Oruç Kebap in Köln

I'm now over forty and have been eating kebabs for over thirty years, and today I couldn't understand the hype. I didn't claim it was the best kebab in Cologne, but this was the worst kebab I've ever eaten in my life. I had to drive to Cologne/Bonn Airport today, so I drove there especially for it, but it was a complete disappointment. The bread was okay, but most people ordered dürüm. I didn't taste any sauces, but the meat from the homemade skewer was so dry that it made my throat itch, and I had to get something to drink. I couldn't finish the kebab, and the €9.50 plus a drink was a total of €12.

Very tasty food at fair prices. Highly recommended :-)

Very tasty kebab! The bread is super crispy and fluffy. Highly recommended.

Döner is OK and just standard... The meat quality has declined over the years. ... The meat is cut thicker than before... The bread used to be better, and the price is crazy: €9.50 without feta, €11 with feta... It tastes good, but there are so many additives in the meat that you smell like a sick monkey on the toilet the next day, and the sweat is even worse... Factory-farmed meat at its finest, just presented a bit better...

Wow! This is a hidden gem in a narrow alley in the west of Cologne: the shop is clean and refreshing. The owner is friendly. I recommend the grilled veal with vegetables served on a plate, with toasted crackers and two refreshing dips (yogurt and chili), which are super delicious! The crackers break when touched, and sprinkled with minced meat, it takes you back to a small breakfast shop in China. The grilled meat is real meat with distinct fat and lean parts, and it is juicy and charred. The small grilled meat platter is 11 euros, and the crackers are 3 euros. I recommend ordering a medium-sized platter for two people, as two small ones are too much to finish. The red vegetables mixed with millet are also very refreshing and delicious, suitable for summer (I asked the boss to add extra to the platter). If you want the same one, show the boss the picture 👍

The meat was excellent but very expensive, hence only 4 stars. A single doner plate was €16.50.

Experience on a Saturday evening around 10 p.m. (June 28th) On the recommendation of a colleague who was very impressed with the quality, I headed out from the Altstadt Nord (Old Town North). It was quite busy (about 10 people were already waiting). However, the wait time was really great. After about 10 minutes, I had my kebab. €9.50 is a bit of a pricey statement, because for that price, in my opinion, the kebab should be far above the quality of an average kebab shop. And I have to say, unfortunately, that I was rather disappointed overall. The bread was okay, the meat a bit greasy, the taste definitely not bad, but in my opinion, it didn't match the price. Therefore, I probably won't be coming back again.

The kebab was completely sloppy. The ratio of sauce, bread, and meat was completely off, and it was absolutely not worth €9.50. They really didn't put any effort into it, and that was very disappointing, because we went there with high hopes and anticipation.

I don't think the meat is "HALAL." I was waiting for my order, and then an employee helped himself to a chilled bottle of Corona Extra from the cooler under the salad bar. A lack of sensitivity towards Islamic basics. It made me feel uncomfortable. It doesn't say anywhere that it's HALAL, and there was no certificate or anything similar. It's a shame, otherwise I think this would be the best kebab in Cologne.

The doner kebab is prepared without love, making it a disaster for the price. The ratio of salad, sauce, and meat is completely wrong. If you want to be torn apart for €9.50, this is the place for you...

The best kebab around! Great freshly baked bread and other baked goods!

The kebab didn't taste particularly good even with 5 turns.

The veal is automatic and very authentic. I haven't had better doner meat in Cologne. However, the price of €9.50 isn't justified, as the salad seems very industrial, and they also skimped on the toppings on the doner bun, so there weren't many sauces. The spicy sauce wasn't even spicy, and the salad seemed very dry. Not again!!!

