Japanese in Bodrum

Susona's pool-side Italian-Japanese kitchen under Kaan Yıldırım — sashimi, hand-rolled pasta, golden-hour DJ sets

Mandarin Oriental's Japanese-Peruvian room — sushi, robata and sake on the resort's main beach, run by the IOKI Istanbul team

Zuma's sibling brand at Mandarin Oriental — robatayaki, sushi and Aegean cliff views, returning May 2026

Chef Horikoshi's Japanese kitchen inside Cape Bodrum, Vedat Milor's Bodrum sushi reference.

The Anthaven Japanese kitchen — the only sushi-and-wok room on the south side of the peninsula, two beats away from the Akyarlar harbour.

Small-plates and sushi room in Türkbükü — the modern street-food-meets-cocktail format the bay was missing.

Counter-led teppanyaki on the Türkbükü cove — the right answer for a serious Japanese dinner outside Yalıkavak.

The Knightsbridge izakaya's summer pier at the far end of Palmarina, robata and sashimi in the same register as London