Cliff Bodrum Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Hotel Restaurant Waterfront Modern Cliff Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ Allium Bodrum Resort's signature room, modern Aegean over the Çökertme cliff with the Greek-islands horizon.
Greta Gümüşlük Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Elegant Romantic Modern Greta Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$$ A hillside fine-dining room above the village, live music after sunset, world-cuisine card
Jadem Gümüşlük Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Modern Romantic Jadem Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$$ Chef Uğur Filiz's open-fire fish room with the panoramic seat and the underwater lights at the tables
Kornél Bar Editor's Pick Bar Compare Garden Modern Dj Program Kornél Bitez $$$ Naru and Dereköy Lokantası team's all-day bistro-bar on Adliye Caddesi, DJ programme on weekends.
Laura Bodrum Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Kitchen Led Modern Laura Bodrum Yahşi $$$$ Yahşi's new-generation beach-restaurant room, bohemian-chic evening kitchen signed by chef Melisa Yördem.
Lika Bodrum Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Hotel Restaurant Terrace Modern Lika Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$ Birdcage 33 Hotel's terrace restaurant, karma mutfak (assorted cuisine) over Yalıkavak Bay.
Müptelal Cafe Editor's Pick Cafe Compare Modern Artistic Cozy Müptelal Gümüşlük $$$ Hilal Tayfun's Le Cordon Bleu kitchen above the village — brasserie, artisan bakery, French patisserie under one roof
OctoZen Bar Editor's Pick Bar Compare Sunset Waterfront Elegant OctoZen Torba $$$$ Susona's sunset seafood and sushi bar with Tipsy Crab — golden-hour deck on Torba Bay, DJ programme
Opaque by the Sea Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Intimate Kitchen Led Modern Opaque by the Sea Yahşi $$$$ Chef Nilay Lale's Khai Hotel signature room on the Yahşi pier, modern Aegean meets Asian technique.
Suyah Pool Club Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Pool Club Fusion Elegant Suyah Pool Club Torba $$$$ Susona's pool-side Italian-Japanese kitchen under Kaan Yıldırım — sashimi, hand-rolled pasta, golden-hour DJ sets
The Red Balloon Yalıkavak Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Hotel Restaurant Kitchen Led Michelin Recommended The Red Balloon Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$$ Chef Ulaş Durmaz's North Aegean seafood room at Avantgarde Refined, MICHELIN Guide 2025 and Gault&Millau Modern Cuisine 2025.
Yirmibir Bodrum Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Modern New Yirmibir Bodrum Bitez $$$$ Çökertme Caddesi steak-and-beach room since 2025, dry-age beef and lamb sourced from Afyon and Balıkesir producers.
Zai Bodrum Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Artistic Garden Modern Zai Bodrum Konacık $$$ Konacık's culture-and-gastronomy compound — library, kitchen, garden and a 400-capacity outdoor stage running jazz, theatre and author nights.
Bohemy Yalıkavak Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Hotel Restaurant Kitchen Led Modern Bohemy Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$$ MGallery Yalıkavak signature room — modern Aegean-Anatolian under Kemal Can Yurttaş, Gault&Millau Young Chef of the Year 2024.
Kurul Bitez Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Kitchen Led Modern Kebab Kurul Bitez Bitez $$$ MICHELIN Guide modern kebab — the most ambitious kitchen in Bitez, kebab as fine-dining grammar.
Kuum Hotel & Spa Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Modern Minimalist Kuum Hotel & Spa Türkbükü $$$$ Modern-minimalist 52-room Türkbükü cove — quiet, food-forward, the not-Macakizi answer in the same bay.
MOMO Bodrum Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Trendy Cosmopolitan MOMO Bodrum Yalıkavak (Tilkicik Bay) $$$$ Tilkicik Bay aperitivo room — Mediterranean wood-deck format that opened 2022 and immediately found its register.
Mükellef Gümüşlük Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Boutique Hotel Wine Program Mükellef Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$$ All-day Gümüşlük operation — small hotel, kitchen-led seafood, a wine list the cove was missing.
Sips Bodrum Bar Editor's Pick Bar Compare Rooftop Cocktail Program Destination Sips Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ Ruins Hotel rooftop — Sips Barcelona (World's 50 Best #3) partnership, the most credentialed cocktail program in the chapter.
