Turkey Restaurants
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1. Agrilia Restaurant
$$$ | |This Mediterranean restaurant was around (in a different location) long before the rest of Alaçatı's trendy dining options came on the scene, and remains one of the best and most stylish in town. The deliciously inventive food and romantic garden courtyard atmosphere make Agrilia a local favorite. There's a good wine list and some creative cocktails on the menu.
Alaçati mahallesi 11016 sokak 5, Çesme, Izmir, 35930, Turkey232-716–8594Known For
- Longtime favorite
- Creative cocktails
- Good wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed weekdays Nov.--June. No lunch summer, Reservations essential -
2. Arşipel Restaurant
$$ | |Summer and winter, the dining room at the Kırkınca Houses Boutique Hotel is the best in town, overlooking the lovely landscape and serving delicious and authentic dishes prepared with oil produced from olives harvested in the garden. You can accompany your meal with wines produced in Şirince, and the sound of mellow live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Among the delicacies on the menu are creamy eggplant soup; şevketi bostanı, a root vegetable cooked with tender pieces of lamb; and delicious homemade pasta, erişte, served in a light cream and almond sauce.
Şirince Köyü, Sirince, Izmir, 35920, Turkey232-898–3133Known For
- Lovely atmosphere
- Local wines
- Erişte (homemade pasta, served in a light cream and almond sauce)
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3. Bagdadi
$$ | |With excellent food and stylish ambience, this restaurant has won itself a place at the top of Mardin's dining scene. There is a mix of Western dishes such as steak and pasta, with Turkish standards and local specialities like kaburga (stuffed lamb) and kuz tandir (slow oven-cooked lamb). The meze dishes are also unusual regional specialities and very tasty. Local wine is available. Meals are served on a pleasant outdoor terrace in the evening and the vaulted stone rooms of an old house during the day.
1 Cadde Vali Adil Sok. 2, Mardin, Mardin, Turkey482-212–5555 -
4. Cercis Murat Konağı
$$ | |One of Mardin's best restaurants (known throughout Turkey) occupies a restored stone house with several terraces that provide spectacular views of the plain that unfolds below the town. Dishes served are authentic local ones, such as lamb braised in a tangy green plum sauce and kitel raha, layers of mince and chickpea dough. There is also a full spread of tantalizing cold and hot mezes, including tasty chickpea fritters and, owing to the Arab influence on Mardin, hummus and falafel. A locally made red wine is served traditionally, in metal bowls, although you can ask for a glass.
Birinci Cad. 517, Mardin, Mardin, 47000, Turkey482-213–6841Restaurant Details
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5. Çiya
$$ | Asian Side |Chef-owner Musa Dağdeviren, who hails from the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep, is something of a culinary anthropologist, offering truly unique dishes made using recipes from around Turkey. This restaurant, Çiya Sofrası—the original of the three no-frills branches along the same street—is known for its seasonal meat- and vegetarian-based daily specials that feature unusual flavor combinations. Nearby Çiya Kebap serves top-notch kebabs along with home-style dishes; Çiya Kebap 2 offers just kebabs.
Güneşlibahçe Sok. 43, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34710, Turkey216-330–3190Known For
- Innovative cuisine from different regions of Turkey
- Seasonal ingredients
- Unique desserts, including candied olives, tomatoes, or eggplant
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6. Dalyan Restaurant (Cevat'ın Yeri)
$$$ | |This outdoor terrace overlooking the waterfront is an ideal spot in Dalyanköy for a splurgy seafood dinner. After meze of kabak çiçeği dolması (stuffed zucchini flowers) and deniz börülcesi (samphire), and a main of tuzda balık (fish baked in salt), try to find room for sakızlı muhallebi, creamy traditional milk pudding flavored with gum mastic.
4226 Sok. 45/A, Çesme, Izmir, 35930, Turkey232-724–7045Known For
- Unusual (and delicious) meze
- Tuzda balık (fish baked in salt)
- Gracious service
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Rate Includes: Reservations essential -
7. Ejder Restaurant
$$ | |This popular spot overlooking the Selçuk aqueduct is run by a friendly family team—husband, wife, and son—and offers a menu that includes such traditional vegetarian dishes as exemplary stuffed peppers and fried eggplant. It may sometimes take a while for the generous, juicy lamb and chicken kebabs to cook in the small hearth, but it's worth the wait.
