Venues similar to Mandarin Bar at Mandarin Oriental Bodrum

Susona's sunset seafood and sushi bar with Tipsy Crab, golden-hour deck on Torba Bay, DJ programme

The Knightsbridge izakaya's summer pier at the far end of Palmarina, robata and sashimi in the same register as London

A long-running Türkbükü waterfront classic that runs serious seafood by night

No:81 Hotel's beach deck, a Türkbükü bay restaurant that turns into a proper night room

Mandarin Oriental's Japanese-Peruvian room, sushi, robata and sake on the resort's main beach, run by the IOKI Istanbul team

Gault&Millau Türkiye Best Seafood 2024-2025-2026, the Istanbul fish house's chef-driven summer outpost on Sess Türkbükü pier.

Lucca Bebek's evening Türkbükü dinner room on Cennet Koyu, fire-baked pizzas, wood-grilled seafood and an award-winning bar.

The Marmara's hilltop terrace, Hakan Süve's Mediterranean kitchen, Michelin Guide listed, four İncili pearls, and the city's best castle view

Çiğdem Seferoğlu's vegetable-led tasting room at the quiet Küdür Bay end of Yalıkavak

18-room Gölköy Bay seafront hotel and beach restaurant, Chef İsmail Ceylan's Mediterranean kitchen on a 150-year-old stone-house property.