The best street food venues of type "Turkish cuisine" in Hanover
Here, home-baked kebab pockets are filled with crispy meat, fresh vegetables, herbs and sauces. Everything is then drizzled with lemon juice. One of, if not the best kebab shops in the city, which is why the queue often stretches around the corner.
Operator Cetin Nayir is always putting a new spin on his homemade manti, for example with asparagus, hollandaise sauce and pistachio or with fresh summer truffles and parmesan. However, the classic with beef filling, yoghurt sauce and paprika oil is and remains a constant delight.
Turkish baguettes are prepared here, not flatbreads, as the website says. Nevertheless, the snack has it all, literally: spicy grilled koftas, marinated onions, fresh salad and homemade sauces. The version with sucuk is also exciting.
The restaurant is centrally located in a ravine. But this is quickly forgotten when the table is filled with high-quality Turkish cuisine in a cosy atmosphere. It's best to order the mezze platter with its many delicacies and simply enjoy.
The place is regularly a hive of activity with queues sometimes forming even before opening time. The kebab pocket with antipasti-style vegetables and mellow cheese is a particular favourite. Gratinated cheese is also a favourite, in line with the gastronomic adage "There's no such thing as too much cheese".
The Manufaktur is a great place to sit or simply get a snack to go, such as the Köfte sandwich. Crispy lahmacun is prepared in the stone oven. When it comes to drinks, Salgam - a homemade, fermented carrot juice that comes in two flavours, mild and savoury - is worth trying.
"The Art of Kebab", as Baba Mia's slogan goes, is a bit of an overstatement. But there are variations on the classic version, such as a chilli cheese version or with creamy avocado as an ingredient. All kebab pockets are also available in wholemeal bread and/or plant-based.
The name of the restaurant says it all: the food is cooked on and with a massive clay oven in the dining room. The stews are often overcooked, but the baked goods such as pide are all the better - the lahmacun is a hit! It tends to get crowded here at peak times.