One of the best kebab shops in Cologne. Quality is still a top priority here: The meat is homemade, the bread is freshly baked, and the ingredients are of a quality rarely found in the kebab world. Unfortunately, many have forgotten what a truly good kebab tastes like – and compare handmade quality with industrial, mass-produced rotisserie fare. The price of €9.50 is absolutely reasonable for the quality offered. Anyone who appreciates authentic flavor, honest craftsmanship, and high-quality ingredients will get their money's worth here. If you prefer the plastic kebabs from Haus des Döners or Mangal – go ahead. But please don't complain about prices when you're talking about real food.

Away from Keupstrasse and Weidengasse, this is probably the best kebab in Cologne. The lahmacun, fresh from the oven, is outstanding.

The best kebab in Cologne, always order with spicy sauce, unbelievably good 👍🏻

I've been coming here regularly since I started studying at the University of Cologne in 1998. Now I also enjoy coming with my whole family. The team is very friendly and accommodating.

Really bad food. I don't understand the numerous good reviews.

The doner kebab was truly delicious and generously filled with meat. The service was fast and very friendly. There's only seating directly on the street, but that's not the staff's fault, of course. Overall, I definitely recommend it!

Doner kebabs are becoming increasingly expensive, and yet there's less meat on the bread. The kebabs at Zülpicher are tastier. However, you can't be sure about the quality or what additives are in the doner meat and bread.

Very good kebab, homemade minced meat skewer, delicious. Very good bread, very friendly service. The kebab plate also gets 10 out of 10. Always happy to come back. Top kebab in Cologne!

The doner kebab itself is delicious, but the price is completely unjustified. Even though everything is made in-house, €9.50 for a "regular-sized" doner kebab is too much. Taking an order ends in chaos. First, one person asks what you want, then suddenly another asks what you want. So far, so good. Hygiene is also a problem. The person who prepares the doner kebab also takes the money. €3.90 for a drink in a glass bottle is absolutely extortionate. Sure, it's a family business and has been around for 30 years. But they take full advantage of their reputation with their pricing instead of offering fair prices.

In my opinion, the best kebab in Cologne, super fresh and delicious. Super friendly service :) I'll be back again and again.

Price-performance ratio was not right

It's a good kebab but not a WOW kebab.

I ate my first kebab yesterday, and I have to honestly say I've never had such a bad kebab. It was so dry and tasted absolutely terrible, and a kebab costs 9.50. I think that's very expensive for a kebab. It also cost 9.50, and the kebab wasn't like the ones we're used to. It was a small kebab, so I didn't even get full. I still don't know why people have to wait in line. Oh well.

Yesterday was my first visit to this kebab shop – unfortunately, also my last. I ordered a kebab plate, but what I got was truly disappointing. The meat was extremely dry, thickly sliced, and partially burnt. It was clearly visible that the rotisserie was very small – many pieces were hard and difficult to chew. The rice was taken from a dirty-looking plate right in front of me and heated in the microwave. I honestly don't even want to imagine how long this rice had been sitting on the counter. The taste was absolutely disappointing: cold, bland, and simply unloving. The so-called "hot sauce" only tasted like tomato sauce – no heat or spice at all. For me, this was definitely not a kebab experience. Sorry, guys. That wasn't a kebab.

After I ordered I was forgotten. I waited for quite a while and then realized that other people who had ordered the same thing a few minutes after me had received their food and mine wasn't cooked at all. Then I left disappointed.

Ordered lahmacun with salad. It simply arrived without minced meat, but had kebab meat in it. 🤣

Still the best kebab in the Latin Quarter. Always friendly, the food is fresh, the bread is always freshly baked.

One of Cologne's leading kebab shops in terms of quality.

I was eating there yesterday with a colleague and were disturbed 3 times while eating by the employees because we paid with a card. The payment also went through but due to the behavior of the employees, my last visit to Oruc Kebap was simply sad how they treat guests there who can prove that you are paying. Why we can prove it is that we receive a confirmation for every purchase by email, so dear people, in order to protect you from the same suffering and want to enjoy your kebab in peace, I strongly advise against paying with a card in this shop What they are pulling is borderline fraudulent

Great doner kebab. The best minced meat doner I've ever eaten.

