Hasan Usta Turkish Street Food Restaurant in Edinburgh, City of

Me and my friends were in Edinburgh for only 3 days and every single day we went to Hasan’s restaurant and had the best food ever. He is a really nice man and amazing to talk to! With love, the three kids you fed for 3 days

On 9th March, I stopped by this restaurant for lunch after a long time. The owner, as usual, was cheerful and remembered what my wife ordered. Today's food was very delicious as usual. I hope to look forward to visiting it again soon. Thank you My wife and I visited this restaurant. We could not visit there long time. This Turkish Foods are so nice. Owner is also very nice. Looking forward to visiting again soon. Thank you!

This place has the best Kebap and in particular Adana Kebap in Edinburgh. The owner is a wonderful person who has travelled 23 countries and speaks five languages. I highly recommend his Adana Kebap and Döner.

I'd suggest employing another person with you + keeping the donor hot enough. Mine was almost cold with no spices. Also the ventilation isn't the best.

Big mistake. The worst meal I’ve ever had and I cannot stress that enough. God only knows how this place has so many good reviews. I ordered a doner kebab but what I got was a plate of meat and salad. None of which was fresh and was accompanied by a bowl of stale bread. Disgusting and sadly, it has completely ruined my evening. The place was also filthy. Can’t believe I ate there. Disgusting.

The manager was very attentive and friendly, humble place but very good food.

Friendly owner serving up food with care! Baklava is amazing

Great for takeaway! The owner is so kind and all the chicken dishes are excellent!!

The best kebab in Edinburgh. Everything is made from scratch by the chef himself including the flatbread. The portions are big and more importantly the food is great tasting. The Chef is super friendly and I honestly return many times because of him! I also recommend the chicken and lamb on the coal if you have time to eat in :D

For what this small place lacks in ambience and (whispers) cleanliness, it more than makes up with friendly, kind service and mouthwateringly good food. This isn't a quick in/out kebab shop, but a proper Turkish restaurant run by a gentle proprietor who cares about the food and the people that eat there. We brought a good bottle of red and shared some starters and chicken + lamb shish each. A perfect meal - just wish it was busier in there!

Easily the best kebab in Edinburgh. Everything made fresh, including the bread, as well as a great range of mezze and stews. The meats are all incredibly tender, and there are extensive veggie options too. Whole shop is run by one guy who clearly puts his heart and soul into the place, and his establishment deserves far more recognition than it has.

Lamb dishes were good, eggplant dish was not

Delicious food, especially the baklava!

Good service, tasty doners and smashing babaganush

Authentic and great Turkish food. Freshly made flatbread. Do yourself a favour and go eat there!

a very cool place with good traditional home-made like food. The guy also bakes you a fresh bread with your meal.

Simply delicious authentic turkish cooking from a 100% authentic Turk. The taste of the dürüm is unbelievable. Hasan Üsta is a food making culinary jedi.

Thank God for Hasan Usta & his amazing dishes - saved us from the snow and from starving! Super cozy place that Hasan Usta runs by himself and the food is delicious and authentic

Ordered on Deliveroo, the food was really tasty and lots of flavour. The pide was delicious and would definitely recommend, and falafel and doner kebabs had great flavour and a good portion size - just over a foot long! However, not five stars as kebabs were cold (even though pide was hot), suggesting they'd been left on the side for quite some time. Overall though, really great food.

Delicious and reasonably priced

THE BEST kebab in Edinburgh, fresh ingredients, home made chicken and lamb meat, homemade bread cooked expressly and explosive taste

Came highly recommended from a friend and I can see why. The amazing display of food catches you as you walk passed. Hasan makes everything from scratch, including his amazing pillowy flatbreads. We started with homemade baba ganoush, which was delicious and made me feel healthy eating it. My Adana kebab was a huge portion, cooked perfectly with a side of garlic yoghurt and chilli sauce. It also came with both a tasty bulgar wheat dressed in a tangy tomato sauce, as well as a portion of fluffy rice all for under £12. My partner had a massive chicken kebab with the meat being succulent and smoky from the charcoal cooking. Hasan laid down a generous, vibrant salad and more of his tasty flatbreads that he passionately rolls out right in front of you. Worth noting it's also BYOB and there's a handy Oddbins a couple of minutes away to pick up wine or cold beers. Hasan was a very warm host, always checking if you need anything and chatting away to guests. He's clearly very hard working and passionate about his food. Check it out!

