For general tourist information, the '''tourist office''' is located one block to the east of Ataturk Alani square, down Camii Sk., just beyond Hotel Nur. The clerk speaks English very well and provides you with a wealth of information about Trabzon and its surroundings. Before doing anything in Trabzon, go to the tourist office.
There are nice local meals really worth a try. Especially, '''pide''' and '''kofte''' are really famous with their taste in Turkey. Pide is kind of pizza which is made with a special bread and cheese. You can also try "kiymali" which is made with meat and served with butter.
You can find a cheep but good place near city center called "Cardak Pide Salonu"
'''Kuzen''' is also a good option: no standard kebabs but (for example) delicious wrap-like rolls filled with hot Merkez sausage... It's in Cevdet Akcay sokak next to the modernish shopping mall on the north side of Kahraman Marash Cad.
Another special taste of Trabzon is '''Akcaabat koftesi''' which is meatballs. Made with meat, garlic and bread it's very delicious with '''ayran'''(yogurt mixed with water) and '''piyaz''' (beans,lettuce). There are clean and nice places in Akcaabat town such as '''Nihat Usta''', '''Keyvan''', '''Cemil Usta''', '''Korfez Restaurant'''. You can have a walk and drink tea after dinner in Akcaabat Fisher Port.
Another nice place is Harran Kebap [http://www.harrankebap.com], on Kahramanmara? Caddesi, not far from the main square.
Trabzon has the best bread in the country called '''Vakfikebir ekmegi'''. Give it a try, you won't regret.
Try the popular pub '''Beer Time''' near the main square.
For those longing for real (European-style) coffee, '''Keyif Coffee & Tea Store''' has a huge selection of Tea (listing them by area and even Tea Estate) and first rate Cappachino (3 YTL). They are hidden within the shopping complex Canbakkal ?? Merkezi, a few blocks to the west of Ataturk Alani square.
The '''cheapest hotels are down from Ataturk Square towards the port''', but they usually function as unofficial brothels. By European standards the area is safe, however, and the prostitutes quite discreet. Between those hotels, '''Hotel Erzurum''' was acceptable and frequented by backpackers. It's situated 100 m below the square, between Yuvam and Anil hotels. A double with a bathroom, TV and balcony costed 20 YTL (summer 2005).