This index chronicles the food aspect of my trip to Türkiye in the summer of 2023.
You can always find the main FOOD INDEX on the right side bar (the knife and fork icon). You can also see inline all the Eating Türkiye posts by clicking here. Click the individual restaurant links below for detailed reviews.
Eating Türkiye 2023
| Day 1 | Dinner | Manzara | Istanbul | ! |
| Day 2-5 | Breakfast | Manzara | Istanbul | |
| Day 2 | Lunch | Foodie-ist | Istanbul | |
| Day 2 | Dinner | Neolokal | Istanbul | * |
| Day 3 | Lunch | Nihat’ın Yeri | Iznik | |
| Day 3 | Dinner | Aheste | Istanbul | |
| Day 4 | Dinner | Turk Fatih Tutak | Istanbul | ** |
| Day 5 | Lunch | Pandeli | Istanbul | |
| Day 6-7 | Breakfast | Nahita | Nevşehir | |
| Day 6 | Lunch | Kosebasi | Nevşehir | |
| Day 6 | Dinner | Seki | Nevşehir | |
| Day 7 | Dinner | Nahita | Nevşehir | ! |
| Day 8 | Lunch | Babadan | Bergama | |
| Day 8 | Dinner | Gio | Kuşadası | ! |
| Day 9 | Lunch | The Bazaar | Izmir | ! |
| Day 9 | Dinner | Old Town Tanneries | Kuşadası | |
| Day 10 | Dinner | Oksa | Kuşadası | |
| Day 11 | Lunch | Local lunch | Ephesus | |
| Day 11 | Dinner | Liman | Teos Sığacık | |
| Day 12 | Lunch | Blue | Bodrum | ! |
| Day 12 | Dinner | Kitchen Bodrum | Bodrum | * |
| Day 13-14 | Breakfast | Sofra | Bodrum | ! |
| Day 13 | Dinner | Maçakizi | Bodrum | * |
| Day 14 | Dinner | Vela | Dalaman | |
| Day 15-17 | Breakfast | Sarigeme | Dalaman | |
| Day 16 | Dinner | Güverte | Göcek | |
| Day 17 | Dinner | Alize | Dalaman | ! |
| Day 18 | Dinner | Tao | Dalaman |
NOTE: Oodles of additional meals are coming, to be posted slowly through the spring, so check back.
key:
!! = local restaurant with a better than average kitchen
!!! = rated restaurant, particularly good
* = 1 michelin star
** = 2 michelin stars
*** = 3 michelin stars
Yoghurt with Spicy Oil. This was actually REALLY spicy, much to my (pleased) surprise. Seriously hot actually.
It was served with a blob of “whipped cream” — more like clotted cream. It was pretty insanely delicious too. It has some taste and texture resemblance to Tres Leches Cake.