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AKDAMAR OTEL €€
Akdamar is centrally located close to good restaurants and pastry shops, with flat-screen
TVs and spacious bathrooms. The young, English-speaking staff have lots of recommend-
ations.
| Hotel
CEMIL HOTEL €
( 215 1520; PTT Caddesi, opposite the Haci Osman Camii; s/d
"
25/30)
This good-value central
spot is a simple pension with shared bathrooms, and numerous restaurants just metres
away. From Van's main drag, walk 100m down the lane between Simit Sarayı and the Adi
Güzel gold shop.
| Hotel
Eating
TAMARA OCAKBAŞI €€
(Yüzbaşıoğlu Sokak; mains
"
15-20; 5pm-late)
A meal here is dizzying, especially for carni-
vores. In the Hotel Tamara, the dining room eatery features 40
ocak
- each table has its
own grill. High-quality meat and fish dishes feature prominently, but the mezes are
equally impressive.
| Steakhouse
KERVANSARAY €€
(Cumhuriyet Caddesi; mains
"
12-18)
Upstairs from Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Kervansaray is Van's
go-to spot for a more elegant and refined dining experience. Dive into a few shared plates
of excellent mezes as you peruse a menu containing more than a few local specialities.
| Anatolian
KEBABISTAN €€
(Sinemalar Sokak; mains
"
8-15)
Kebabistan's kitchen turns out expertly cooked kebaps (go for
the
kuşbaşı,
with little morsels of beef). A second branch, across the street, specialises in
pides. It's in a side street where men sit on low chairs playing backgammon and drinking
tea.
| Kebap
HALIL İBRAHIM SOFRASI €€
(Cumhuriyet Caddesi; mains
"
8-15)
This downtown hot spot's eclectic food is well presented
and of high quality, with service to match, served in sleek surrounds. Try the rich and
tender İskender kebap, or the generous 'pide special', with a bit of everything.
| Turkish
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