Venues similar to İxir Bodrum

The Yalıkavak village-waterfront cousin of the Bodrum-merkez bar — smaller room, harbour-facing, late-shift cocktails.

Summer outpost of the Arnavutköy bartender-led original — Yalıkavak village side, sunset-anchored, serious cocktails.

Bitez village Mexican cantina from İrem Gürses, fire-grilled meats and handmade tortillas with a DJ programme.

A Çarşı-side cocktail bar with the castle in the frame and a list that takes itself seriously

Naru and Dereköy Lokantası team's all-day bistro-bar on Adliye Caddesi, DJ programme on weekends.

Bitez modern-Aegean kitchen — careful sourcing, calm room, the established middle of the bay.

A speakeasy cocktail bar set inside a 500-year-old stone house behind the marina, lemon tree in the garden

Sunset cove fish house — consistent, family-run, the working version of the Gümüşlük template.

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

Aspat Anthaven seafood bistro — the southern-bay alternative to the harbour fish rooms, garlic shrimp and shrimp bruschetta on a Google 4.9.

Chef Murat Deniz Temel and Kerem Tanel's 2025 Türkbükü opening — Aegean and Anatolian flavours with a sunset pier bar.

Birdcage 33 Hotel's terrace restaurant, karma mutfak (assorted cuisine) over Yalıkavak Bay.

The old D-Marin Bodrum members' room, open to non-members for lunch on the western harbour

No:81 Hotel's beach deck — a Türkbükü bay restaurant that turns into a proper night room

Year-round Mediterranean room in Bitez — minimalist, kitchen-first, the off-season anchor the bay needed.