BABA TURKISH RESTAURANT

You'll find yourself on Gedling Street in the city centre, walking past the usual chain restaurants before Baba pulls you in with the smell of charcoal and spices. This is straightforward Turkish food done well — the kind of place where they're not trying to reinvent anything, just executing the classics with real care. The open kitchen means you can watch them working, and there's a real sense that people come back here week after week because the food's consistently good and the portions don't mess about.