Kebabs come in many forms. Wrapped in a puffed up naan, a warm pitta, a teardrop shaped samoon studded with black and white sesame seeds, and then stuffed with grilled meat or crisp, fried halloumi cheese. With salad. All the salad, no onion. Chilli sauce. Yoghurt sauce. Hummus. Extra pickled chillies, please. The combinations are endless.
Manchester is, of course, fantastically awash with them. But when seeking out the best, most-debated ‘babs in town, three names tend to come up again and again. And handily, they’re not far off being next door to each other.
The Rusholme Chippy, Kobeda Place and Jaffa, all on Wilmslow Road’s stately Curry Mile, are hotly contested to provide the best kebabs in the city. There are other contenders. Panicos and Turkish Delight in Chorlton. Abdul’s in Fallowfield. And then the likes of Cafe Instanbul on Bridge Street and the similarly entitled Istanbul on Bury New Road.