Cengiz Topel Cad. 9/E, Selçuk, Izmir, 35920, Turkey232-892–3296Known For
- Good veggie options
- Pirzola (lamb chops)
- Kuzu beyti (lamb rolls)
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8. Giritli Restoran
$$ | Sultanahmet |Popular with locals and visitors alike, Giritli offers a prix-fixe multicourse dinner menu of well-prepared Cretan specialties that includes unlimited local alcoholic drinks (wine or rakı). At least 15 different cold meze—such as sea bass ceviche, herb-covered cubes of feta cheese with walnuts and olives, and various uncommon wild greens—are followed by hot starters like fried calamari in olive oil; the main course is a choice among several grilled fish, followed by dessert.
Keresteci Hakkı Sok., Istanbul, Istanbul, 34122, Turkey212-458–2270Known For
- Oasis-like garden setting
- Innovative meze on prix-fixe menu
- In a quiet neighborhood
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Rate Includes: Reservations essential -
9. Imam Çağdaş
$$ | |Open since 1887, Imam Çağdaş is certainly doing something right, as the crowds that pack this restaurant in the bazaar district day and night will tell you. Besides top notch lahmucan (crispy stone baked dough topped with spiced minced meat), there's a small menu of standard kebabs such as ali nazik (minced-meat kebab served on a puree of roasted eggplant, garlic, and yogurt) and the sebzeli kebab, a skewer of grilled vegetables and lamb minced with garlic and parsley. The star however is the terrific syrupy baklava, so widely regarded as the best in the country that orders have regularly been received from Turkish presidents and from as far afield as Fidel Castro.
Uzun Çarşı 49, Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey342-220–4545Restaurant Details
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10. İsabey Bağevi
$$$ | |The owners of Sevilen, one of Turkey’s best-known wine brands, have renovated and opened their family home to visitors as a fine-dining restaurant in a bucolic setting near İzmir airport. Grilled meats are the focus of the menu, which also includes tasty salads and starters—along with Sevilen wine pairings, of course. Summertime meals are served under a 300-year-old plane tree that provides cooling shade on a hot day.
901 Sok. 38, Izmir, Turkey232-782–4959Known For
- Lovely setting
- Dry-aged steaks
- Summer meals under the plane tree
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11. Katmerci Zekeriya Usta
$ | |Something of a local institution, Zekeriya Usta is not to be missed. Try the katmer, which is a sort of large folded pancake, and here it comes filled with crushed pistachio and kaymak (a type of clotted cream). Witnessing the team of master chefs at work is all part of the fun here, and they do it with a flourish for all to see, before cooking in a stone oven. Try skipping breakfast one day and head here instead for a filling brunch, or save it as a spot to savor a decadent dessert treat.
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12. Lal Girit Mutfağı
$$$$ | |There’s no grilled fish on the menu at this cozy, family-run restaurant—indeed, there’s no menu, and most of the time only one entrée is available: lamb cooked with thyme. But chef and owner Emine Elik serves some of Cunda's most delicious and inventive mezes, with options changing daily but always featuring selections for both vegetarians and seafood eaters. Seating is in a small dining room adjacent to the open kitchen or on the sidewalk and patio in warm weather.
Ayvalık Cad. 20, Cunda, Balikesir, 10400, Turkey266-327–2834Known For
- Girit lokumu (thick slices of eggplant topped with charred, caramelized walnuts)
- Friendly and engaging owner
- Comfortable, homey atmosphere
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch July and Aug., Reservations essential -
13. Lebessos Restaurant and Wine House
$$$$ | |What was once the house of a prosperous Greek merchant is now a fine restaurant specializing in steak and ultra-tender lamb kleftiko (lamb shank marinated in red wine and slow-cooked in a 400-year-old oven). The wine cellar has more than 10,000 bottles, including a good selection of Turkish wines. The Turkish breakfast, served until 2 pm, is also popular. On hot summer days, you can take refuge in the cool basement; at night, the restaurant lights the abandoned buildings all around, creating an atmosphere that is romantic or spooky, depending on your take. Free transportation is available to and from hotels in the Fethiye–Ölüdeniz area.
Kaya, Mugla, 48300, Turkey0536-484–7290Known For
- Steak
- Braised lamb
- Stuffed meatballs
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and evenings in winter -
14. Mabou
$$$$ | Beyoglu |This cozy eatery, a gastronomic gem near İstiklal Caddesi, is the creation of German-Turkish chef Cem Eksi. The seasonal menu, which includes an extensive wine list, branches out beyond Turkish cuisine to explore dishes from the whole Mediterranean region.
