Duveroglu is a must visit location when you are in Ankara. Original location is in Genclik caddesi,…read morebut it usually gets crowded there so we visited the Bilkent branch. This branch has modern decoration and ample seating options. Servers greet you as soon as you walk in, and serve you with various mezes including Ezme and tursu. They bring hot icli köfte to the table and it is excellent -- thin outer later and delicious filling. We had Antep lahmacun which was also excellent but we have to come back to try their doner, kebabs and desserts.

From the owner: Enver Düveroğlu kurucumuz, Zamanın sakin Ankara'sında (1963) toplam Anıttepe nüfus yoğunluğunun…read more3000 kişinin yaşadığı bir bölgede küçücük ancak emek yoğun lezzet sunan ve bu lezzeti en düşük fiyatla mahalle dostlarıyla paylaşan bir işletme olarak doğdu; "DÜVEROĞLU". Günün şartları içerisinde kulaktan kulağa iletilen bu lezzet noktası yıllar içerisinde ne tat ne de uygun fiyat politikasından vazgeçmeyerek Gaziantep ilimizin o geniş ve muhteşem mutfağını Ankara'lı hemşehrileriyle paylaşarak büyüdü. Bugün üçüncü kuşakta dahil olmak üzere tamamen bir aile şirketi olarak büyümeye devam eden kuruluşlarımız tekstil, perakende, toptan gıda ve restorantlar zincirleri olarak devam etmektedir.

Kind of overrated, but stil a good place to try Turkish dishes besides kebabs.read more

Boğaziçi Lokantası is a very good sample for those tremendous "Esnaf Lokantası"( little shop owners…read morelunch place) in Turkey. For those market places in all around Turkey, as in Anafartalar Çarsısı shop owners and surrounding of it and bureaucrats in old Ankara used to come this place since 1956. Although it changed it's character and turned out a bit more "touristic" nowadays, this is a unique sample for tasting great Turkish foods. It is not only kebaps or döner in Turkey. You can see here what else we have .

This place is good but different. It is next to a very nice park tucked away from the main streets…read more Classy comfortable decoration and white table cloths. I am taken to a cafeteria style counter to choose from soups, veggies, rice and main course, there are 3-4 choices of each. You order, or in my case point at things, choose your table and they bring it to you. As I sit bread, cucumber mint yogurt sauce (creamy and refreshing), pickled beets (umm they are pickled beets), and tomato onion garlic spicy pepper spread (growing heat as you eat) is brought. Order my drink, tea (BECAUSE THERE IS NO ALCOHOL) I take my first bite and my food arrives. I skipped the soup as I have had soup with about every meal so far, my veggie was roasted eggplant w/ lamb sauce (very tender and full of flavor) the rice was a barley and rice mix in a light tomato sauce (I could have eaten a whole bowl of it, very delicious) and my main was a lamb shank (fall off the bone, juicy no herbs or spice but a strong lamb flavor). While no one spoke English (yay google translate) the staff was very nice and helpful. I was wearing my work clothes, business casual and that is good because everyone was dressed that or better. All in all a pleasant experience.

From the owner: Hacı Abdullah Lokantası Ankara Şubesi Beştepe Söğütözü'nde açıldı…read more 1888 yılında kurulan Hacı Abdullah İstanbul dan sonra ilk şubesini Ankara da açtı. Türk-Osmanlı Mutfağının en güzel yemekleri sizleri bekliyor.

I went there after work today with Lee & Ender. First of all, very nice ambience and super friendly…read moreserver. We tried several items but the simple free salad they served were amazing - it had pomegranate sauce in it. Lahmacun & Pirzola were great