Kayseri
Bring on the calories. Skip the diet for the day and ascend the lift to the top-floor dining hall with views over the citadel to order the house…
Must-see restaurants in Cappadocia
Kayseri
Walk through the fishmongers by the door to this rather brilliant fish restaurant on the terrace out back. As well as cheap, filling and large balık ekmek…
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…
Cappadocia
Across the road from Selime's Ihlara Valley trailhead, this large riverside restaurant with friendly staff dishes up plenty of köfte (meatballs), fresh…
Cappadocia
Friendly Uğurlu dishes up really good thin-crust pide (Turkish-style pizza) along with cheap and filling kiremit (clay-dish baked) dishes and kebaps. Dine…
Cappadocia
Bags of homespun rustic appeal and kooky service are why we like this little restaurant serving up traditional Turkish favourites. It's behind Uçhisar…
Ürgüp
This thoroughly welcoming cafe dishes up Turkish staples along with a host of good veggie dishes including bulgur-filled peppers, bamya (okra) stew and…
Ürgüp
Long-time local favourite, right on the main square, this lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) does four or five dishes daily. Stuffed courgettes,…
Cappadocia
This friendly, super-clean lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) dishes up solid versions of Turkish classics such as patlıcan kebap (cubed or minced…
Göreme
Peking was the first Chinese restaurant to open in Göreme and many have followed in its wake. It's still the most reliably good one though. Flavour-packed…
Cappadocia
The atmospheric hall of this 250-year-old Greek Mansion, with its ceiling draped in vines, is Mustafapaşa's main venue to dig into Turkish flavours. The…
Ürgüp
Ürgüp's new-wave lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) drags the traditional canteen into the 21st century with smart-attired waiters and a…
Göreme
Orient's meaty menu romps from traditional Turkish to more continental-style options. Most people come for a steak fix (₺85) but the steaks' vegetable…
Cappadocia
This municipal restaurant, in an Ottoman-style building in the park of the Kültür Merkezi (City Cultural Centre), 1.5km southwest of the centre, serves…
Cappadocia
Adorned with photos of visiting Turkish celebrities posing with the star-struck waiters, Harman offers a great selection of ızgara (grills), döner kebaps …
Cappadocia
Tour groups often bypass this restaurant, leaving a mellow, shady spot and a chance of scoring a river platform for a lunch of local trout or hiking fuel…
Cappadocia
Popular with tour groups, this place serves up standard trout, saç tava (cubed lamb with tomatoes, peppers and garlic) and kebap mains with friendly…
Cappadocia
This lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) in the centre of town is a solid bet for filling meals of various güveç (meat and vegetable stew), bean and…
Cappadocia
This popular lunch pit stop for Soğanlı day tours rustles up a decent gözleme (stuffed flatbread) and simple casserole dishes.
Anatolia Valley Restaurant & Camping
Cappadocia
Efficient service and plenty of river-platform seating mean Anatolia is packed most summer lunchtimes. Campsites are ₺15.
