İzmir
Serving Bosnian food that is remarkably similar to Turkish home cooking, this stylish lokanta (eatery with ready-made food) in the pretty Abacıoğlu Han…
Must-see restaurants in İzmir
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İzmir
Serving tasty dishes harking from Diyarbakır in the country's southeast, this is a popular venue for celebratory and family dinners, and is also known for…
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İzmir
Şambali are made by baking almond-studded semolina, yoghurt and sugar, then dousing the cake with sweet syrup. This famous şambalicisi, which opened in…
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İzmir
A Parisian-style divertissement in the heart of the city, this stylish cafe on Lozan Meydanı is wildly popular with Alsancak's ladies-who-lunch. Coffee is…
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İzmir
The blue-and-white checked tablecloths give this popular lokanta in the courtyard of the Mirkelam Han near the Hisar Mosque a Greek-island vibe, but the…
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İzmir
In İzmir, three ingredients make for the perfect meal: balık (fish), roca (rocket) and rakı (aniseed brandy). This friendly terrace restaurant on the…
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İzmir
In the Kestane Pazarı (Chestnut Market) section of Kemeraltı, this simple place has been serving tender and tasty Macedonian/Albanian–style köfte with…
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İzmir
This is the best spot in the city to try the local speciality of boyoz, a fried pastry made with flour, sunflower oil and a small amount of tahini…
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İzmir
Making authentic kumru sandwiches with aged kaşar cheese from Kars, sausage from Urfa and local tomato paste, this is one of the most popular fast-food…
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İzmir
This long-established fish restaurant on the kordon is attached to the İzmir Palas hotel and is widely acknowledged as one of the best eateries in the…
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İzmir
Kemeraltı's best-loved kebapçı (kebab eatery) is located near Konak Sq and serves an excellent İskender kebap (döner served on fresh pide and topped with…
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İzmir
Romantic rendezvous, reunions and regular catch-ups – the terrace at this long-established cafe has been hosting all three for six decades. It's an…
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İzmir
At the end of Konak Pier, %100 has an upmarket shopping-mall feel inside, but its tables out on the pier are alluring. Its lengthy menu features pizzas,…
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İzmir
Thought by many to serve the best döner kebap in the city, clean and cheerful Altın Kapı is located in a side street off pedestrianised Kıbrıs Şehitleri…
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İzmir
This Alsancak branch of the national chain serves tasty soups, pides, kebaps and lahmacun (Turkish-style ‘pizza’). No alcohol.
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İzmir
This institution is serious about the sweet stuff. Decadent delights include fruit-topped cheesecakes and creamy gateaux.
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İzmir
To enjoy an ice cream while strolling along the kordon, head to this branch of the popular national chain.
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İzmir
‘Snacking’, located on a lane running north of Şehit Nevresbey Bulvarı, offers enormous jacket (baked) potatoes (kumpir) with a choice of fillings that…
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İzmir
Opposite the Basmane train station, this friendly eatery never sleeps and specialises in ızgara (grills).