General Yazgan Sok. 8, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey212-252–4753Known For
- Seasonal ingredients
- Intimate setting
- Innovative take on Mediterranean cuisine
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. -
15. Mikla
$$$$ | Beyoglu |With sleek, contemporary decor and a stunning 360-degree view of Istanbul from the top floor of the 18-story Marmara Pera Hotel, Mikla is the dramatic setting for prestigious American-trained Turkish-Finnish chef Mehmet Gürs's modern Anatolian cuisine. Sophisticated dishes of domestically sourced ingredients offer unique flavor combinations rarely seen in traditional Turkish cuisine, such as grilled dentex (a Mediterranean fish) served with olives, charred red peppers, and pistachio puree or a dessert of sour-cherry compote with bulgur wheat and lor cheese (similar to ricotta).
Meşrutiyet Cad. 15, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey212-293–5656Known For
- Prix-fixe menu and tasting menus only
- Extensive list of Turkish and international wines
- Sweeping views
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Reservations essential -
16. Muradiye Osmanlı Mutfağı
$$$$ | |Across from the Muradiye Tombs, this soup kitchen built by Sultan Murat II in the 15th century to help feed the poor now houses a restaurant serving Ottoman and Turkish cuisine in wonderfully atmospheric surroundings. Hünkar beğendi (tender lamb on a bed of grilled-eggplant puree) literally means "the Sultan liked it," and it's impossible not to. The place is also known for its meat dishes as well as its Ottoman desserts. The terrace is pleasant, but dine indoors and you'll feel like you're eating in the sultan's quarters. No alcohol is served.
2. Murat Cad. 36, Bursa, Bursa, 16050, Turkey224-224–6439Known For
- Quiet and intimate feel
- Elegant decor
- Köfte
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch during Ramadan, Reservations essential -
17. Pumpkin Restaurant
$$$$ | |This cozy venue is the place to come for simple home cooking, in the form of a reasonably priced, four-course, set menu cooked nightly by the owner and his team. Dinners come with soup, meze plate or salad, and a choice of two or three main courses (generally beef, lamb, or chicken though there's also a somewhat basic vegetarian option), and a fruit/dessert plate.
İçeridere Sok. 7/A, Göreme, Nevsehir, Turkey384-271–2066Known For
- Friendly and engaging service
- Open kitchen
- Homemade desserts
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential -
18. Seraser Fine Dining Restaurant
$$$$ | |With fine food and excellent service, stylish Seraser aspires to be the best restaurant in all of Turkey, and its inventive international menu certainly lifts it above other options in Antalya. This is considered a special-occasion restaurant, yet it's wonderfully relaxed and a decent value compared to its American counterparts. Part of the Tuvana Hotel, it is set in the leafy courtyard of a historic house, with indoor and outdoor dining areas and live jazz on weekends. The menu tends European, made with quality Turkish ingredients—90% of which are organic. Starters include goat cheese and aubergine soufflé, mussels Provençal, and superb house-made pastas. Grouper and char-grilled steak are popular mains, but do save room for dessert: the Turkish coffee-infused crème brûlée is a showstopper. The wine list is impressive, with more than 300 options, though prices are steep.
Karanlık Sok. 18, Antalya, Antalya, 07100, Turkey242-247–6015Known For
- Goat cheese and eggplant soufflé
- Grouper
- Chargrilled steak
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19. Seten Restaurant
$$$$ | |Housed in a magnificent old mansion at the top of Göreme's hotel hill, Seten provides a classy setting in which to enjoy top-notch mezes and delicious mains. Standouts among the mezes include the imam bayıldı (braised stuffed eggplant) and Circassian-style chicken.
Aydınlı Sok. 42, Göreme, Nevsehir, 50180, Turkey384-271–3025Known For
- Generous portions
- Luxurious atmosphere
- Views of Göreme
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20. Smiley's
$$ | |Located next to a 19th-century Ottoman house at the edge of the harbor, Smiley's has been an open secret among Turquoise Coast yachters since 1987. Relax in the fresh air beneath vines, flags, and fishing nets, and enjoy a reasonably priced and generously portioned meal of some of the best kebabs and seafood in Kaş, as well as some of its friendliest service. Try the Greek-style grilled calamari and brightly flavorful mezes (the reasonably priced mixed-meze plate is a good deal; make sure the roasted eggplant in garlicky yogurt is included). Head downstairs to see the restored Lycian cistern.
Liman Sokak, Kas, Antalya, 07580, Turkey242-836–2812Known For
- Good mezes
- Grilled calamari
- Chicken with almond sauce
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