Local favourite Garo's is pricey, but popular for its mezes. The owner-chef serves seafood like dağ kekikli kalamar izgara (mountain thyme grilled calamari) and fine meat dishes at white-and-blue tablecloths under dangling lights and open Aegean skies.
Garo's
Bodrum Peninsula
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This small whitewashed mosque is right on the waterfront on Bodrum's main drag.
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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…