Restaurants In Turkey
Turkey is a world class tourist destination catering to thousands of tourists at all times of the year. In addition to good hotels, there are numerous eating houses or restaurants in all the major cities of the country.
Istanbul restaurants: Istanbul has wonderful restaurant dining options catering to all budgets.
•Cintemani: - The luxurious 5 star hotel, Ritz - Carlton houses this restaurant. This place is famous for fish, lamb, pastas and fresh vegetables cooked with a hint of the Mediterranean flavor.
•Asitane: This restaurant located in a remote residential area of Istanbul specializes in Ottoman specialties.
•Poseidon: The restaurant is situated in the posh area of Bebek in Istanbul. This is a place where you will be spoilt for choice of the freshest seafood. Some of the offerings here are king prawns, lobsters, squids, pagrus, and dusky grouper.
•Refik: This place is frequented by tourists and locals alike. It is one of Istanbul's best known and perhaps the oldest of the local drinking houses. You can enjoy a glass of local beer or Raki along with Mezzes, grilled fish, or lamb.
•Sunset Grill & Bar:-This is a trendy, hip restaurant located atop a hill, commanding a spectacular view of the Bosphorous Strait. Good cocktails and a wide variety of wines are available here.
Some of the restaurants found in the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul include:
•Lale Restaurant (Pudding Shop):- This is basically a fun, hippie hangout established during the 1960s. It has an open kitchen, pleasant décor, decent food, and experienced waiters.
•Albura Café-Bar Restaurant:-This place is located in Akbiyik Caddesi offering innovative Turkish - fusion cuisine.
•Alaturka:-This restaurant is famous for moderately priced Turkish menu served in European style.
•Sultanahmet Halkin Köftecisi:-This is a simple, inexpensive eating joint that specializes in "kofte" and "shish kebab."
•Balikçi Sabahattin:-This restaurant serves seafood delicacies. It is quite a popular and inexpensive joint in the area.
You will find a lot of cheap eating houses serving good food in Hocapasa .area of Istanbul.
Ankara restaurants:
Fish, seafood, Doner kebabs are the main dishes to look for in Ankara's restaurants, though this place lacks the quality or variety of Istanbul's dining. You can go to the historic Old Town called Ulus to find the best places to eat in Ankara, in terms of ambience. You can visit a kebab joint in Kizilay neighborhood for an inexpensive dining experience. If you are looking for up market dining joints, you may head to the swanky Cankaya, Gaziosmanpassa, and Kavaklidere districts in Ankara. The restaurants called Lazoli, and Akdeniz Akdeniz in Cankaya are famous for their Black Sea and Mediterranean dishes respectively. The popular Ege restaurant in Tunali Street is famous for fish and raki, along with a variety of wines.
Izmir restaurants: You must try out seafood specialties in Izmir. Some of the restaurants here are:
•Deniz Restaurant
•Gümüs Restaurant
•Asansor Restaurant
The popular Cappadocia restaurants include:
•Sömine (Ürgüp)
•Old Greek House (Mustafapasa)
•Alaturca (Göreme)