Hakiki Hacı Baba 1940

About Hakiki Hacı Baba 1940

Hakiki Hacı Baba is a long-established köfte house in Tire, the market town known across İzmir for its own style of grilled şiş köfte. According to the restaurant, it was founded in 1940 by Mehmet Göksu and has been run by his son Mustafa Göksu since his death in 2006. The family describes it as the first köfte maker in Tire and warns that other shops use the Hacı Baba name; its genuine premises display a photograph of the founder. The menu is short and built around Tire şiş köfte, served as a single or one-and-a-half portion. Sides include yoghurt in a clay pot, salad, roasted aubergine, piyaz bean salad and pickles, and the dessert is a local black mulberry sweet. The shop also sells take-home products such as black mulberry molasses, black mulberry jam, butter and raw şiş köfte by the kilo. It is a simple, traditional place for a quick lunch while visiting Tire's old bazaar and historic centre.