Super tasty, homemade bread with good meat. Very friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

The kebab tastes quite good. What I found rude was the old man who works there. The situation was that we ate our food there and he cleared and cleaned the empty tables. It was ok too. Then he came to me and ordered me: "Yes, eat faster" and in such a rude tone. I didn't think anything of it and continued eating my kebab and at the end when I was finished with my food he said hade in Turkish. I thought it was even worse. According to the motto go faster. As if we were being thrown out. You don't treat a customer like that (I think the customer is king). If the kebab is that good I wouldn't go there again go. Too bad.

Unfortunately, I can't eat anything... When you have to wait in line for a while and people who are behind you in line are preferred, I lost the desire to buy the kebab for €9.50. Too bad!

Just a long wait, otherwise perfect

4 weeks ago it was €8.50, now €9.50. This is really a rip off. And the kebab isn't that tasty either.

Incredibly good, solid top 3 kebab in Cologne! Here you can still feel and taste the OG kebab! I could eat it morning, lunch and evening without complaining. Home-baked bread, crisp salad, rich sauces and incredibly delicious homemade meat round off the kebab dream! I can recommend it to everyone without hesitation! 9.7 out of 10 points!

Homemade kebab is becoming increasingly rare and tasted very good. Thanks.

We came from Stuttgart to visit and this kebab shop was recommended to us. So there are really cool guys standing at the kebab counter👍 And the kebab tasted good, I actually don't understand the 1 star reviews at all, they were probably extremely gourmets who only eat in 5 star restaurants😄 Definitely recommended for those who love kebab✌️

Everything is not good, they never have chicken even at 3 p.m

The shop has a very tasty kebab. The meat is simply bomb and tastes very good. What I missed with the kebab was the sauce. It was there, but overall it couldn't assert itself. Even though the meat is very good, it became boring after a while. The salad was fresh. The seating is a bit too narrow, but still OK. The ambience is nothing extraordinary, but does its job. The employees are very warm people and very nice. I can really only recommend it.

I was there yesterday and originally wanted to get a kebab and a Dürüm also found the bread extremely appealing. The kebab looked very good too. The only thing that bothered me was the issue of hygiene: on the one hand, the cash register was operated by the same person (cash was taken, cash was returned) and, on the other hand, the kebab served perm, for example, salad was kicked into the kebab without tongs. In addition, the person had no gloves on and even had a finger bandage, which I found extremely difficult to do. In addition, another person at the counter corrected this with Mr. Even though you could use gloves or pliers. That's why I didn't take a kebab sandwich or Dürüm

I was there the day before yesterday. I ordered a kebab, but I only made the shocking discovery afterwards, but then it was already too late because he wanted to make my kebab. He touched the kebab bread with his hands without putting it in a paper bag. He then filled it while holding it in his hand and then packed it up. So far so good. Only then did he collect money from the person in front of me and me, after which he didn't wash his hands. He probably touched the money in front of me and then the kebab. Doner itself was relatively tasty, but my appetite was gone after the experience! No longer worth a visit!

Very good kebab for a reasonable price. Great service and everything absolutely fresh

Way too hyped... Absolutely nothing special

I tried the most hyped kebab from Cologne. Based on the recommendation of some influencers, I have to say it was one of the worst I've eaten so far. I don't know whether people are paid for it or whether tastes really differ that much. The meat has no taste, rubbery with lots of gristle, the sauce also has no taste, you can only taste a little yogurt diluted with water. I had the XL bread. It wasn't warm or in the toaster and we also had a normal one, which was also very dry and for the price I think it's definitely too much and of course we didn't forget the queue in front of the door, a no, go and a richer experience for us!

We were there yesterday (04/17/25). I've probably tried €50 different kebabs This one was the best for us. Even my daughter said it is the best kebab in the world. The meat was great and the bread was homemade. The best thing was the bread. The freshness was a taste explosion. The lemon gave the kebab a kick. Thumbs up. We'll be back.

