Located away from the tourist eateries of the main town, this farm-to-table eatery offers a casual garden setting with fashionable lunches and dinner that offers a taste of regional Turkish cooking infused with organic ingredients. The main dining room and parlor is laid in stacked stones with surrounding garden area that include a large terrace and grassy yard dotted in teak tables with eclectic tableware. Framed by a mountainous panorama, the restaurant also offers live entertainment from opera to folk music in summer in addition to its popular cooking classes from June through August.
The Food
With tasting and ala carte options, this traditional Turkish menu infused with seasonal ingredients includes starter dishes like grilled eggplant salad, wilted spinach with garlic, a local spin on ceviche and black rice with bitter orange. Main course varies from land to sea dishes with standout minced meat rolls with yoghurt, lamb shank with range and local fish with lemony white wine sauce.
Last Word
Family-owned Turkish eatery offers rural backdrop for sensational farm-to-table cooking near Bodrum.