Everything made fresh, great chat. One of my favourite places to eat in Edinburgh

Great authentic Turkish restaurant. Lots of choice. BYOB

Food is so good! Don't be fooled by the look of this place, everything is cooked from scratch. The wraps are phenomenal!

Delicious homemade lamb meats and freshly baked bread! The owner is very friendly and welcoming and cares how he feeds people. Truly recommended.

Best turkish food I have had! We had the lamb shank, adana kebab and hummus. Definitely recommend, especially the adana kebab. The fresh bread and the genuine service just tops the experience!

The food is simply brilliant. Everything is made from scratch so food is really fresh and tastes so homely. The owner is incredibly kind and treats his patrons really well. This place is a gem in Edinburgh 10/10 would come again.

BEST DONER KEBAB! So where do I begin with this gem. The owner makes the doner meat himself, he then serves it on a freshly hand stretched dough to make the nicest naan bread. His sauces are also home made. Talk about fresh! I've eaten more than my fair share of kebabs in my life and this place tops them all! Would give seven stars if I could. Keep up the good work!

Amazing doner wraps and baklava. The owner makes the wraps fresh to order and they are insanely good with plenty of fresh veggies and meat. Perfect for a quick bite to walk with as you explore the city!

Best Turkish food in town! All of the food is made fresh in front of you and Hasan is so fun to talk to. Would highly recommend as my partner and I go there at least once a week.

The doner kebab wrap is good, maybe it needed a bit more sauce for me for more flavour. The homemade tortilla wrap is a plus

Very delicious home made, healthy foods. I strongly recommend

One of the best kebab places in Edinburgh. They make their bread fresh and the guy is really friendly. Recommend the lamb shish, cooked medium.

Very tasty and fresh food. Vegetarian option is delicious. Owner is very kind, I was eating alone and we were chatting and laughing. I will be back for sure :)

Absolute nutter who works there asked him what type of bread he served with aubergine and he said normal bread, I said what type of bread is that and he got angry and said is there something wrong with you I said normal bread

Excellent service and food in a deceptively humble place.

Popped in for some baklava which were quite mild, but very delicious.

Amazing service, incredibly tasty food. Cannot fault

Great food and the guy who runs it is a top tier chef and provides better service than you’d see anywhere else!

Really tasty Turkish food in a cheap and cheerful cafe type place.

Incredibly fresh and delicious kebab

Owner was lovely and genuine. Food was as rustic as you could find it in Turkey. Pitta was made fresh which come on now be real, when do you see that. It's best to eat there and mix all your stuff together to fully enjoy everything. P.s the owner is an angel

Friendly and delicious, I definitely recommend.

Not clean , dirty stale and no taste in food , nothing to do with Turkish food at all. I couldn’t wait to get home to leave a feedback that wouldn’t happen to some else. So highly recommended,,,just stay away.

Incredible food for the price. Brilliant service, so much food I wanted to try. Really chill cafe setting and so friendly.

Have tried Turkish food, particularly doner in various places in the UK and Europe, but this is probably one of the best in terms of taste, generosity and price🙂. Never had a bad experience, very good customer service and will be back again soon👍..More people need to visit though to keep the business going.👍

Horrible unprofessional treat. Also counters were full of dust and front glass all broken. Won't go again.

Muy rica pizza, la papa con queso deliciosa.

Excellent place. A bit rough around the edges, but in a good way. Soulful. Hassan, the owner, prepares everything (including the bread!) in front of you. Incredible value too: I had a main course (the lamb kebab, which comes with salad and rice), hummus and bread and a baklava dessert for £15. Will be back again.

Very tasty, huge lamb kebab, absolute bargain. Chef is amazing, we are delighted with his stories. Must go place if you are in hunt for tasty kebabs and Turkish food.

This is my fourth visit to this delicious restaurant. While the decor is very basic, don’t let this put you off, the food is absolutely divine. The owner is charming and cooks everything fresh in front of you. Good value, authentic and sumptuous. What more would you ask?

The food was AMAZING. I have had the conversation with my boyfriend that while there are many places in Edinburgh that are good, there are very few we’d go back to again. I would go back here any day and everyday. The highlight was the aubergine but also the kind service. We were ushered in by the sweetest proprietor and watched him hand-make (as in tossing the dough for our bread) all of our delicious meal. I’m actually counting down the seconds til I get to go back!

