Mimas Balık Restaurant Restaurant
Family Run Waterfront Classic
Mimas Balık Restaurant
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Mordoğan iskele room facing the sea — the working-village fish counter that yacht trade hasn't reached
Restaurant
İmren Lokantası Çeşme
Founded 1953 by the Kadagan brothers from Yugoslavia — the peninsula's archetype of stew-pot Anatolian home cooking, still in family hands
Reviewed by Mes Prestiges Editorial Team Last reviewed May 2026
İmren has fed Çeşme for seven decades from a single room on İnkılap Caddesi. Founded in 1953 by Abdurrahim and Fadıl Kadagan after the family's migration from Yugoslavia, it remains the peninsula's clearest expression of tencere-yemeği culture: rosto, güveç, papaz yahnisi, patlıcan kebap, artichoke and herb dishes, all rotated daily off a stove rather than a printed menu. The room is plain and the service quick. It is the counterpoint to every chef-led kitchen on the cape — the answer to a London friend who asks where Çeşme's grandmothers actually ate.
Editor's Tip
Go at 12:30 when the stews come out fresh. Order rosto and papaz yahnisi together with an ot kavurma; finish with a single piece of kadayıf — it was the Kadagan family's original trade.
At a Glance
- View
- Aegean Sea Partial, Marina View
- Sunset Rating
- 4/5
Views & Setting
View Type
Aegean Sea Partial, Marina View
View Quality
Good
Sunset
**** (4/5)
Indoor Terrace Waterfront
Vibe
Best For
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about İmren Lokantası Çeşme — reservations, hours, dress code, and price range.
Where is İmren Lokantası Çeşme?
İmren Lokantası Çeşme is located in Çeşme, Çeşme — İsmet İnönü Mah., İnkılap Cad. No:6/A, 35930 Çeşme, İzmir.
What are the opening hours of İmren Lokantası Çeşme?
İmren Lokantası Çeşme is open Daily 12:00 - 24:00.
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