Köşk Restaurant

Köşk Restaurant operates as a reliable neighbourhood lunch venue in Amasya's Hatuniye Mahallesi, serving the working and residential population of the old town with a compact menu of Anatolian staples at prices lower than the city's more tourist-facing establishments. The name "Köşk" (pavilion or kiosk) reflects the small-scale ambition of the place: unpretentious, functional, and locally valued. The menu is short and changes little: kuru fasulye (white beans cooked with onion, tomato paste, and minimal seasoning) is the signature dish and a mainstay of Turkish home cooking; mercimek çorbası (red lentil soup) opens nearly every meal; pilav with chicken or minced meat provides the starchy centre; and kadayıf (shredded wheat pastry soaked in sugar syrup) closes the meal for diners who want something sweet. The kitchen is honest and unfussy — no attempt is made to modernise or embellish the dishes beyond what decades of practice have established as correct. The physical space is minimal: a handful of ground-floor tables with a small counter at the back. Most customers are regulars who have been eating here for years and return because the food is consistently what it is. Prices of ₺120–280 per head make it the most affordable sit-down experience in the immediate old-town area. Open weekdays only through the lunch service.