2 Best Restaurants in Van, The Black Sea Coast and Lake Van

This pebbly lakeside beach set with plastic tables is a good spot for lunch or dinner after a visit to Akdamar. The food, which includes local dishes such as kebabs and trout baked in a terra-cotta dish, is delicious, and afterwards you can swim off the rocks and use one of the showers.

Hidden up some unassuming stairs on the west side of Cumhuriyet Cadessi, this popular kebab spot has a more refined atmosphere than the competition around town and has excellent food as well. There's a broad range of typical kebabs, plus a few more unusual choices here, such as the kaşarlı sarmabeyti, ground meat and cheese in a tomato sauce–covered wrap.