Sakız Alsancak Restaurant
Waterfront Rakı Meze Rembetiko
Sakız Alsancak
$$$
Aegean-Cretan seafood meyhane on the Pasaport waterfront since 1989
Lively seafront social heart
Alsancak
İzmir's all-day waterfront core, thick with meyhanes, wine bars and seafront walks.
Alsancak is İzmir's daily-life heart, where the Kordon waterfront promenade fills from late afternoon with people walking, cycling and sitting on the grass facing the gulf. The grid of streets behind it holds the city's densest run of meyhanes, third-wave coffee, wine bars and small restaurants, and the rhythm is genuinely all-day rather than tourist-driven. You can eat grilled fish and mezes at a tablecloth table one night and stand at a crowded bar the next, mostly among locals. It is loud, unpretentious and reliably good for an evening that drifts late.
Highlights
Kordon sunset promenade walks Dense cluster of meyhanes Third-wave coffee back streets Late-night wine and raki bars Grilled fish and meze dinners
16 places
5 Categories
Restaurant
4 places
Deniz Restaurant Restaurant
Kordon seafront White Tablecloth Classic
Deniz Restaurant
$$$$
Kordon fish institution beneath İzmir Palas since 1981
Tavacı Recep Usta Restaurant
Bib Gourmand Charcoal grill Family
Tavacı Recep Usta
$$$
Michelin Bib Gourmand Anatolian grill on Atatürk Caddesi
Lokal Alsancak Restaurant
Neighbourhood bistro Intimate Side Street
Lokal Alsancak
$$$
Tucked-away bistro on a quiet Alsancak side street
Cafe
7 places
Poka Coffee Roasters Cafe
Third Wave In House roastery Founder Led
Poka Coffee Roasters
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İzmir's third-wave pioneer, roasting on Kıbrıs Şehitleri since 2016
Reyhan Pastanesi Cafe
1965 heritage Levantine house Patisserie
Reyhan Pastanesi
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1965 patisserie in a restored Levantine house
Baristocrat 3rd Wave Cafe & Roastery Cafe
Third Wave In House roast Pourover
Baristocrat 3rd Wave Cafe & Roastery
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İzmir's third-wave benchmark, roasting its own beans
Two Cups Coffee Bar & Roastery Cafe
Third Wave Siphon Cortado
Two Cups Coffee Bar & Roastery
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Cortados and siphon brews from an Alsancak roastery bar
Marilen Atelier Pâtisserie Cafe
Levantine Croissants Patisserie
Marilen Atelier Pâtisserie
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Levantine Alsancak bakery, croissants done as well as anywhere in Turkey
Sevinç Pastanesi Cafe
Historic Patisserie Since 1957
Sevinç Pastanesi
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Historic Alsancak patisserie since 1957
Zeynel Ergin Gevrek Fırını Cafe
Gevrek Local ritual Bakery
Zeynel Ergin Gevrek Fırını
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İzmir's sesame gevrek, a local point of pride
Bar
3 places
0ANDMORE Bar
Craft cocktails Gastro Bar Design Led
0ANDMORE
$$$
Gastronomy-led cocktail bar off Kıbrıs Şehitleri
Clup Ali Bar
Meyhane Seafood Rakı
Clup Ali
$$$
Alsancak meyhane prized for flauntingly-fresh seafood
Madam Bordo Şarap Evi & Bar Bar
Wine bar Owner Run Intimate
Madam Bordo Şarap Evi & Bar
$$$
Owner-run Alsancak wine bar with Turkish and grilled small plates
Gallery
1 place
Hotel
1 place
