İzmir Neighborhoods

Each corner of İzmir tells a different story. Explore our curated guide to the city's most captivating neighborhoods.

Not sure which neighborhood is right for you?

Alsancak

İzmir's all-day waterfront core, thick with meyhanes, wine bars and seafront walks.

İzmir's calmer residential shore across the gulf, built around ferry rides and sunset promenades.

İzmir's centuries-old working bazaar, best explored on foot for esnaf lokantas and courtyard coffee.

The city's ceremonial square and transit hinge, with the clock tower and gulf-side tea gardens.

İzmir's gastronomic small town, with farm-to-table kitchens, a producers' market and a fishing quarter.

The boutique-winery route in the hills behind Urla, the heart of İzmir's wine revival.

An old harbour fishing town north of İzmir, built for slow seafront fish lunches.

A slow-food coastal village around a Genoese castle, anchored by a renowned producers' market.

An inland university district with student cafés and surviving Levantine mansions.