Turkish food on Wilmslow Road, Manchester
Wilmslow Road from Rusholme through Fallowfield to Withington is Manchester's food corridor, famous for curry and quietly the city's Turkish grill strip too: ocakbaşı-style restaurants, late-night doner and lahmacun serving the largest student population in Europe.
How to walk it
Start at the Curry Mile in Rusholme and walk south through Fallowfield to Withington. The Turkish places are scattered among the South Asian and Middle Eastern restaurants rather than clustered; look for the charcoal grill in the window. The whole corridor is about two miles.
What to eat where
A mixed grill or Adana in Rusholme, where the grills compete on price and stay open late; doner and lahmacun in Fallowfield after a night out; a quieter sit-down meal in Withington. Ayran is everywhere and cheap.
What to know
Quality varies more here than in North London and hygiene ratings across Greater Manchester are below the national average for Turkish restaurants. The best grills run real charcoal and make their own doner; ask. This is the corridor to watch as Manchester's Turkish trade grows.
Stops along the way
Rusholme
Grills and Adana among the curry houses; late-night trade.
Fallowfield
Doner and lahmacun counters for students.
Withington
Quieter sit-down restaurants and cafés.