Istanbul Grill & Steak House

Head down Church Street towards the harbour and you'll find Istanbul Grill tucked into this stretch of Whitby where locals actually eat. It's the kind of place where they know what they're doing with meat on a charcoal grill—no messing about with fancy plating, just honest Turkish cooking. The set-up is straightforward: you come in, order your kebab or steak, and they get on with it. Mixed reviews suggest it's inconsistent, which is fair—sometimes the execution's spot on, other times less so—but when it works, it's exactly what you want after a walk round the Old Town.