The Turquoise Coast Restaurants

This coast has been serving tourists for a long time, and you will find a rich choice of restaurants to prove this. There’s no shortage of older, established eateries, which dish out the standard national fare (think mezes, kebabs, assorted grilled meats, and fresh seafood). Simple—but often superb—spots are as popular with vacationing Turks as they are with foreigners. In recent years, the number of fine dining options has also increased, especially in larger cities and tourist centers. The top ones prepare creative dishes, combining high-quality local ingredients with international flair.

Regional specialties along the Turquoise Coast include mussels stuffed with rice, pine nuts, and currants; ahtopot salatas?, a cold octopus salad, tossed in olive oil, vinegar, and parsley; and grilled fish. Most of Turkey's tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, zucchinis, and peppers are grown along the coast, so salads are fresh and delicious. In Lycia, a local home-cooking specialty is stewed eggplant with basil—wonderful if you're offered it. Semiz otu (cow parsley) is a refreshing appetizer in a garlic yogurt sauce.

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  • 1. Ata Kebab

    $$

    A down-to-earth, traditional Turkish restaurant in often tourist-oriented Kalkan, Ata is (as the name suggests) known for its tender, flavorful kebabs, which come in medium- and large-portion sizes. The menu also includes pide (Turkish flatbread) cooked in a wood oven and the classic array of mezes, salads, and hot starters. The casual seating is on a patio overlooking the main road into town.

    Şehitler Cad. No: 21, Kalkan, Antalya, Turkey
    242-844–1600

    Known For

    • Mixed grill
    • Mixed meze plate
    • İskender kebab
  • 2. Aubergine

    $$$$

    The adventurous menu at this harbor-front eatery includes excellent pasta, salmon en croûte, stuffed sea bass with bacon, extra-large steaks, and occasionally wild boar shot in the mountains. The restaurant caters predominantly to the well-heeled British ex-pat crowd (hence the rather ambitious prices), and offers a nightly happy hour and a legendary party on New Year's Eve. All the desserts are made on site. It's worth calling ahead to reserve a table right by the water.

    Yaliboyu Mah. Kalkan Harbour No. 25, Kalkan, Antalya, 07960, Turkey
    242-844–3332

    Known For

    • Salmon en croûte
    • Stuffed sea bass
    • Steak
  • 3. Blue Marlin

    $$$$

    This relaxed restaurant by the harbor has a “back to basics” approach focusing on fresh fish, seafood, and a well-stocked counter of mostly vegetarian meze made daily. Service is solicitous and the atmosphere serene (if sometimes intruded on in the later hours when the nearby bars crank up the volume).

    Yat Limanı, Kalkan, Antalya, Turkey
    0535-302–6410

    Known For

    • Sea bass with spinach
    • Stuffed calamari
    • Meze
  • 4. Kalamaki

    $$$$ | International

    A casually stylish restaurant-bar in the old town area with a contemporary look and food to match, Kalamaki offers a well-prepared and presented menu of fusion and traditional Turkish dishes. Entrees range from sea bass with prawns in cream sauce to hot chili Mexican beef to sweet-and-sour chicken, but the kitchen manages to pull off this large selection with aplomb. Upstairs terrace seating (summer only) has a great view over the harbor, and there’s a lounge on the ground floor where you can stop in for a coffee or cocktail.

    Hasan Altan Cad. No: 47, Kalkan, Antalya, Turkey
    242-844–1555

    Known For

    • Sultan’s chicken with apple-and-onion brandy sauce
    • Bonfile sauté
    • Lamb chops with mint sauce

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.–Thurs. in winter
  • 5. Gironda

    $$$
    Closed Permanently

    This gourmet restaurant evokes an elegant villa, complete with sumptuous sofas and plaster-of-Paris statuary. The food—which alone merits a stay in Kalkan—is outstandingly fresh, and the dishes are well thought out. Specialties include grilled red snapper, stuffed fillet of lamb, barbecued sea bass, and a wide variety of pastas. Tables on the terrace upstairs offer great views of Kalkan Bay; there is also a courtyard bar.

    Kalkan, Antalya, 07580, Turkey
    242-844–1298

    Known For

    • Grilled red snapper
    • Stuffed fillet of lamb
    • Barbecued sea bass

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Nov.–Apr. No lunch, Reservations essential
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  • 6. Çatı

    Turkish
    Closed Permanently

    At this mid-market Turkish meat restaurant on the slopes above Kalkan, a freshly baked long lavash bread is brought to the table when you're seated, along with starters of walnuts and hard white cheese matured in goatskin. The restaurant prides itself on its aciıliı ezme, an appetizer of finely chopped hot chile, tomato, and onion, and the meats that follow are delicious. Thick Turkish pide and paper-thin lahmacun mincemeat pizzas are also available.

    Şehitler Cad. 55, Menteşe, Kalkan, Antalya, Turkey
    242-844–3069

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