# Turkey's favourite street food

The most loved street food in Turkey according to Wikipedia's list of street foods and guides by Plume Mag and Tripuck: from simit to kokoreç and from stuffed mussels to fish sandwiches.

- 31 votes · 16 items
- Nov 8, 2024 · Defne
- https://even.best/en/l/1601/turkey-s-favourite-street-food

## Top 15

1. **Simit** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Sesame bread ring, essential with tea and in the morning.
2. **Tantuni** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Mersin's beef wrap cooked on a griddle.
3. **Kokoreç** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Lamb intestines grilled over charcoal and chopped with spices.
4. **Kumpir** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Ortaköy's loaded baked potato.
5. **Döner** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Meat cooked on a vertical spit, in bread or as a wrap.
6. **Balık ekmek** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Eminönü's grilled mackerel sandwich.
7. **Islak hamburger** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Taksim's steamed 'wet burger' in garlic tomato sauce.
8. **Roasted chestnuts** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The roasted chestnuts of winter streets.
9. **Lahmacun** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Thin dough topped with minced meat, with lemon and parsley.
10. **Corn on the cob** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Boiled or roasted corn.
11. **Boza** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fermented winter drink with cinnamon and roasted chickpeas.
12. **Dondurma** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Maraş-style mastic ice cream served with a vendor's show.
13. **meatball bread** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A street classic where grilled meatballs are served with onions and tomatoes in bread.
14. **Midye dolma** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Mussels stuffed with spiced rice, with lemon.
15. **Gözleme** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Thin griddled flatbread with cheese, spinach or potato.
16. **Çiğ köfte** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bulgur and spice patties wrapped in lettuce and lavash.

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