There is nothing better than having a friend play tour guide in a new, foreign city, as you're…read morebound to end up at spots you would not have found on your own. I learned while visiting Mannheim that the city has an enormous Turkish population, and therefore it has dozens of Turkish restaurants. Uzun Tasfirini is acclaimed as one of the best spots in the "Little Istanbul" neighborhood, specializing in pides. Pides (pronounced "pea-days") are the Turkish equivalent to pizza. This snack food is a large flatbread topped with ground lamb, tomatoes, and spices, which bakes in a wood-fired oven for less than 10 minutes. It is then cut into squares and served with peppers, parsley, and lemons. You assemble the peppers and parsley yourself, squeezing lemon over your pide before you fold it up and indulge in this pizza treat. It's a simple, delicious dish that you can't miss out on if you're in Mannheim or are feeling homesick for a slice of pizza.

If you find yourself in Mannheim, you can't do better than Uzun. This small place specializes in…read moreTurkish pides, all of which are freshly baked in a huge wood-fired oven. A fresh, filling meal including a drink will run you about 6 Euros, which is hard to beat. To start, order the mercimek corbasi soup, a lentil soup made fresh in house. It comes with fresh baked Turkish flat bread, lemon and spices. For the main course, there's a variety of pides to choose from, but my favorite is the spinach & feta -- freshly chopped bright green spinach mixed with creamy cheese, engulfed in homemade Turkish bread, with generous brushed butter on top, crisped to perfection. Heaven is a place on earth with you.

Food was okayish. It's a good option for a quick bite in the area. We believe we got a Turkish coin…read morethat looked like 1 euro coin. A bakery cashier caught it instantly but it escaped our untrained eyes. This isn't the first time a foreign currency of low value was passed along to us though. It's always a good idea to count the coins carefully when dealing with cash.

Yufkas is an alright pace to get doner in Heidelberg. It was always the reliable late night option…read morein a great location. The food was always tasty and I usually ordered either the chicken doner or doner box. Despite this Yufka's was not my doner of choice in Heidelberg, and I always found the meat a little dry. The doner also usually needed more sauce. I would still eat at Yufka's again because of the convenience and location, and the food is ok. It might be worth it to look for a better kebab in Heidelberg though.

Best kebab in the Heidelberg Altstadt. I've tried almost everywhere at this point: Sahara, Safari,…read moreMahmoud's, even Kebap Haus. But this is the one. It sweeps the rest; no competition. Go to Istanbul; it is THE hidden gem of the Altstadt located beyond the Hauptstraße. And it's fast and cheap, too. God I love Istanbul

Came across this place at ~10:30pm. It was still open. Ordered Drehspieb #1, and it was delicious!read more

As always, it was awesome. In my opinion, one of the best…read moreTurkish restaurant in Germany. The restaurant always has immaculate customer service with awesome finger licking great food. Will visit again. PS: the restaurant serves kosher/halal food.

The service was great and the food was even better! We ordered our food to go, it was made fresh…read moreand we didn't have to wait long. We ordered some pizza and some Turkish food and even a pizza with Turkish food on it!

I came here for döner kebab and even though I don't speak any German and had some slight trouble…read morewith the menu, Mr. Dogan sent me away with a delicious meal and a smile. I would give a bonus star if I could because when we brought our dog, they offered her a free Schlitz cocktail. But she had to decline because she was the designated driver.

Nice staff and great food at reasonable prices. I ordered the doner meat and mushroom calzone for…read moretake away and it was huge and delicious. The pizzas looked great as well. It's right across from the train station.

Shoutout to City Doner for being open at 3am when DB closed its doors despite it being 1 degree…read moreCelsius with snow and wind warnings!