Cheap Eats — Best Turkish in London

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Lamb Shish Kebab

Time Out explicitly states they "particularly like the tender chunks of chargrilled meat" in this dish.

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Berlin Chicken Doner

The signature item featuring grilled vegetables, feta crumbs, and garlic sauce for the authentic Berlin experience.

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Lamb Tantuni

The namesake dish of Mersin cuisine; meat is steamed to a moist, juicy texture and tossed with paprika-infused oil before being wrapped in homemade lavaş with sumak and punchy onions.

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Tantuni Wrap

This is 'food simplicity royalty': spiced lamb mince cooked in a wide silver pan, served with sumac onions and a wedge of lemon for a perfect 'midnight meal.'

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Chicken Shish

A 'clear winner' and longtime fan favorite that consistently cements this traditional kebab house's reputation.

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Lahmacun

Critics note it is rolled so thin that the topping is visible from underneath, and it is served with fresh onions, ripe tomato slices, crunchy parsley, and lemon.

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Lahmacun

The headline act: rolled thin, crispy, and heavy on onion and isot pepper fresh from the wood oven.

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Turkish Sandwich Lamb & Beef

The coal-fired rotisserie setup produces a 'formidable' shawarma with meat that earns a 'straight up 5/5' for taste and texture.

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Chicken Shish

Regarded as a staple of their 'proper Turkish grills,' this dish is a benchmark for what critics call 'consistently good-quality kebabs' that 'can't be beaten for flavour.'

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Ottoman Kebab (Kofte)

The restaurant is a 'self-proclaimed meatball specialist' and this is the only main course—consistently described as 'juicy and grilled to perfection.'

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Cod and Chips

Highlighted by reviewers as perfectly cooked, making it the benchmark order here.

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Stuffed Mussels (Midye Dolma)

The namesake dish; reviews consistently praise them as fresh, tasty, and 'just like the original' found in Turkey.