One of the best places to eat in Edinburgh

Don't let the outside fool you! Beneath the broken tiles and posters that would rather fit a coffee shop, is the best kebab you will ever eat. The meat was juicy and tender with the homemade wrap made before us, the skinny long kebab was perfect as you would get the perfect ratio of meat to vegetables every bite! This restaurant is living proof to never judge a book by its cover. + plus the baklava's were delicious.

Amazing food and sweet owner. The kebab I ordered was made fresh and was so juicy inside. The rice and bulgar wheat were both very tasty, I could have ate that by itself. The portions may look small but there was a salad on the side and additional bread so it did fill me up well. My friends ordered a wrap and it was hand made infront of us and not pre packaged wraps! I think that’s a very rare find. The only downfall is that the restaurant doesn’t look very clean with the tables and the broken tiles. The tables weren’t wiped but the owner cleaned it for us without being prompted. I really did enjoy my dinner here, I wish I lived in leith so I could go here more often. The baklava as well was delicious, it was my first time trying chocolate baklava and it was genueinly delicious. I’ll also go back to try kunafa which is freshly made (so place your order 20 mins or so before leaving) I think the tram building has affected business badly so definitely go here and try the food!

Received food but meatballs, rice, salad and bread were missing as I ordered 2 of each. Oil from the containers leaked through and spilled over bread and tubs. Not impressed and won't be ordering again.

Best falafel wrap I have had in leith. The flatbread was made fresh to order! So delicious. Plus, how often do you get a wrap this long and skinny? Loved it.

Amazing authentic street food, owner was great and really friendly, would definitely recommend the lamb shank and grilled chicken

Amazing chicken donner kebab. Owner very friendly and funny 😄

I don't advice anyone to go there. The owner is very rude. The hygiene is terrible he use his hands to prepare food and serve it to the customers. Is complet wasting of money and putting your health at great risk. Avoid this place

I’ve tried this restaurant and it’s one of the places people should try when they visit Edinburgh. Very reasonable prices for the quantity of the food and compared with other restaurants in Edinburgh. Food is delicious and you really feel you eat in Turkey. Staff is friendly and helpful. Very happy customer and will return again.

This place saved me from the mundanity that is kfc. I was walking up leith walk from practice and was hungry. Most places were busy or only excepted card, then i saw turkish street food. A polite man in front of a chalk menu serving delicious food. Soft bread, juicy lamb. Thats all i need on a Thursday night. Will come again.

Delightful authentic turkish food that is always served with freshly baked pita!

Delicious food at a reasonable price. Perfect for casual dining.

Amazing food, Hassan is a lovely guy. Would definitely recommend

Staff and the venue including toilets were not clean at all, we ordered chicken wing for kids but it was not cooked enough. Orman kebab was fine that 2 stars deserve only.

Hidden Gem! Fantastic! Lovely man who runs this place. Authentic Turkish food! Amazing value for money. Been multiple times and will return.

Excellent home cooked food! Best Turkish place in Edinburgh

Since the last time I've been to Turkey, I have been struggling to find real Turkish food here in the UK. Until I've found the Turkish Street Food in Edinburg. To be honest, this was even better than the last restaurant I had in Istanbul. The owner of the restaurant, prepare the bred right in front of you and everything else tasted like homemade food. If I come back to Edinburg, I am definitively going back to that restaurant in fact I think I am going to have my lunch there tomorrow, before leaving the City.

Excellent, fresh Turkish food. Great value and a friendly owner. £7 for a lamb shank stew with rice, salad and bread. Very filling.

One of the best kebabs in the city. Freshly made and baked wraps right in front of you, with brilliant lamb and chicken. The baklava is amazing also.

Turkish Street Food is the new kid on the block on Leith Walk. I took a walk around there last Sunday and grabbed a Lamb Donner. Now I am not usually a donner man, usually go for a Lamb shish. I don't usually eat donner because I worry about the quality of the meat. When I saw the lamb spit, I could tell just by looking, the meat was top notch. The shop owner explained he makes the donner spit himself. Very interesting. You know you are in a good place when he starts stretching and shaping the flat bread by hand. So home I went to eat. This donner was unlike any donner I have ever had. The meat was fantastic. I wonder whether he adds some liver to the meat because it had a gamey note to it. This is top quality lamb, not oily or greasy. Bread was great, lovely variety of fresh salad and a fine shop made chilli. This was an exceptional kebab. Lamb donner with some chips £7. I will be back very soon.

Great kebab, fresh veg, the bread is cooked to order.