The Top 10 Restaurants In Bursa, Turkey

If the thought of tender steaks, juicy chops and succulent kebabs gets your taste buds tingling then Uzan Et Mangal (a family-friendly steakhouse, grill and barbecue restaurant) is the place to head in Bursa. Its menu is a meat lover’s heaven with everything from köfte and külbasti (fillet of lamb) to sucuk (a spicy Turkish sausage) and T-bone steak. And with puddings like baklava, kadayif or Bursa’s very own local specialty, kemalpaşa, served too, diners with a sweet tooth will want to leave room for dessert.

Selcuk Restaurant is one of Bursa’s most long-standing restaurants and nearly half a century later guests still flock to the family-owned haunt for its traditional Turkish and international cuisine. Start with mouthwatering meze like haydari with tzatziki, beyaz cheese with melon, or Russian salad with hummus followed by hearty main courses like ali nazik (lamb with smoky roasted eggplant and yoghurt), Viennese-style schnitzel and stuffed peppers. Opt for an indulgent dessert of chocolate soufflé or panna cotta to finish.

Taking its cue from classic Neapolitan cuisine and other authentic Italian fare, Dababa is the place to go in Bursa when you’re craving pizza, pasta and the like. Quintessentially Italian small plates kick start Dababa’s menu, think bruschetta, Caprese salad and beef carpaccio, followed by delicious pizzas like the ‘Capriziosa’ (topped with mushrooms, artichoke, ham, olives, tomato and mozzarella) or the signature ‘Dababa’ (with eggplant and barbecued red peppers). If pizza doesn’t suit, there’s plenty of pasta dishes too, choose from options like spaghetti Bolognese and gnocchi with four cheese sauce, and entrees including beef tenderloin with gorgonzola, walnuts, grilled zucchini and potatoes.

The Kitap Evi Hotel already boasts a reputation as one of Bursa’s most beautiful boutique hotels, and its onsite restaurant only adds to the prestige. During colder months an intimate, candlelit dining room complete with a roaring open fireplace and piano welcomes guests; while in the summertime, Kitap Evi Hotel’s romantic garden patio, nestled under a canopy of magnolia, linden and elaeagnus trees and softly illuminated by charming fairy lights, set the perfect scene in which to try its delicious Turkish and global cuisine.

Undoubtedly one of Bursa’s best-known and best-loved restaurants, Yüce Hünkar Café has been serving its specialty, the Bursa doner kebab, for the past 50 years. Featuring roasted lamb slices on a bed of pide bread with melted butter sauce, yoghurt, grilled tomatoes and peppers, it’s definitely the restaurant’s must-try dish. However there’s plenty of other meaty eats served too, including grilled köfte and tenderloin steak alongside pizzas and salads and a range of indulgent desserts far too delectable to deny.