İzmir · Buca · Turkey

Vodina Sifa Corbacisi

hidden gem

Food & Drinkgoogle verified

easy

8/10

best: breakfast, late-night

authentic, gritty, nostalgic

A local would say...

The soup came from Edessa in 1923 — the same pot still simmers before dawn in Buca.

A no-frills soup counter in Buca where the name carries the family story. Vodina is the old name of Edessa in northern Greece, the town the founders left behind during the 1923 population exchange. They brought the soup with them. Ayak, kelle paca, iskembe, mercimek. No menu cards, no English, no fuss.