No. 46 in the world · November 2026
No. 46The one to order off the fire
The arayes and the daily cuts from the butcher next door
What it burns: Charcoal grill
A butcher's grill in the market; meat cut and grilled to order.
1 hr (30 min chilling), 30 min hands-on · 4 people (8 skewers). Istanbul's ocakbaşı grills hand-chopped lamb with tail fat and red pepper on wide flat skewers over charcoal. Ground lamb with a little extra fat, kneaded well so it holds, gets you there on a home grill or under the broiler.
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