Afiyet olsun! Sydney’s favourite Turkish restaurants

Nestled in the heart of the Sydney CBD, pop over to Maydanoz for beautiful Turkish cuisine with a veggie-centric focus.

Step into a lavish dining space decorated to reflect the colours of the Aegean Coast, including a gorgeous marble chef’s table, green wall tiles, warm timber furniture and sleek hanging lights.

On the food front, Maydanoz draws influence from the traditional veg-focused dishes of Turkey’s Aegean region.

Pick from menu highlights like the halloumi kebab, drizzled with honey and sesame, served with rosemary ash or the beetroot falafel pocket with tahini and pickles.

Carnivores don’t despair! Sink your teeth into a Tencere style chicken with bulgur pilaf and tomato.

Dish Cult’s top pick: Smoked beetroot sandwich, rhubarb and barrel-aged feta shavings ($10)

Searching for the best Turkish food in the Inner West? Turkuaz in Enmore has got your kebab and pide cravings covered.

Named after the Cerulean Sea off the coast of Turkey, Tukuaz is the brainchild of Chef Oguzhan Sozubek, who draws on 15-plus years of culinary experience to bring the taste of authentic Turkish cuisine to hungry Sydneysiders.

Choose to dine in the vibrant dining room, with mosaic lights, tiled tabletops and exposed brick walls or go alfresco and watch the busy comings and goings of Enmore Road.

Food-wise, it’s impossible to go wrong here. Sample entrees like stuffed vine leaves or deep-fried halloumi before opting for main specialities like ali nazik, lamb shish kebabs and Kusbasili pide.

Dish Cult’s top pick: Chicken shish ($31)

Come to Babylon for the breath taking rooftop setting, stay for the mouth watering Turkish cuisine.

Walking out onto the slick rooftop dining space is like entering the mystical Hanging Gardens of Babylon! Enter a world of lush hanging vegetation, lux banquette seating and marble tables.

The menu is sorted into flora, fauna and ocean sections, with most dishes cooked on Babylon’s impressive custom three-metre Turkish grill.

Begin with a fattoush salad and spiced fried cauliflower before tackling tasty mains like lamb shoulder with garlic labna and zhug sauce or Wagyu beef with isot butter and pickled radish.

Dish Cult’s top pick: Pekmez glazed octopus ($45)

Enjoy gorgeous Turkish fare served with stunning Sydney Harbour views at Anason in Barangaroo.

Located on the harbour front, drink in majestic water views as you sit alfresco in front of Anason’s striking deep blue design aesthetic.

Helmed by chef Somer Sivrioglu, this Turkish restaurant is inspired by its harbourside locale and Istanbul’s meyhanez (taverns). It features a seafood-heavy menu made up of meze-style small plates.

Pick from enticing menu highlights like lentil kofte with pickled chillies, school prawns with raki mayo, monkfish kebabs with ezme salsa and the showstopper – a half-roasted chicken with pomegranate molasses, garlic toum and pickles. Delish!

Dish Cult’s top pick: Tepsi kebab ($42)

For a luxury take on traditional Turkish cuisine, look no further than Potts Points’ Izgara.

Designed in the vein of the traditional 1960’s ocakbasi restaurants in Turkey, the elegance here is turned up to 11. Expect a luxurious dining space of glitzy chandeliers, circular leather booth seating, marble-topped tables and antique decor.

Izgara (Turkish for “grill”) sports a meat-driven menu, with most dishes cooked on the kitchen’s ginormous open grills.

Start with an appetiser of char-grilled chilli peppers with labneh and a serving of kopoglu – smoked eggplant with garlic and crushed maras spice.

For your main? Tuck into a hearty iskender kebab consisting of lamb backstrap, pide bits, foamy butter and hung yoghurt.

Dish Cult’s top pick: Beef rump saslik ($38)