Tasting Notes
Yahyazade is at Lefkoşe Caddesi 30 in Konak, Nilüfer, on the road towards Orhaneli.
Cağ kebab and kebabs
Cağ kebab is a section of its own: a plate of cağ meat, single skewers, İskender made with lamb cağ, the Kahraman cağ kebab, a cağ tower and cağ beyti. The kebab list has Adana, Urfa, beyti sarma, Abugannuş and a mixed kebab for two, and the specials include oven-roasted lamb tandır, testi kebab, belen tava and metre-long kebab.
Day-of-the-week dishes and pilaf
The daily dishes are marked by weekday: yağlama on Wednesday, kaburga dolması on Tuesday, çökertme kebab on Thursday and külçe on Friday. Pilafs come as kepse and mendi, with chicken or lamb, and the menu closes with burger künefe, plain künefe and pistachio baklava.
“Check the day’s special, then order a cağ kebab plate or the lamb tandır and add a few mezes from the starters.”
LR Kitchen — field note