Eskişehir Gezi Rehberi ve Rotaları • Kişniş vs.

Istanbul in about 3 hours, We are in Eskişehir, which you can reach from Ankara in 1.5 hours by high-speed train in comfort.

With its cycle paths, vast parks and gondolas, this is a city where the residents seem quite happy. In this city, where good local governance has ultimately led to a significant improvement in the quality of life, it would not be wrong to say that, in certain respects, it imitates other cities around the world a little too closely. Gondolas from Venice, a castle reminiscent of Disneyland, an artificial beach and a waterfall… The latest addition to this list appears to be the steps in Odunpazarı, modelled on Istanbul’s famous Kamondo Steps. This does not mean, in our view, that these projects have failed; indeed, there are aspects of them that are much loved and embraced by the public, and have become synonymous with Eskişehir. However, we believe that Eskişehir has much more to offer than these iconic structures and is an Anatolian city well worth exploring.

In our opinion, OMM has an importance in this sense, we can say that this museum, which has a great transformation in the region where Odunpazarı Historical Houses are located, is experiencing a ‘Bilbao Effect’ for the city by itself. Although it has been criticized that the project was not opened to competition or given to a foreign architect, we see the Odunpazarı Modern Museum designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates as an important step for Eskişehir.

We hope that more innovative and original projects can be produced by utilizing the knowledge of the city’s well-established universities. Let’s take a look at the flavor stops and sightseeing spots we visited during our travels in Eskişehir this year.

Good Food Guide

Our favorites:

•Kör Kamil
•Bahar Pide & Kavurma
•Yusufeli Çoruh Döner
•Sivrihisar Bamya Lokantası
•Marco Pizzeria
•OMM

Traditional:

•Mazlumlar Muhallebicisi – Kazandibi
•Ayten Usta – Anadolu lezzetleri
•İsa Usta Konyalı Etli Ekmek
•Fahrettin Usta Balaban
•Abdüsselam Balaban
•Kırım Tatar Çibörek
•Karakedi Bozacısı
•Tanınmış Helvacı

Coffeeshops:

•78 Coffee
•Ordinarius
•Caffe İtalyan
•Hey Joe Coffee

Cocktails:

•Abra Bar – Gastropub
•OMM Inn – Cocktail bar

Breakfast:

•Doyuran Kahvaltı Salonu
•Ayten Usta

Eskisehir Travel Guide

Eskisehir is full of attractions, museums & important buildings, here is a list of places to visit:

•Odunpazarı Modern Müzesi
•Odunpazarı Tarihi Evleri
•Porsuk Çayı, Kanlıkavak ve Sümer Parkı
•Eskişehir Botanik Parkı
•Eti Arkeoloji Müzesi
•Türasaş Devrim Arabaları Müzesi
•Kurtuluş Müzesi
•Kurşunlu Camii & Külliyesi
•Hamam Müzesi
•Çağdaş Cam Sanatları Müzesi
•Atlıhan Çarşısı
•Eğitim Karikatürleri Müzesi
•Lületaşı Müzesi
•Sazova Bilim Parkı
•Anadolu Üniversitesi – Japon Bahçesi
•Yazılıkaya Vadisi & Midas Anıtı ~ 1 saat uzaklıkta

When to go to Eskisehir?

Eskisehir is a city famous for being quite cold in winter and quite hot in summer due to its continental climate. Therefore, it would not be wrong to say that spring is the best time.

Accommodation:

• OMM Inn
• Tasigo Eskişehir

Yusufeli Çoruh Yatık Döner

For many years there has been a debate between Erzurum and Artvin about who invented the famous cağ kebab.

What distinguishes this meat, which we can call ‘horizontal’ döner, from others is that it is prepared with ingredients obtained from ovine and bovine animals grazing on high plateaus and mountain slopes and a special finishing process. As you know, there are plenty of plateaus and high altitudes in both cities. Cağ is essentially the skewer that these meats are attached to.

While the people of Erzurum patented this dish as “Oltu cağ kebab” in 2010, Artvin patented this flavor as “Yusufeli cağ döner” in 2020.

