: the hearty dishes of the mountain province, the dairy of the highlands, and the breads of the region.
