Kadir Efendi Fırın Kebap

About Kadir Efendi Fırın Kebap

Kadir Efendi Fırın Kebap is a small oven-kebab restaurant in the Hacı Bayram quarter of Ulus that brings the fırın kebabı traditions of Konya to Ankara. A recent arrival on Mahmut Atalay Sokak, the lane beside the Zincirli Mosque just below the Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque, it bills itself as a first for Ankara: Konya-style oven kebab cooked over a wood fire. The kitchen is built around a stone oven fired with oak. Its two signature dishes are hindi gerdan, turkey neck slow-roasted for hours until the meat falls off the bone, and Konya-style tavuk tandır, oven-roasted chicken served fresh from the oven; the restaurant also promotes chicken-leg kebab. These Konya specialities are rarely seen in the capital, which is the main reason to seek the place out. Practical notes: this is a simple, casual restaurant that suits a lunch break while walking the Hacı Bayram Mosque, the Temple of Augustus, the Zincirli Mosque and the Ulus streets. The restaurant posts updates on its Instagram (kadirefendi.kebap) and TikTok accounts and takes calls on its mobile number; check there for current opening times, as no fixed schedule is published.