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Recommendations from a Local from Adana

M's Adventures

I have now been in Adana for almost a year. These are recommendations I got from a local (and their comments) before I got here. I have been to almost all these places. In a way, this is a recommendation list of Adana specialities. I wrote about those earlier.

The “milk shake” at Kazim’s Buffet is more like a banana smoothie.

https://hankebap.com.tr/  really good meat options and any kind of food u can eat there 

https://www.makirestoran.com/makiroof.php best cocktail place 

https://www.dedekebap.com.tr/  their steak is really good 

http://www.cigerciulas.com.tr/#/home  their liver is best with ayran

https://www.hayalkahvesi.com.tr/

kazim bufe  = Milk shake place best in ADANA by the TOROS CADDEsi 

https://www.parkzirve.com.tr/ = breakfast area for weekends 

GÖLEVİ Balik Restaurant = for fish or Raki

https://adanayelken.com.tr/iletisim.aspx  = by the lake nice view good for nights for wine or for a good dinner

Of course, I now have my own recommendations. And it doesn’t mention most of these places. But then again, I’m not local. But, I have a sneaking suspicion that these recommendations were made for me as a foreigner. I made my own list of expat friendly places.

Diverse Food Cultures in DC – H Street

M's Adventures

Three kinds of fancy ham and a stuffed artichoke.
Three kinds of fancy ham and a stuffed artichoke.

As I’ve mentioned before, Washington, DC, is filled with food adventures. Newly gentrified H Street in northeast DC is the newest “hot” area of international food eclecticism. It has quirky pubs, rice dives, and even the chain pizza restaurant has fancy pants “jamon iberico” on the menu. Plus, this being DC, you can even get pizza with sweet potato. And, of course, they bake the pizza in a wood burning oven.

The orange pieces are the sweet potato/yam.
The orange pieces are the sweet potato/yam.

At the Lebanese restaurant, they sell “ayran,” a salty yogurt drink, “mamoul,” a Fig Newton-like treat, plus the usual middle eastern treats like baklava. An extra experience we had was getting good  tips on Iraqi music from the guy behind the counter (there’s an app for that!).

Not as sweet as a Fig Newton.
Not as sweet as a Fig Newton.