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Turkish Cuisine in Side

Real Turkish food on the Manavgat coast — Testi kebab cracked at your table, şiş from the grill, lamb chops, köfte and Ottoman kebab. Eat like a local.

You cannot come to Türkiye and go home without a proper kebab night. But "kebab" is not one dish — it is a whole family of grills, stews and oven pots, and the tourist strips are full of shortcuts.

At Hawaii Restaurant our Turkish section runs fifteen dishes deep: skewers (şiş kebab, chicken & lamb skewers), chops and köfte from the grill, slow casseroles, the showpiece Testi kebab — sealed in a clay pot and cracked open at your table — and house classics like Ottoman kebab and Shepherd's kebab. Start with the guides below and order with confidence.

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Clay Pot & Casserole Dishes in Side — Slow-Cooked Comfort | Hawaii Restaurant

A guide to slow-cooked clay pot and casserole dishes in Side — the theatrical Testi kebab for two, plus chicken, lamb, calamari and shrimp casseroles and the vegetarian pot at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side old town.

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Köfte in Side — Turkish Grilled Meatballs Done Over Charcoal | Hawaii Restaurant

Craving köfte in Side? Here's what Turkish grilled meatballs actually are, how Hawaii Restaurant cooks them over real charcoal, what comes on the plate, and how they compare to şiş and shepherd's kebab. Honest, useful, and made fresh daily.

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Best Lamb in Side — Lamb Chops, Skewers & Slow-Cooked Casserole | Hawaii Restaurant

Where to eat proper lamb in Side old town. A plain-English guide to Hawaii's grilled lamb chops, char-grilled lamb skewers and slow-cooked lamb casserole — all done over real wood fire and charcoal — so you know exactly what to order.

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The Turkish Kebab Atlas: Adana, Urfa, İskender & Beyond

Adana's fire, Urfa's restraint, İskender's butter flood — the complete map of Türkiye's kebab regions, and where Hawaii's own grill fits on it.

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Döner in Side: The Lunchtime Classic, Done Right

Meat or chicken döner off the vertical spit — Türkiye's most famous export, served as Hawaii's honest lunchtime classic.

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Mixed Grill in Side: One Platter, Every Classic

Can't choose between şiş, köfte and chops? The mixed grill for two settles it — every Turkish grill classic on one board.

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Turkish Food Guide for First-Timers: Kebab, Köfte & Beyond

Şiş, köfte, Ottoman, testi, meze, rakı — the crash course in Turkish food vocabulary so you can read any menu in Side like a local.

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Testi Kebab in Side: The Clay-Pot Kebab Cracked at Your Table

Sealed in clay, slow-cooked for hours, smashed open in front of you — why Testi kebab is the most theatrical dinner in Side and how to order it right.

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Best Turkish Food in Side: What to Eat & Where (2026)

Fifteen Turkish dishes, one charcoal grill, since 2000. The kebabs, köfte and clay-pot classics worth ordering in Side — explained without the tourist-menu fog.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Start with şiş kebab or lamb skewers from the grill, share a köfte, and if you are two or more, order the Testi kebab — slow-cooked in a sealed clay pot and opened at your table.

A Central Anatolian speciality: meat and vegetables sealed inside a clay jug and slow-cooked, then the pot is cracked open in front of you. At Hawaii it is made for two and worth the theatre.

Yes — Mixed Grills for two, a board of grilled meats that lets you taste several Turkish classics in one order.

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📍 Side, 512. Sk., Manavgat/Antalya — open daily 10:00–02:00

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