Elmacıoğlu İskender
A long-established Kayseri kebab house founded in 1959. Its signature İskender kebab is served alongside local dishes such as mantı and yalama.
Elmacıoğlu has been operating since 1959 and is one of Kayseri's best-known restaurant brands, with several branches in the city. This location is at No. 56 Mustafa Kemal Paşa Avenue. Another branch is on Millet Street, near the castle and the covered market. The signature is İskender kebab, topped with tomato sauce and browned butter. The menu also offers paper-wrapped pastırma, meat-stuffed grape leaves, yalama and mantı, which makes it easy to share several local dishes. For drinks, try gilaburu juice, a local favourite. The interior has brick walls, wooden ceilings and good natural light. Lunch is busy, but reservations are generally not needed.
Opening hours
Daily, lunch to dinner; please check the notices at each branch
Nearby sights
- Tomb of Seyyid Burhaneddin
- Döner Kümbet
- Güpgüpoğlu Mansion Ethnography Museum
- Hunat Hatun Complex
- Kayseri Castle
- Kayseri Grand Bazaar
- Sahabiye Medrese
- Great Mosque of Kayseri