Tasting Notes
Kebapçı Hüseyin Usta is at Tuz Pazarı Caddesi 16/B in Alacamescit, in Osmangazi, Bursa's central district. It has been open since 1976 and serves from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
One dish in three sizes
The menu is built around the Bursa kebab, the İskender-style dish of sliced döner meat on bread with tomato sauce, yoghurt and melted butter. It is sold as a single portion, a one-and-a-half portion and a double. Desserts are shown as a range without item prices.
Şıra with the kebab
The drinks list has şıra, the traditional grape-must drink of Bursa, beside cola, gazoz, ayran, şalgam and water. Şıra is traditionally served with Bursa kebab, and a glass is listed as a 250 ml serving.
“Lunch is busy, so aim for just before noon or the mid-afternoon, order a Bursa kebab with a glass of şıra, and eat it while the butter is hot.”
LR Kitchen — field note