Zeugma

Eastern Mediterranean


The best in a row of welcoming pide/mangal (barbecue) places on the main strip, Zeugma does spot-on mercimek çorbası (lentil soup, served with bread, herbs, pickled chillies, lemon and a drizzle of chilli oil), lahmacun (Arabic-style pizza; ₺18 to ₺22) and kebaps (₺10 to ₺12). Tending his wood-fired oven, the perspiring fırıncı (baker) is the reason the bread's so good.


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