Tarihi Ali Baba Fırın Kebabı
Ali Baba Fırın Kebap
A specialized, long-standing restaurant near the Mevlana Museum, which has reportedly made only oven-roasted lamb since 1974, often selling out in the afternoon.
Located on a small street about a 5-minute walk from the Mevlana Museum, this restaurant has a simple environment and has reportedly specialized in oven-roasted lamb since 1974. The lamb is slow-roasted in a wood-fired oven for about 8 hours, served over pide soaked in meat juices, and accompanied by raw onions and ayran. You can choose fatty, lean, or extra lean cuts, with some guides recommending the fattier parts. The lamb often sells out by early evening, so visiting during lunch hours is recommended. You can also follow the local custom of eating with your hands, wrapping the meat in pide. It has a Google rating of about 4.7 and is closed on Sundays.
Opening hours
Mon-Sat 10:00-18:30 (some sources say service ends around 17:30), Closed on Sundays
Nearby sights
- Bedesten Bazaar
- Shams Tabrizi Mosque & Tomb
- Aziziye Mosque
- Selimiye Mosque
- Mevlana Museum
- Sırçalı Medrese
- Karatay Madrasa (Tile Museum)
- Konya Archaeological Museum