Must see restaurants in Göreme

Diners sprawl on cushions and take a taste-bud tour of village food at this family restaurant. Take our advice and order the tadım (tasting) menu plus a…

With its wooden balcony and snug stone-cut room decorated with whimsically carved-out pumpkins (what else), this cute-as-a-button restaurant is one of the…

If it feels as though you're dining in a family home, it's because you are. Talented chef Mustafa (aka Topdeck) and his gracious clan have transformed an…

Rafik and family have converted their family home on the edge of Güvercinlik Valley, surrounded by fairy chimneys, into one of the town's most scenic…

This restaurant-bar is a relaxed and friendly evening hang-out. We love kicking back on the terrace's cushions, munching spring rolls and watching the…

This wee canteen is Göreme's new favourite for cheap tasty lunches of dönerli sandviç (döner kebap sandwich), dürüm sandviç (the same but wrapped in…

The menu here is big on kiremit (clay-dish baked) and sote (sauté) dishes as well as testi kebapı (meat and vegetable stew slow-cooked in a sealed…

Fatma and son Ali serve good-value Turkish favourites of gözleme (stuffed flatbreads), menemen (scrambled eggs with peppers, tomatoes and sometimes cheese…

Simply the best pide (Turkish-style pizza) in town is found in this local haunt. The cavernous wood oven fires up meat and vegetarian options and anything…

The dining room is as bland as they come but for very decent versions of classic Indian cuisine, you can't go wrong. For vegetarians, this is the biggest…

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…

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…