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Reviewers praise Hala Kebab’s simit as a perfectly crisp, sesame-crusted ring, capturing a warm, unpretentious street-food vibe that feels both authentic and satisfying.
“This is simit, but here in Gaziantep it's not the sesame bread — it's a fine bulgur dish. It's mixed with tomatoes, parsley, spices, and lots of fat. It's fatty and salty, with little bits of bulgur giving it body. It melts in your mouth.”
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1 creator has covered Hala Kebab. Most active: Mark Wiens
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Best Turkish Food in Gaziantep!! EPIC MEAT BBQ + Street Food in Türkiye!! 🇹🇷 · @ 25:00
A legendary kebab restaurant famous for its kuş kuş (lamb backstrap) — the finest lamb in Gaziantep, incredibly tender and juicy, with an amazing multi-spice salad.
Dishes mentioned
Kuş Kuş
Oh man, coming to tears — I think that will make you cry tears of happiness. That's unbelievably tender and juicy and flavorful. It's incredibly how lean it is but how juicy it is. That's the famous lamb of Gaziantep right there. It's from the back, the backstrap loin — no marinade, just salt, pure lamb flavor.
Simit Kebabı
So fatty and salty, and then you feel the little bite of the bulgur giving it some body and consistency. The spices — man, that melts in your mouth. That is fatty and juicy.
Şiş Kebabı
Very tender, juicy, lean but not dried out at all. They're so juicy.
Kıyma Kebabı
You just taste the purity of the lamb — so fatty, reacting with the fire and the smoke to bring out the char flavor along with the spice.
Salata
The salad is incredible — so many different flavors. It has an amazing acidity from the lemon, vinegar, olive oil, and pomegranate molasses, plus that dressing made with tomatoes, garlic, and 10 different spices. It's so flavorful, so herbal, so sharp and crisp — such a contrast to the richness of the meat.
