Bodrum Peninsula
A rustic escape in the hills above Gümüşlük, Limon sprawls across garden terraces and a whitewashed farmhouse, with stunning views over a ruined Roman…
Must-see restaurants in South Aegean
South Aegean
'Tiger Mountain' offers superbly prepared local dishes with lashings of olive oil and wild herbs. Seasonal mezes like fish in soya oil and stuffed…
Bodrum Town
One of the most creative restaurants in town, this place occupies a lovely old stone house and has a front terrace with harbour views. A lot of care has…
Selçuk
One of the best dining experiences in town, this hotel's rooftop restaurant has a panoramic view of the fortress and distant mountains, particularly…
Marmaris
In a suburban location 1km inland from the beach, this is where locals direct you when you need a real meat feast. There's a pleasant street terrace where…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
In new intimate premises a couple of blocks inland from the shore (though there are harbour views from the dining room), head here for a truly gourmet…
Bodrum Town
Terrific ocakbaşı (grill house), famed for its traditional kebabs (try an İskender or köfte), with reasonable rates and huge portions. Staff are super…
Bodrum Town
Often cited as one of Turkey's best fish restaurants, this gem has views over Bodrum's eastern shore from its front terrace. Serves delectable seafood…
Bodrum Peninsula
This stylish hotel resto in the hills behind town offers a lovely setting for a memorable meal. The creative menu features mezes like smokey trout with…
Marmaris
Tucked away up some steps from the western end of the marina is this tiny but delightful restaurant in a 250-year-old Greek stone house with Bugül at the…
South Aegean
A kilometre east of town on the road to Gökova, this peaceful, refined garden restaurant offers a wide choice of food, from Turkish staples to Mexican,…
Kuşadası
Kuşadası's top (and priciest) fish restaurant commands a prime harbourfront location and serves dishes ranging from octopus casserole to a wide choice of…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
With its nose poking into the surf from Kumluk Plajı, this chilled hang-out with mismatched furniture serves a decent cappuccino and dishes from a full…
Bodrum Peninsula
Just off the shoreline, this moderately-priced place does everything on the menu (kebaps, burgers, salads, pides and pasta) well. Village breakfast costs…
Bodrum Town
With a lovely courtyard setting, this refined Spanish restaurant down a cobbled side street is perfect for tapas, excellent paella (₺120 to ₺180 for two)…
South Aegean
Housed in a the stunningly restored Bıcılar Han caravanserai, this lively place serves hamburgers, kebaps and chicken dishes, along with fine cocktails …
Kuşadası
Very close to the fish market, this seafood restaurant offers moderate prices and a wide menu that takes fried mussels, cod and delicious karides güveç …
Bodrum Peninsula
Right on the beach promenade next to the small Yalı Mosque, this hugely popular place marked by breezy white-and-green decor lets you eat, drink and enjoy…
Selçuk
Next to the aqueduct, this outdoor restaurant on a pedestrianised walkway has lots of choices including the generous tavuk şiş (roast skewered chicken)…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
For fair prices and hearty food, the Falcon is perfect: a stone oven pumps out delicious pide (₺13 to ₺20) or opt for sizzling lamb and chicken dishes…
South Aegean
This breezy restaurant-cafe on a terrace that almost embraces the surf serves a potpourri of dishes – from pizzas and hamburgers to Thai red curries and…
Bodrum Peninsula
Visually this place is simply stunning, with whitewashed shabby-chic tables placed right by the water's edge (and even in the shallows), and lots of arty…
Bodrum Peninsula
This tasteful restaurant packs far more of a local flavour than most tourist-geared places in Bitez. There's a lovely courtyard setting for summer evening…
Bodrum Town
This simple, back-alley place has a no-nonsense, rustic feel with bench seating and stone walls. Offers hot and cold prepared dishes, viewable lokanta…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This waterfront restaurant-cafe serves locally sourced 'gourmet fast food' – ızgara (grilled) dishes like köfte and chicken şiş – village bread and…
Kuşadası
Eateries around the fountain in the modern square at the fish market do balık ekmeğı (fish bread), consisting of fish or calamari in sliced bread with…
Bodrum Town
Decorated with comic-book and street art, this cool Turkish chain – originally a refuge for artists and writers in İstanbul – is popular with students for…
Osman's Place/Gordon Restaurant
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This amiable Turkish-Scottish–owned place offers espresso coffee, tempting cakes and a range of Turkish and international mains (including fry-up…
Bodrum Town
This mariners' club cafe attracts locals from çay-drinking sea dogs to young landlubbers nursing bottles of Efes Malt. Burgers, sausage and chips, tost …
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This tiny white cottage facing the marina might have some thinking they'd arrived in Macarıstan (Hungary). Not quite… This all-Turkish establishment…
Bodrum Town
Though a bit cramped and inland, this distressed-looking place, with whitewashed tables and pastel-coloured walls, is certainly worth investigating …
Bodrum Town
The 'Courtyard' is a bistro in an old stone house on a cobbled lane that offers outdoor dining, opt for the intimate dining rooms spread over two minute…
Selçuk
Delightful courtyard restaurant (and bar) perfect for all your rice and noodle fixes; head straight here, the chef is Chinese. But don't limit yourself,…
Bodrum Peninsula
With a prime beachside plot, this Ibiza-style hotel restaurant has elegant tables for dining (seafood is popular, though pricey) and chillout zones for…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
The pre-prepared and made-to-order dishes in this bright eatery on the main drag allow a great-value sampling of Anatolian home cooking. All sorts of meat…
Bodrum Peninsula
This long-running favourite is run by a fishing family and serves a good range of mezes and mains, marine and otherwise. There's no noise save for the…
Bodrum Peninsula
An intimate, good-value restaurant, decorated with holidaying children's pictures of cats, serving light meals by day and heartier fare at night. House…
Bodrum Town
An upmarket and highly fashionable meat feast of a place with street-side tables and a fine menu that majors in gourmet burgers (in 120g or 180g portions)…
South Aegean
Enjoy breakfast or any other local Turkish speciality such as mantı (Turkish ravioli) at this popular traditional village restaurant set in an old orchard…
Bodrum Peninsula
This Indian-owned restaurant is everything to everyone, serving up pizza, pasta and the house speciality, chicken parmigiana, with as much aplomb as it…
