Bodrum Peninsula
A rustic escape in the hills above Gümüşlük, Limon sprawls across garden terraces and a whitewashed farmhouse, with stunning views over a ruined Roman…
Must-see restaurants in South Aegean
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South Aegean
'Tiger Mountain' offers superbly prepared local dishes with lashings of olive oil and wild herbs. Seasonal mezes like fish in soya oil and stuffed…
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Bodrum Town
One of the most creative restaurants in town, this place occupies a lovely old stone house and has a front terrace with harbour views. A lot of care has…
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Selçuk
One of the best dining experiences in town, this hotel's rooftop restaurant has a panoramic view of the fortress and distant mountains, particularly…
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Marmaris
In a suburban location 1km inland from the beach, this is where locals direct you when you need a real meat feast. There's a pleasant street terrace where…
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Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
In new intimate premises a couple of blocks inland from the shore (though there are harbour views from the dining room), head here for a truly gourmet…
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Bodrum Town
Terrific ocakbaşı (grill house), famed for its traditional kebabs (try an İskender or köfte), with reasonable rates and huge portions. Staff are super…
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Bodrum Town
Often cited as one of Turkey's best fish restaurants, this gem has views over Bodrum's eastern shore from its front terrace. Serves delectable seafood…
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Bodrum Peninsula
This stylish hotel resto in the hills behind town offers a lovely setting for a memorable meal. The creative menu features mezes like smokey trout with…
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Marmaris
Tucked away up some steps from the western end of the marina is this tiny but delightful restaurant in a 250-year-old Greek stone house with Bugül at the…
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South Aegean
A kilometre east of town on the road to Gökova, this peaceful, refined garden restaurant offers a wide choice of food, from Turkish staples to Mexican,…
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Kuşadası
Kuşadası's top (and priciest) fish restaurant commands a prime harbourfront location and serves dishes ranging from octopus casserole to a wide choice of…
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Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
With its nose poking into the surf from Kumluk Plajı, this chilled hang-out with mismatched furniture serves a decent cappuccino and dishes from a full…
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Bodrum Peninsula
Just off the shoreline, this moderately-priced place does everything on the menu (kebaps, burgers, salads, pides and pasta) well. Village breakfast costs…
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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)…
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South Aegean
Housed in a the stunningly restored Bıcılar Han caravanserai, this lively place serves hamburgers, kebaps and chicken dishes, along with fine cocktails …
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Kuşadası
Very close to the fish market, this seafood restaurant offers moderate prices and a wide menu that takes fried mussels, cod and delicious karides güveç …
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Bodrum Peninsula
Right on the beach promenade next to the small Yalı Mosque, this hugely popular place marked by breezy white-and-green decor lets you eat, drink and enjoy…
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Selçuk
Next to the aqueduct, this outdoor restaurant on a pedestrianised walkway has lots of choices including the generous tavuk şiş (roast skewered chicken)…
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Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
For fair prices and hearty food, the Falcon is perfect: a stone oven pumps out delicious pide (₺13 to ₺20) or opt for sizzling lamb and chicken dishes…
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South Aegean
This breezy restaurant-cafe on a terrace that almost embraces the surf serves a potpourri of dishes – from pizzas and hamburgers to Thai red curries and…
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Bodrum Peninsula
Visually this place is simply stunning, with whitewashed shabby-chic tables placed right by the water's edge (and even in the shallows), and lots of arty…
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Bodrum Peninsula
This tasteful restaurant packs far more of a local flavour than most tourist-geared places in Bitez. There's a lovely courtyard setting for summer evening…
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Bodrum Town
This simple, back-alley place has a no-nonsense, rustic feel with bench seating and stone walls. Offers hot and cold prepared dishes, viewable lokanta…
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Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This waterfront restaurant-cafe serves locally sourced 'gourmet fast food' – ızgara (grilled) dishes like köfte and chicken şiş – village bread and…
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Kuşadası
Eateries around the fountain in the modern square at the fish market do balık ekmeğı (fish bread), consisting of fish or calamari in sliced bread with…
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Bodrum Town
Decorated with comic-book and street art, this cool Turkish chain – originally a refuge for artists and writers in İstanbul – is popular with students for…
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Osman's Place/Gordon Restaurant
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This amiable Turkish-Scottish–owned place offers espresso coffee, tempting cakes and a range of Turkish and international mains (including fry-up…
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Bodrum Town
This mariners' club cafe attracts locals from çay-drinking sea dogs to young landlubbers nursing bottles of Efes Malt. Burgers, sausage and chips, tost …
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Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This tiny white cottage facing the marina might have some thinking they'd arrived in Macarıstan (Hungary). Not quite… This all-Turkish establishment…
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Bodrum Town
Though a bit cramped and inland, this distressed-looking place, with whitewashed tables and pastel-coloured walls, is certainly worth investigating …
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Bodrum Town
The 'Courtyard' is a bistro in an old stone house on a cobbled lane that offers outdoor dining, opt for the intimate dining rooms spread over two minute…
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Selçuk
Delightful courtyard restaurant (and bar) perfect for all your rice and noodle fixes; head straight here, the chef is Chinese. But don't limit yourself,…
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Bodrum Peninsula
With a prime beachside plot, this Ibiza-style hotel restaurant has elegant tables for dining (seafood is popular, though pricey) and chillout zones for…
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Bodrum Peninsula
This long-running favourite is run by a fishing family and serves a good range of mezes and mains, marine and otherwise. There's no noise save for the…
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Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
The pre-prepared and made-to-order dishes in this bright eatery on the main drag allow a great-value sampling of Anatolian home cooking. All sorts of meat…
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Bodrum Peninsula
An intimate, good-value restaurant, decorated with holidaying children's pictures of cats, serving light meals by day and heartier fare at night. House…
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Bodrum Town
An upmarket and highly fashionable meat feast of a place with street-side tables and a fine menu that majors in gourmet burgers (in 120g or 180g portions)…
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South Aegean
Enjoy breakfast or any other local Turkish speciality such as mantı (Turkish ravioli) at this popular traditional village restaurant set in an old orchard…
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Bodrum Peninsula
This Indian-owned restaurant is everything to everyone, serving up pizza, pasta and the house speciality, chicken parmigiana, with as much aplomb as it…
