Street Food
22 places under Street Food — all tried, all liked, all paid for ourselves.
Tsukiji Balık Pazarı
Tokyo's fish market has been at Tsukiji since 1935. Before that it was at Nihonbashi; when the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923 destroyed it, the city m…
İntiba Döner
There are plenty of döner restaurants in Turkey, but few good ones. İntiba is one we like. It has eight branches in Istanbul. The döner is a blend of …
Lefteris o Politis
Lefteris o Politis, with roots going back to 1951, is one of Athens' most deeply rooted souvlaki shops. Founded by Lefteris Usta, a migrant from Istan…
Forno Balat
Balat is slowly getting the life it has long been waiting for. Tourist activity is up, and newly opened places are offering different things. Forno is…
Çayırbaşı Pideban
Pide is a sensitive subject for us. Pideban has continued the journey it began in Sarıyer in 1977, now across three branches. The pide is properly cri…
Bordel
Bordel is a street-food spot in Asmalımescit from the team behind Mabou Pera and Glouton, where you can eat quickly and well. You order at the front, …
Oink Hog Roast
Slow-cooked meat is always delicious and perfect for a sandwich. Oink, in Edinburgh, has built a very simple concept. You choose the weight of meat, t…
Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road Market in London's Notting Hill is a popular spot best known for its second-hand and antique shops. What drew our interest was the foo…
Midyeci Şehmus Usta
Stuffed mussels are an essential flavour of the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Midyeci Şehmus in Gündoğan, Bodrum has taken them to another level. F…
Ozzie's 1968 Kokoreç
Famous as the kokoreç place you go to by reservation, Ozzie's has never let us down. Continuing a family tradition going back to 1968, it welcomes gue…
Snob
Snob, on Bağdat Caddesi, serves street food. The right address for a fast, tasty and slightly naughty menu.…
Bol Pazar
Bol Pazar, set up at weekends inside Kemer Country, offers a range of flavours in a street-food format. The brands change from time to time, but on ou…
Gaziantep Lahmacun
Who could say no to a good lahmacun? Gaziantep Lahmacun is one of the classics of the Asian side. The lahmacun is crisp and generously topped; the dön…
Odprta Kuhna
In these days when we miss the streets, we miss street food even more. The flavours at the street market in Ljubljana are among the best we've seen, i…
Kokoreççi Asım Usta
Plenty of people call Asım Usta in İzmir the best kokoreç in Turkey. So which is your favourite?…
Memiş Etli Ekmek ve Pide Salonu
Memiş Etli Ekmek in Daday, Kastamonu has been serving since 1965. The dough of the etli ekmek is properly crisp, and the mince recalls çiğ börek filli…
Karadeniz Pide Salonu
Pide is a sensitive subject for us. With Sezai Usta at the helm since 1981, and butter coming from the same family in Trabzon for forty years, disappo…
Kokoreççi Tekin Usta
It's true that we've driven kilometres for good kokoreç. If you go to Tekin Usta, don't spoil the flavour with tomato and pepper — and don't leave wit…
Tarihi Cumhuriyet Lokantası
Friday might be the right day for döner. If you find yourself in Edremit, be sure to drop into Cumhuriyet Lokantası.…
Tatar Salim Döner Lokantası
The döner at Tatar Salim in Ataşehir is perfect. The fat ratio is very well judged.…
Fireroom
Fireroom, the street-food place Hazer Amani opened in Ataşehir, is a must-try.…
Bülent Börekçilik
If you haven't had breakfast yet, crisp outside and soft inside, cheese böreks are baked fresh and waiting for you piping hot at Bülent Börekçilik, wh…
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Our picks: Gaziantep Lahmacun (Bağdat Caddesi), Bordel (Eminönü / Karaköy), Odprta Kuhna (Ljubljana). 22 places in total — every one tried by us, every bill paid by us.
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