If Middle Eastern food is all about the kebab for you, visit Istanbul Kebab for a dizzying array of halaal cooked meats, which you select from the butcher counter to be roasted and served with fresh salads and dips. Service here is friendly, there’s hookah pipes aplenty and a covered courtyard with space for small people to run around in. While the original location in Fordsburg has been rebranded as The Turkish Grill, Istanbul Kebab opened two new locations in central Joburg — one in Melrose Square, which looks like a popular spot to unwind on the weekend in this upscale precinct, and another in the Sunninghill Village Shopping Centre in Sunninghill.