Cappadocia
Tolga and his family have swung open the doors to their home – surrounded by their organic garden and overlooking Ayvalı's deep gorge – to offer a taste…
Must-see restaurants in Cappadocia
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Göreme
Diners sprawl on cushions and take a taste-bud tour of village food at this family restaurant. Take our advice and order the tadım (tasting) menu plus a…
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Cappadocia
Upmarket, contemporary dining, with modern tweaks to Turkish classics and a fun approach to dish presentation, is the name of the game here. Order the…
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Ürgüp
Ziggy's has nailed the essence of casual-yet-classy dining. The pastırmalı börek (pastry filled with preserved beef) and lush yaprak ciğer (lamb liver…
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Ürgüp
This local women's cooperative serves up true homespun village flavours with mantı (Turkish ravioli), içli köfte (ground lamb and onion with a bulgur…
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Göreme
With its wooden balcony and snug stone-cut room decorated with whimsically carved-out pumpkins (what else), this cute-as-a-button restaurant is one of the…
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Cappadocia
You could easily blink and miss this tiny cafe as you're walking down the main road, but if you've picked up a mantı (Turkish ravioli) addiction on your…
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Göreme
If it feels as though you're dining in a family home, it's because you are. Talented chef Mustafa (aka Topdeck) and his gracious clan have transformed an…
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Göreme
Rafik and family have converted their family home on the edge of Güvercinlik Valley, surrounded by fairy chimneys, into one of the town's most scenic…
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Cappadocia
Head down the stairs just before the Soğanlı ticket office to find this tranquil garden where Yılmaz Ablak and family dish up rustic meals under the apple…
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Cappadocia
Contemporary Turkish dining in a gorgeous stone building. Smaller plates are the menu stars. Main courses are bland so avoid these to instead feast on…
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Göreme
This restaurant-bar is a relaxed and friendly evening hang-out. We love kicking back on the terrace's cushions, munching spring rolls and watching the…
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Cappadocia
Get a window table in the stone-cut dining room for views that stretch over to Göreme. For meze, order the spicier-than-usual acılı ezme (spicy tomato and…
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Cappadocia
The shady courtyard, with its comfy wicker seating, is a relaxed place to while away an afternoon, tucking into meze plates of spicy muhammara (dip of…
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Cappadocia
This grill restaurant is a long-time player on Avanos' kebap scene. There are cheaper lahmacun (Arabic-style pizza; ₺14) and pide (Turkish-style pizza;…
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Cappadocia
Meaty mains of tenderloin cooked in pekmez (syrup made from grape juice) and lamb chops with smoked aubergine head up the menu here. Smaller plates are…
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Cappadocia
At this cosy upstairs restaurant, dishes are cooked by local women traditionally in the tandır (clay oven), and ingredients are sourced from the neighbour…
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Cappadocia
This cheerfully painted blue-and-white cafe, with its slim terrace strung with dangling nazar boncuk (charms resembling eyes), is Çavuşin's most charming…
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Cappadocia
Just up the slope, directly behind the ticket office for Zelve Open-Air Museum, is this peaceful retreat, with ramshackle terraces, fruit trees and…
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Ürgüp
This lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) run by a friendly couple is deservedly popular. Choose from the six to eight daily-changing dish selection…
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Cappadocia
Typical Turkish dishes served up with plenty of smiles. Good salads and standard vegetable dishes such as taze fasulye (green bean stew) and stuffed…
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Ürgüp
In business since 1975, this pastane (patisserie) churns out baked goods and tempting sticky baklava. You're here for the dondurma (ice cream) though. On…
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Angels and the Searchers Restaurant
Ürgüp
For Ürgüp's most opulent and unique dining experience head to the restaurant of Sacred House hotel to eat amid the over-the-top baroque and medieval decor…
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Cappadocia
Set on the Karagöz family's rooftop, this friendly place rustles up hearty home-cooking feasts. Local mezes are followed by your choice of wholesome mains…
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Göreme
This wee canteen is Göreme's new favourite for cheap tasty lunches of dönerli sandviç (döner kebap sandwich), dürüm sandviç (the same but wrapped in…
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Göreme
The menu here is big on kiremit (clay-dish baked) and sote (sauté) dishes as well as testi kebapı (meat and vegetable stew slow-cooked in a sealed…
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Göreme
Fatma and son Ali serve good-value Turkish favourites of gözleme (stuffed flatbreads), menemen (scrambled eggs with peppers, tomatoes and sometimes cheese…
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Cappadocia
This modest diner serves wholesome local dishes packed full of fresh, local flavour. This is home-style cooking executed brilliantly and without any…
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Göreme
Simply the best pide (Turkish-style pizza) in town is found in this local haunt. The cavernous wood oven fires up meat and vegetarian options and anything…
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Cappadocia
Lunch on gözleme (stuffed flatbreads), yaprak sarma (stuffed vine leaves) and other staple Turkish dishes, served up at this good-value restaurant run by…
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Cappadocia
Right beside the river, this friendly, family-run place has a wonderful shady terrace and is just the spot for lunch and chilling out with a beer after a…
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Ürgüp
The menu here is a meander through Turkish favourites with a modern twist from tandır (clay oven) cooked lamb to the destroy-your-waistline-but-worth-it…
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Göreme
The dining room is as bland as they come but for very decent versions of classic Indian cuisine, you can't go wrong. For vegetarians, this is the biggest…
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Cappadocia
On the pedestrian alleyway that radiates off the back of the main square (at the end of the row of pilgrimage stalls) you'll find this small, family-run…
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Cappadocia
The cave wine cellar could tempt you into a few lost hours, but if you make it upstairs, the terrace is the place for atmospheric Avanos dining. Typical…
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Cappadocia
Our pick of Avanos' multitude of kebap joints is this welcoming place in the centre of town. Its pide (Turkish-style pizza) is good for a cheap, tasty…
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Cappadocia
A couple of doors down from Ortahisar's central mosque, you'll find this unassuming place. Walk straight out back to the balcony for comfy old sofas and a…
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Cappadocia
Not going to lie: we're here for the cheapest thing on the menu. The Tafana burger (₺30) may just be the best burger in Turkey. It's by far the best in…
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Cappadocia
On Niğde's bustling pedestrian strip (one block down from the Atatürk statue), this lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) dishes up huge plates of pide…
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Cappadocia
Across the road from Selime's Ihlara Valley trailhead, this large riverside restaurant with friendly staff dishes up plenty of köfte (meatballs), fresh…
