Travel video guide
Where to Eat in Bağcılar, İstanbul: Avşor Çorbası
This guide turns BAĞCILAR LEZZET REHBERİ | Odun ateşinde Giresun yağlısı, büryan, avşor çorbası ve kuru fasulye from Oğuz Yenihayat into a practical restaurant map with 3 saved spots around Bağcılar. The mapped places include a restaurant stop. Use it to understand the places, dishes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
Oğuz Yenihayat was particularly impressed by the bone-in büryan, noting that the meat was so tender it melted on the palate without needing to chew. He emphasized that the experience is best enjoyed early in the morning when the meat is fresh from the pit, specifically praising the unique Bitlis-style pita bread made in-house. His most memorable moment was discovering that the meat is salted only once before cooking, yet retains a perfect flavor profile.
What this map is good for
- Planning a middle eastern restaurant stop or short itinerary in Bağcılar.
- Comparing food stops from a creator or saved local map before you commit time in the city.
- Saving 3 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Çotanak Pide
Middle Eastern Restaurant in No:, Kazım Karabekir, Mehmet Akif Blv. No:79, 34203 Bağcılar/İstanbul, Türkiye, Kazım Karabekir, Bağcılar, İstanbul, Türkiye
Price level: Medium
Hours: Hours available - Karadeniz Sofrası
Turkish Restaurant in Kemalpaşa, Namık Kemal Cd. No:129, 34204 Bağcılar/İstanbul, Türkiye, Kemalpaşa, Bağcılar, İstanbul, Türkiye
Price level: Medium
Hours: Hours available - Kulu Büryan
Restaurant in Kemalpaşa, Namık Kemal Cd. No:108, 34204 Bağcılar/İstanbul, Türkiye, Kemalpaşa, Bağcılar, İstanbul, Türkiye
Price level: Medium
Hours: Hours available
Food notes from the video
- Avşor çorbası
- Büryan (kemikli ve kemiksiz)
- Kuzu gerdin eti
- Bitlis pide ekmeği
- Kuzu yağı
- Dana kavurma
Experiences captured
- Visited Kulu Büryan in Bağcılar
- Interviewed Usta Kasım about cooking techniques
- Observed the wood-fired pit cooking process
- Tasted meat directly from the chef's hand
- Learned about Bitlis-style salt application
- Compared different cuts of lamb meat
- Created a custom wrap with fat and lean meat
Official tourism resource
The official tourism portal for Istanbul, providing travel guides, cultural events, and district information for the city, including Bağcılar.
Planning questions
Where did Oğuz Yenihayat eat in Bağcılar, İstanbul?
This guide maps all 3 spots featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan where to eat in Bağcılar, İstanbul.
What are the must-try foods in Bağcılar, İstanbul?
Creator picks from the video include Avşor çorbası, Büryan (kemikli ve kemiksiz), Kuzu gerdin eti, Bitlis pide ekmeği. Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this restaurant map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.