Rumeli Kardeşler Sofrası
A traditional tradesman restaurant operating since 1950, offering a daily rotating menu of affordable Ottoman and local Bursa home-cooked dishes.
Operating since 1950, this tradesman restaurant (esnaf lokantası) features a daily rotating menu of Ottoman Turkish and local Bursa specialties, such as mountain kebab with chestnuts, clay-pot steppe kebab, lamb stew with sour cherries, and milk halva, alongside everyday staples like white beans and pilaf. It is busiest during lunch, making it hard to get a table between 11:00 and 14:00. Popular dishes sell out quickly, so try to arrive early. The restaurant winds down around 16:00 and is closed on Sundays, making it unsuitable for dinner. Located at No. 36 Vardar Avenue in the Gürbahçe neighborhood, not far from the old town.
Opening hours
Mon-Sat 05:00–16:00, Closed Sun
Nearby sights
- Panorama 1326 Bursa Conquest Museum
- Yıldırım Bayezid Mosque
- Green Mosque (Yeşil Camii)
- Irgandı Bridge
- Orhan Gazi Mosque
- Koza Han
- Green Tomb (Yeşil Türbe)
- Bursa Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı & Bedesten)