Beğendik Abi

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"You’ll find Urla’s chefs and their friends dining at Beğendik Abi, a homey restaurant that welcomes guests with a warm interior decorated with antiques, flowers on the tables, and a long case filled with comforting dishes. Urla native Handan Kaygusuzer is happy to mother guests with an array of seasonal, daily, local specialties. Dishes could include çalkama (seasonal wild greens and cheese baked in a thin batter), sakız artichokes with lamb, elbasan tava (baked lamb with yogurt sauce), lahana sarma (baked cabbage rolls), Urla güveci (seasonal vegetable and lamb stew typically sent to the neighborhood bakery to be cooked), artichoke stuffed with rice and herbs, karışık ot kavurma (sauteed wild greens), nettle salad, or fennel salad. Whatever you do, do not miss the Girit böreği tatlısı (curd cheese-stuffed pastry with syrup)." - Tuba Şatana