Pehlivan Döner (M. Kafadar Caddesi Branch)

Number 48 on M. Kafadar Caddesi, in Antakya's Aksaray Mahallesi — the company's own branch list files this address as ŞUBE-1, its first satellite outside the main restaurant. What is cooked here follows the house pattern. Döner runs in two lines, beef and chicken; the beef version is labelled one hundred per cent beef on the company site. Beyond the spit, the menu leans on dishes that belong specifically to Hatay province. Two of them, kâğıt kebabı and tepsi kebabı, are given their own billing; the site names them without explaining what they are, adding only that the kâğıt kebabı is heavily spiced. Around them sit köfte, kuşbaşı (cubed meat), Adana-style minced kebab, lahmacun, salt-baked chicken and grilled chicken. Two categories are kept separate, pastries and mezze, although at the time of writing the mezze category lists no products at all. Breakfast is served in a regional format the site itemises: grape molasses, candied pumpkin, hummus, zahter salad and olives. Takeaway and online ordering are available. Other Pehlivan addresses exist in Antakya; this entry covers the Kafadar Caddesi branch only.