The original Şifne address of the Kabak fish dynasty — the quiet one, where the locals still go
Of the four Ferdi Baba rooms, the Şifne house is the unhurried one. Set on a stone terrace in the small fishing-village neighbourhood north of Ilıca, it draws Çeşme summer-house residents who have eaten here for decades and want to be away from the marina noise. Same family, same fishermen, same depth of meze list — but a slower pace and a kinder bill. In off-peak weeks an early September dinner here is the cleanest expression of the Aegean fish-and-rakı table you will find on the peninsula.
Ask for a terrace table at the water, request the day's small-fish — barbun or melanur if they have come in — and let the maitre d' run the meze pacing. Cash and card both fine; reservations advisable in August only.
At a Glance
View Type
Aegean Sea Partial
View Quality
Partial
Sunset
*** (3/5)
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