The Marmara Region - Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites - page 113

the hotel has a patisserie, snack
bars and a couple of restaurants
specialising in international
cuisine with many traditional
Turkish dishes offered too. The
hotel welcomes children and, as
such, offers a good menu
designed especially with smaller
appetites in mind.
Rooms 260, including 13 suites and
9 family rooms. Rates from around
500 YTL depending on the season.
More expensive in skiing season.
Credit MC, V. Amenities health suite
with spa and sauna, swimming pool,
restaurants, cots, buggies, high
chairs available on request, babysit-
ting service available, laundry serv-
ice, parking. In room TV, en-suite
bathroom.

meat on skewers) from home, but
the ones freshly prepared and
cooked at the Kenan Çorba ve
Izgara Salonu eaterie are likely to
look and taste quite a bit differ-
ent. It's all to do with the spices. If
your children aren't keen on 'hot'
tastes it might be a good idea to
sample some meat first before
placing a big order.
Open 12pm-late. Main Courses 8 to
12 YTL with drinks.

MODERATE
Yusuf Restoran

★★
Kültür Park, Bursa. b [phone]
67. Located in Kültür Park, the
Cultural Park, in the centre of Bursa.

FIND

A good stopping-off point if vis-
iting the main sights of Bursa,
such as its mosques, citadel or its
Archaeological Museum (see
p. 106), the Yusuf Restoran nes-
tles in a lovely private part of the
Kültür Park. Although you may
think it is Bursa's best kept secret
because of its location, you
would be wrong, because as reg-
ular as clockwork it will be full
to the brim with families eating
and having fun. You can eat
inside but inevitably on warm
summer days and evenings, din-
ers can be seen sitting at the styl-
ish little tables and chairs on its
terrace and in its garden. The
food is pure family-friendly,
which although sounding a bit
of a cliché is actually quite true.
Mezes are the Yusuf Restoran's
speciality, which means that a
series of tiny dishes are brought
to your table with all manner of
local dishes, grilled meats, fries,
vegetables, salads and dips waiting

FAMILY-FRIENDLY
DINING

INEXPENSIVE
Kenan Çorba ve Izgara
Salonu

★★
Atatürk Caddesi, Iznik, b +90 224
757 02 35. Located just a short walk
from the Haghia Sophia mosque in
the centre of Iznik.

FIND

This is a bright and breezy sort of
restaurant. It's not lavishly deco-
rated, but then neither is it dull. It
is traditional, the staff are friendly
and helpful and the food plenti-
ful. It does have an à la carte-style
menu with grilled meats, salads,
local dishes such as bamya bastisi,
a type of stew made with lamb
and tomatoes, and a vast variety
of kebabs from which to choose.
Your children will probably be
familiar with dönarkebabs (sliced
meat) and @ i @ kebabs (cubes of

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