Güzelyurt Restaurant
A century-old restaurant founded in 1928. Waiters wear bow ties, dishes are cooked on coal stoves, and the starters are famous.
Güzelyurt was founded in 1928 by two founders who moved from Rize. It is one of Erzurum's oldest restaurants. The high-ceilinged dining room, curtained windows and bow-tied waiters still preserve the atmosphere of the past. Lunch features slow-cooked dishes from coal stoves and olive-oil cold starters. Dinner focuses on hot and cold mezes, such as grilled eggplant meze, butter beef tripe in a clay pot, and Albanian-style fried liver. Wiener schnitzel is also on the menu. This is one of the few old restaurants in town that serves alcohol, and there is live music on weekends. Prices are on the higher side. Book ahead for dinner, and note that it may be closed on Sundays.
Opening hours
Approx. 12:00–24:00; may be closed on Sundays (please check with the restaurant)
Nearby sights
- Yakutiye Medrese
- Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque
- Caferiye Mosque
- Erzurum Evleri
- Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Taşhan)
- Atatürk House Museum
- Grand Mosque of Erzurum
- Erzurum Castle