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Tasting Notes
Bursa Melike Döner is at Polat Caddesi 116, on the first kilometre of the Mudanya road, in the Yeni Karaman quarter of Osmangazi, Bursa. It has been open since 1985.
Döner by weight
The menu is lamb döner sold by the weight of meat: a single portion with 120 g, a one-and-a-half portion with 180 g, half a bread with 75 g, a dürüm with 90 g, and a hamburger with 80 g. Fries come in portions by weight.
Desserts and drinks
Desserts include oven-baked sütlaç, milk halva served in a clay pot, profiterol and cakes such as red velvet and San Sebastian. The drinks list has şıra, a traditional grape-must drink.
“Order a single portion of döner, and finish with the milk halva in a clay pot.”
LR Kitchen — field note