TurkishPreston Street
Ephesus
Preston Street Turkish grill, soup, and endless bread
6.1/10
Local score
No. 106 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 11 locals across 9 threads.
91% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.
Preston Street Turkish spot loved for its meat-heavy grills, a hearty lightly-spiced lemony chicken soup and garlicky flatbread, with several Redditors saying they eat there regularly. Not everyone agrees it's the best in town though - one comment reckons Mekan beats it, and another says it's not quite up to Turkish restaurants in Hackney or Green Lanes.
- Go for
- Hearty soup, flatbread and a big grill meal
- Heads up
- Some say it's not as good as London's Turkish spots
What locals say
The best soup in Brighton is the Tokyo Tonkotsu soup from Geomon ramen. The broth is out of this world. But if you are looking for a more straight up traditional soup, I love the chicken soup at Ephesus, the Turkish restaurant on Preston street. It’s a simple hearty chicken soup, lightly spiced and a bit lemony. The serve it with this very soft, garlicky…
Ephesus on Preston St is great. They have some pretty authentic dishes on the menu, defo worth a try.
Ephesus, pamukalle, Turkish villa off the top of my head are all sit down, have soup and tons of bread before a massive grill type Turkish places run by Turkish people. Nothing to do with bossman…
Not necessarily a kebab shop but best turkish food in the city is Mekan opposite the Wick. Beats Ephesus or Etci any day.
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