La Pasión

Bodrum Town


With a lovely courtyard setting, this refined Spanish restaurant down a cobbled side street is perfect for tapas, excellent paella (₺120 to ₺180 for two) or Iberian classics like zarzuela (fisherman's stew). The restaurant occupies an old Greek stone house, with tables set under fig trees.

Set three-course lunch menus, which change weekly and feature intricate mains and desserts, are available off season.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bodrum Town attractions

1. Bodrum Maritime Museum

0.13 MILES

This small but well-formed museum spread over two floors examines Bodrum's maritime past through finely crafted scale models of boats and an excellent…

2. Belediye

0.18 MILES

The city hall is in the centre of town.

3. Merkez Adliye Camii

0.18 MILES

The 'Central Courthouse Mosque' is in the old bazaar, located just off the harbourfront. The handsome stone structure boasts a single minaret. Visitors…

4. Bodrum Castle

0.31 MILES

Bodrum's magnificent waterfront castle, built by the Knights Hospitaller, dates back to the 15th century. It houses the excellent Museum of Underwater…

6. Tepecik Camii

0.46 MILES

This small whitewashed mosque is right on the waterfront on Bodrum's main drag.

7. Mausoleum

0.6 MILES

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum (originally 44.8m high) was the greatest achievement of Carian King Mausolus (r 376–353 BC),…

8. Ottoman Cemetery

0.64 MILES

This Ottoman cemetery stands just above the marina, and contains the tombs of two famous Turkish seamen (Mustafa Pacha and his son). Part of the enclosure…