The döner shop we will talk about today in Eskişehir is Yusufeli Çoruh Yatık Döner Salonu. No cag skewers in this döner shop from the Çoruh valley in Yusufeli, Artvin. Döner is served normally on a plate. Since the meat is lined with rows of fat, it does not dry out even though it is lying down.

This döner restaurant, which we discovered by chance when we came to Eskişehir, is very popular in the city because of its flavor. Sometimes there is a queue in front of it. It gets quite full in the evening. We definitely stop here every time we visit Eskişehir. And every time the döner makes us happy. The fact that it is very close to the train station is another beauty, you can stop by quickly on your way back before coming to the station and you can leave Eskişehir with good memories by tasting this flavor.

The place has become so famous that a rival company has even opened in its place.

The service is quite shabby as it is an artisan restaurant. Don’t expect any special care or extra smiles 🙂

Bahar Pide & Sac Kavurma

Although it remains somewhat in the shadow of the dishes and venues that are very popular in Eskişehir it is still much loved by the locals Bahar Pide & Sac Kavurma visit we are.

Our designer friend Seda Özcan, who has lived here for 13 years and could be considered a local, shows us the way. Bahar Pide recently moved to a new location, and we managed to get a table outside/on the street after much persuasion at their previous 15m² shop. The family running the place and in charge of the kitchen are unique people. Here, we try their small pastrami pide and their sac kavurma (meat cooked on a griddle). They are all very delicious, but the sac kavurma, prepared with beef tenderloin marinated for days, is the star of the meal and the reason we’ll go back. If you ever find yourself in Eskişehir, you’ll often hear recommendations like “Eat Balaban kebab, eat çibörek!” In our opinion, Bahar Pide is definitely one of the must-visit culinary destinations in Eskişehir.

9 Recommendations in Eskisehir

9 good venue recommendations in Eskisehir!#kişnişvesaire #kişnişvseskişehir

Our favorite gastropub/bar on the ground floor of Cassaba Modern, overlooking the pine trees:@abra.bar

For Neapolitan pizzas, @marcoeskisehir opened last year and Gorill Burger, which belongs to the same company, is also very popular but we haven’t tried it yet.

For coffee, @78_coffee and @ordinariuscoffee on the Sumer side are our favorites.

One of the most popular and successful addresses for breakfast and local delicacies: @aytenustagurme

A slightly nostalgic place for classic milk desserts: @mazlumlar_muhallebicisi

You can sit on the street in the bazaar and quickly eat a good meatball and drink grape must: @tatlidilkoftecisi

Another successful restaurant we like is Sivrihisar Bamya Lokantası. The okra soup and the head trotter are very successful. @bamyalokantasi

Tatar cuisine is widespread in Eskişehir, the right address to try their famous çibörek is Crimean Tatar Culture Çibörek House @kirimtatarciborek

It’s not like the 9 best places, it’s a compilation where we talk about 9 different places that we love.. Don’t forget to check out other Eskisehir recommendations.

Odunpazari Modern Museum & OMM Inn

OMM – Odunpazari Modern Museum!

This cultural building by Kengo Kuma and Associates is inspired by both Odunpazarı architecture and Japanese culture.

A museum structure spread over 3 floors, where daylight floods into the exhibition spaces through openings and illuminates all spaces.

Inside the museum building there is also a café with a cozy atmosphere and a shop where you can find products from local designers.

Just behind the museum is the OMM Inn where we stayed on this trip. Welcoming you with a large courtyard, this hotel features an all-day restaurant, OMM Grocery, which sells sustainable living supplies, and a store selling designer goods.

OMM is a place that tries to implement sustainability in all its spaces and develops projects on less consumption and zero waste. The rooms are set up in the same way; The existence of such a formation is promising for the future. In this context, animal products are not used in the hotel and the menus are completely vegan.

We love to try cocktails from the bar of this restaurant, which you can also visit without staying at OMM Inn.

If you are staying in a hotel, you also get a free ticket to the museum.