Where to Eat in Samsun?

Samsun cuisine is quite rich and has a diverse culture. It bears traces of both Black Sea and Anatolian cuisine. Fish, vegetables and corn are used extensively. The most famous local dishes of Samsun are tirit, keşkek and cornbread.
When you visit Samsun, we recommend trying the following local dishes: potato soup, corn soup, fried anchovies, steamed anchovies, fried horse mackerel, katık sündürmesi, beetroot dish, Bafra pide, haluçka, katıklı bread, goose pilaf, stuffed mantı, nokul, baklalı sarma, fasulye turşusu kavurması, oymaağaç kebabı, Terme pide, pazı pancarı, karalâhana çorbası, kocakarı gerdanı, hamsili pilav and hamsili ekmek. You should also definitely try the famous Samsun Pide.
In addition to local dishes, you can also find many different fast food products, grilled meats, home-cooked meals, kebabs, lahmacun and pide in Samsun.

• Eat Bafra Pide at Niyazi Kesim.
• Eat döner at Beyazev.
• Eat Çakallı Menemen at Kelin Yeri.
• You should definitely try Çarşamba Köftesi at Bizim Köfteci.
• Eat Samsun Simit on the street.
• Pamuk Kardeşler serves fish, and Gülhan Restaurant serves all kinds of meat dishes.
• Eat ice cream at Ballıbaba.
• Eat pide at Bafra Gülhan Restaurant.

For accommodation recommendations, please visit our Samsun Hotels page.