Mezra Yalıkavak Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Elegant Intimate Modern Mezra Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$$ Serhat Doğramacı's farm-to-table tasting room — Türkiye's newest Michelin star and a Green Star for sustainability
Yakamengen III Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Garden Intimate Rustic Yakamengen III Datça (Reşadiye Peninsula) $$$ MICHELIN Young Chef Award 2026 — Duru Akgül's restored olive-oil mill on the Reşadiye Peninsula
Hakkasan Bodrum Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Elegant Waterfront See & Be Seen Hakkasan Bodrum Türkbükü $$$$ The London-Vegas Cantonese house running its tenth global outpost on Cennet Bay
Kurochan by IOKI Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Fine Dining Destination Elegant Kurochan by IOKI Türkbükü $$$$ Mandarin Oriental's Japanese-Peruvian room — sushi, robata and sake on the resort's main beach, run by the IOKI Istanbul team
Malva Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Fine Dining Elegant Michelin Recognized Malva Torba $$$$ Susona's Michelin Guide-listed dining room — Gürkan Tümsek's micro-local Aegean kitchen, zero-waste, vegetable-forward
The Beach Club at The Bodrum EDITION Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Elegant Waterfront Modern The Beach Club at The Bodrum EDITION Yalıkavak $$$$ The most controlled, design-led beach club operation on the Yalıkavak side
Cio Beach Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Bohemian Daytime Cio Beach Bodrum Yahşi $$$ Müskebi Caddesi beach club opened 2023 — bohemian daytime room on the Yahşi sand with cabanas, long pier and a kitchen running into the evening.
Danış Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Modern Casual Danış Bodrum Gündoğan $$$ Beach-restaurant opened in Küçükbük by Danış Ulaş in 2021; Mediterranean cooking and a natural cove.
El Fuego Bar Bar Compare Modern Dj Program Trendy El Fuego Bitez $$$ Bitez village Mexican cantina from İrem Gürses, fire-grilled meats and handmade tortillas with a DJ programme.
Fika Coffeetea Cafe Cafe Compare Modern Intimate Kitchen Led Fika Coffeetea Bitez $$ Scandinavian-named specialty coffee shop on Bitez's Kanuni Sultan Süleyman line, the bay's third-wave corner.
Hadi Balık Bistro Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Bistro Cocktail Bar Hadi Balık Bistro Akyarlar $$$ Aspat Anthaven seafood bistro — the southern-bay alternative to the harbour fish rooms, garlic shrimp and shrimp bruschetta on a Google 4.9.
Laura Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Chef Led Modern Laura Bodrum Yahşi $$$ Yahşi seafront chef-led beach-and-fine-dining room — Melisa Yördem, Paul Moisson-trained, daytime beach into evening restaurant.
Piri Piri Pizza Restaurant Restaurant Compare Cozy Modern Artistic Piri Piri Pizza Gümüşlük $$ A sourdough pizzeria with hand-crafted gin-tonic on homemade tonic, the village's alternative dinner
Sake Wa Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Japanese Kitchen Led Sake Wa Akyarlar $$$$ The Anthaven Japanese kitchen — the only sushi-and-wok room on the south side of the peninsula, two beats away from the Akyarlar harbour.
Yaka Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Kitchen Led New Opening Yaka Bodrum Türkbükü $$$ Chef Murat Deniz Temel and Kerem Tanel's 2025 Türkbükü opening — Aegean and Anatolian flavours with a sunset pier bar.
Almera Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Kitchen Led Modern Calm Almera Restaurant Bitez $$$ Bitez modern-Aegean kitchen — careful sourcing, calm room, the established middle of the bay.
Bitz Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Compare Kitchen Led Modern Minimalist Bitz Bodrum Bitez $$$ Year-round Mediterranean room in Bitez — minimalist, kitchen-first, the off-season anchor the bay needed.
Itzá Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront All Day Casual Itzá Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$ Yalıkavak all-day beach-to-cocktail arc — the accessible version of the chapter, without the marina markup.
İxir Bodrum Bar Bar Compare Cocktail Program Marina Side Bartender Led İxir Bodrum Bodrum Town $$$ Neyzen Tevfik cocktail room run by two ex-Lucca Bebek bartenders — the chapter's working answer west of the castle.
Keyn Türkbükü Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Small Plates Sushi Keyn Türkbükü Türkbükü $$$ Small-plates and sushi room in Türkbükü — the modern street-food-meets-cocktail format the bay was missing.
Natsu Teppanyaki & Sushi Bar Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Japanese Counter Led Natsu Teppanyaki & Sushi Bar Türkbükü $$$$ Counter-led teppanyaki on the Türkbükü cove — the right answer for a serious Japanese dinner outside Yalıkavak.
The Agency Palmarina Bar Bar Compare Live Music Marina Kitchen Led The Agency Palmarina Yalıkavak (Palmarina) $$$$ Yalıkavak Palmarina bistro that flips to a live-music room on Friday and Saturday — curated bookings, kitchen-anchored.
Marina Yacht Club Restaurant Restaurant Compare Elegant Waterfront Classic Marina Yacht Club Bodrum $$$ The old D-Marin Bodrum members' room, open to non-members for lunch on the western harbour