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Maydanoz showcases Ottoman cuisine beyond the usual meat and bread.
Good Food hat15/20

Maydanoz

Vegetable-led fare from the Aegean coast.

Stacks of simit, a sesame-studded bread ring that is a popular Turkish street food.

‘More Turkish than the ones in Turkey’: Melbourne bakery’s simit runs rings around the competition

No need to catch a plane. Drive north of the airport to Roxburgh Park instead to find this sesame-studded bread.

  • Dani Valent
Bodrum owner Aydin Bol in his Turkish restaurant in Essendon.

This 30-year-old local favourite − and its mustachioed owner − is a Turkish delight

Owner Aydin Bol has been a constant presence at Bodrum, and it’s still him and his moustache that greet diners today.

  • Dani Valent
Adana kebab.

One of Melbourne’s best kebabs can be found in an industrial backlot in Campbellfield

“They’re just sandwiches” is quite the understatement. These Turkish kebab rolls are sublime – here’s where to find them.

  • Dani Valent
Puffy Turkish bread, pulled straight from the wood-fired oven and served with spice-flecked oil.
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‘Seriously, all the bready things here are so good’: You’ll break bread (but not the bank) at generous Yakamoz

Puffy bread, served hot from the wood oven, is worth the entirely affordable price of admission at this family-run Turkish restaurant.

  • Besha Rodell
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Hummus and stone-baked bread at Baharat.

Turkish chef spins his Barangaroo doner kebab joint Tombik into spicy cocktail bar Baharat

The MasterChef Turkey co-host’s new venue will have spicy cocktails, Turkish pizzas and ’70s Turkish psychedelic rock.

  • Scott Bolles
Chef and co-owner Murat Ovaz (left) and chef Frank Berardi are combining culinary influences.

First look: Has Southbank finally got a good lunch (and breakfast) bar?

Flavours of Italy, Turkey and beyond sit side-by-side in an exciting deli cabinet for speedy lunches. Or sit in for gnocchi, Turkish burgers and more.

  • Emma Breheny
Go-to dish: Akitma - mini crumpets with taramasalata and salmon roe.
13.5/20

Melbourne's Turkish wine bar Nazar is worth a look

The name references the good-luck charm that's often translated to "evil eye", and this Kew local is one to watch, reviews Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell
Kofte Grill bar in Mentone. DISHES PICTURED are THE SULTAN'S BREAKFAST (only available on weekends). M MAG - THE SERVE. THE AGE. PICTURE : PENNY STEPHENS. SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST 2022

Breakfast like a sultan at Kofte Grill Bar in Melbourne

Weekend brunching in Melbourne can be a little harried; not so at this bayside Turkish restaurant, reviews Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
This cafe will have you dreaming of Sunday mornings in Istanbul.

The queen of Turkish breakfasts at Malika Bakehouse in Botany

This cafe will have you dreaming of Sunday mornings in Istanbul.

  • Lee Tran Lam

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