Oruc Kebap is really highly recommended. The kebab impresses with a clear menu with selected products that impress with their quality. The staff is very friendly and always ready to chat. I would be happy to spend a euro more for the freshness and great taste on offer here.

Standard kebab. The yogurt sauce was very watery and the meat wasn't crispy

Stable kebab in Cologne, very good and nice service

So loving 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars completely deserved

Very good kebab! Staff nice and friendly :)

What a great overall taste. The bread is unique. Slightly crispy on the outside but not too crispy and fluffy on the inside. Homemade on site too! The meat is tastefully seasoned. The vegetables and the slightly spicy fruity sauce round off the great overall taste. Highly recommended 😃

Were here for the first time after we saw the report on WDR. It was mega. Top service, baklava as a gift at the end! Absolutely recommended

A good kebab. Always my pleasure .

has lost a lot of quality. What was delivered to me was just a standard kebab. The meat tasted like any cheap kebab and the bread had way too much dough and tasted like you had gotten a flatbread from the REWE. There was also red cabbage in there, which I didn't even want in there!! At first I thought someone had misused your name, because what was delivered here was terrible. Also, the parsley was completely missing? Why are you leaving out your trademark? My last time in this store.

Easily one of the best Döner spots in Köln! The meat was juicy, freshly sliced, and full of flavor, all wrapped up in warm, freshly baked bread—just perfect. It’s definitely on the meatier side rather than super crispy like some other places, which I actually loved. What really stood out, though, was the customer service. The chef was super friendly and even handed me a piece of meat to try before I ordered—such a nice touch! Just a heads-up, this place gets packed, so expect a bit of a wait. But honestly? Totally worth it.

Delicious, fresh Simit and Borek

Best kebab in a long time. Super friendly staff.

Great shop, unique kebab, friendly staff

Since my youth I have been going there to eat döner super homemade flatbread super

Not so cool; There are miles better kebabs elsewhere. Furthermore, I was packed another doner kebab instead of the portion of kebab meat I ordered - this way as a provider you can probably “save” money. The loose roll that was also ordered was thrown into the bag unpackaged, hygienically questionable.

Best kebab, we love eating here!!!

Now that mangal is becoming a no-go area, so to speak, we thought we'd try out the "best kebab in Cologne". Well... What can you say - the worst kebab in Cologne so far. I'm sorry, but unfortunately that's how you have to say it. Dry bread, seasoning of the meat not tasty, not enough sauce... what makes the review go wrong is that it seems to be a family business and clean. But the taste is really not that great, for a price of 17 euros for two kebabs? Not again.

Was here recently and was wondering if Oruc Kebab pays all the YouTubers who do the advertising. I've had worse kebabs before, but this one is very close to bad. I would give this store 4 points out of 10.

The kebab was solid and, in my opinion, the meat could have been a little more salty. However, I was a bit disappointed because Oruç Kebap was very hyped (it was the best kebab in Cologne). Unfortunately, I didn't find this to be the case and, in my opinion, there would be better Yaprak kebab elsewhere. Maybe the disappointment was high because you have certain expectations and ideas. The employees were friendly and calm despite the crowds and rush. Hence a solid 3 stars.

Was there twice - and both times an absolute disappointment. The first time, the employee cut off the corners of the top end of the skewer, chopped them into small pieces and put them in my kebab. It was so unappetizing that I threw it away after a few bites. The second time I wanted to give the store another chance, but the exact same thing happened again. When I saw that, I left straight away. I've never experienced anything like this in any kebab shop - simply disgusting! Never again. !!

The kebab used to be much better! It's gone down a lot!

Simply the best kebab in Cologne. Basta.

The best kebab ever!🤌Such a great achievement! Thank you, dear Oruc, and keep it up! 🙏👍👏💪

I've known the shop for 20 years. Simply great!!!

