FAQ
What food is Trabzon famous for?
Kuymak (molten cornmeal and cheese), Akçaabat köfte (garlicky grilled meatballs), Hamsiköy sütlacı (baked rice pudding), wood-fired Black Sea pide, Kalkanoğlu pilavı from an 1850s pilav house, Laz böreği, strong Black Sea tea, and hamsi (anchovy) in winter.
Is the food in Trabzon halal?
Yes, Trabzon's everyday food is halal by default, as across Türkiye. The grills, breakfast houses, fish restaurants and sweet shops are halal as a matter of course.
Can I eat hamsi in Trabzon in summer?
No, hamsi is a winter fish, in season roughly from late autumn to early spring. In summer, eat highland trout (alabalık) at Uzungöl or seasonal fish at the city's fish restaurants instead.
What is kuymak?
Trabzon's signature breakfast: cornmeal cooked with butter and local kolot cheese into a molten, stretchy pan dish, eaten hot with bread. Elsewhere on the coast it's called muhlama.
Is Trabzon good for vegetarians?
Breakfast is the strong suit, kuymak, eggs, cheeses, olives and börek are meat-free, and the sweets and tea culture need no checking. Mains lean heavily to grilled meat and fish, so vegetarians do best at breakfast houses, soups (karalahana) and the beans-and-pilav end of the menu.
Türkiye's everyday food is halal by default, and Trabzon especially so. Hours, prices and details change, so confirm on-site.