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Bizim Lokanta @ Kizilay, Ankara

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Assalamualaikum :D I always craved for Malaysian food during my stays in Ankara but I knew it was impossible so any rice meals would be a better option. I found one at Bizim Lokanta, a small restaurant located near my new hostel in Kizilay. Interesting enough that it became m y most frequently visited restaurant in Turkey so I had a special memory with it! There was many other menu selection. All the meals were with reasonable prices. The alleyway in front of the restaurant. The grilled chickens which attracted me to come here! Grilled chicken with rice (7.50TL) The portion of the chicken and rice was very comparable! This is because it was uncommon for Turks to eat rice. Fyi the rice was not too sticky compared than that at Oktay Lokantasi . I knew that this meal was too plain so I requested some ketchup and the staffs there cooly bought one from the grocery shop next door. Haha! Salad which was included in the meal.  There was also...

Oktay Lokantasi @ Hamamonu, Ankara

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Assalamualaikum :) As both my friend and I hunted for food, we were asked by a friendly cook from a restaurant named Oktay Lokantasi to come in. The cook knew about Malaysia and he able to speak English a little which eased our communication. He took our orders and served us with food. He also said that he had an Indonesian friend while showing his friend's picture and asked us "Do you know him?" Lol. By the way, this restaurant opens 24 hours daily and it's speciality is kebab. I saw many customers ordered kebabs for takeaways. It was a corner lot restaurant. Some of the menu available. There were many cooks in the restaurant and each of them had their own cook stations. There were a lot of people ate here. The ambience of this restaurant was like at food court. I found out that most Turkish restaurants served free breads for the customers to eat. One of the cook who worked there, not the one who welcomed us. ...