Unfortunately, the quality of the kebab sandwich depends very much on which employee prepares it. Sometimes great, sometimes you bite into dry bread without meat and salad three times. It's a shame because they actually have good products

Anyone who doesn't know Oruc doesn't know any kebab! You have to eat it and talk about kebab!

It was the most mediocre doner kebab I've had in Germany, I'm not exaggerating, it tasted bland like I ate a salad with minced meat pastry...

Unfortunately a very disappointing experience. My kebab was cold and the hygienic conditions in the shop left a lot to be desired. Particularly disgusting: There were two hairs in my kebab. Instead of adequate compensation and/or an apology, there were only two pieces of baklava. Absolutely unprofessional. If you value cleanliness and quality, you should definitely avoid this store.

Would have to vomit Former best kebab shop now rotten meat

Unfortunately, something has changed radically here over the last 1-2 years... It used to be the best kebab far and wide, every time you went there it was just as good... even incredibly good! Unfortunately today, depending on the day's form, it's either mediocre or even really bad. Meat without seasoning, bread without any taste, too thick and too soft, sauces without oomph... Garlic? None. In the past, the salad was always salted and sprinkled with mint, but not anymore... Size and price were always problematic... the fact that you always had to wait a relatively long time - even if there were only 3 other customers - was always the case... but people were happy to accept it in the past. But now with a lack of quality and a price of €8.50 for a kebab sandwich...sorry...that doesn't fit anymore.

Very tasty and kebab. Really recommended for the price!

I can only recommend it and the staff is good. The ambience is as good as the kebab is delicious. The kebab is also tasty when it’s spicy😋

It was one of the tastiest kebabs I've ever eaten!

One star is even too much in my opinion, very disappointed. Went for the first time because it was supposedly the best kebab in Cologne but unfortunately it wasn't so you only ate bread and hardly any meat and that for 8.50 euros. Never again really a shame. Don't understand the hype

The best kebab is always worth a trip to Cologne.

Very good kebab, made in-house, portions fair, nice staff. Bread is also made fresh on site.

We love it! It tastes simply fantastic – everything is freshly made and incredibly tasty. I don't know of a better kebab in Cologne and I'm happy to drive 20 minutes just to experience this pleasure!

Probably not the best kebab in Cologne, but definitely one of the most expensive. €8.50 for a kebab and €9.80 for a dürüm. Are you crazy?

Very tasty kebab, one of the best kebabs in Cologne! Bread freshly baked, meat not sliced ​​too thin and tasted juicy and spicy. At the end, my husband and I got some really good baklava on the house, which sweetened our evening. We'll be back.

I'm completely drunk and it still tastes really bad

Expected a lot but disappointed! Herb sauce only tasted like yogurt! Salad has hardly any taste and is not separated (cucumber, tomato, etc.) Service very friendly, but can't compensate for the taste😕

Homemade skewers, homemade salad, everything perfectly coordinated, very friendly staff. What more could you want?

So far it's okay, it's worth checking out

Best kebab in Cologne, the boss is very nice and the service was A with stars!!!

Best kebab. Everything fresh. Proven for decades

Kebab was great. The bread is homemade and very tasty. Hot spit. There is also Iskender here! Personally, I didn't like the pide that much. Furnishings are very modern and nice and bright.

I was surprised when I came in that the skewer looked different. In fact, something about the meat has changed. In my opinion it no longer stands out from other kebab shops. So the detour I took is no longer worth it.

It used to be the best kebab in the city, but recently the meat is no longer what it used to be. Too bad

The chicken meat was too burnt and very dry. The yogurt sauce lacked flavor and the prices are way too high. I ordered two small kebabs and a salad plate with two pieces of falafel. Paid 23 euros for everything.

It was better back then. Tzaziki didn't taste like anything

For us the best kebab in Cologne. The quality is always the same. Since we live nearby, we often see the lamb/veal skewers being freshly prepared when we walk past. Bread and pastries are also always freshly prepared. The owner is a great guy. We can highly recommend the kebab! In my opinion, the price is justified, especially in comparison.