Arnavutköy Balıkçısı Türkbükü Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Kitchen Led Elegant Arnavutköy Balıkçısı Türkbükü Türkbükü $$$$ Gault&Millau Türkiye Best Seafood 2024-2025-2026, the Istanbul fish house's chef-driven summer outpost on Sess Türkbükü pier.
Assaggio at Mandarin Oriental Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Elegant Waterfront Assaggio at Mandarin Oriental Bodrum Türkbükü (Cennet Koyu) $$$$ Italian dining room at Mandarin Oriental's Paradise Bay — Chef Fabio De Paolis, Haute Grandeur 2018 Best Mediterranean and Italian Cuisine in Europe.
Birds Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Marina Dinner Show Birds Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ Vasilchuk Brothers' Pan-Asian restaurant-and-show on the Yalıkavak Marina seafront, sister room of Birds Moscow.
Cliff Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Waterfront Modern Cliff Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ Allium Bodrum Resort's signature room, modern Aegean over the Çökertme cliff with the Greek-islands horizon.
Cotto Sul Mare Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Elegant Waterfront Cotto Sul Mare Torba $$$$ Casa Dell'Arte's seaside Italian dining room — wood-fired fish, fresh pasta, art-hotel setting
Frankie Beach Club Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Beach Club Waterfront Elegant Frankie Beach Club Torba $$$$ Susona Bodrum's beachfront day club — Aegean and Mediterranean small plates on Torba Bay, day-to-dusk DJ programming
Greta Gümüşlük Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Romantic Modern Greta Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$$ A hillside fine-dining room above the village, live music after sunset, world-cuisine card
HYDE Beach Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Beach Club Waterfront See & Be Seen HYDE Beach Torba $$$$ HYDE Bodrum's beach club — Mediterranean and Japanese plates, daily DJ programming, adults-only
Jadem Gümüşlük Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Modern Romantic Jadem Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$$ Chef Uğur Filiz's open-fire fish room with the panoramic seat and the underwater lights at the tables
Laura Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Kitchen Led Modern Laura Bodrum Yahşi $$$$ Yahşi's new-generation beach-restaurant room, bohemian-chic evening kitchen signed by chef Melisa Yördem.
Lucca by the Sea Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Destination Kitchen Led Lucca by the Sea Türkbükü (Cennet Koyu) $$$$ Lucca Bebek's evening Türkbükü dinner room on Cennet Koyu — fire-baked pizzas, wood-grilled seafood and an award-winning bar.
Novikov Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Marina International Novikov Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ Novikov Group's first Türkiye outpost at Yalıkavak Marina, Asian-Mediterranean seafood with the brand's display-case grammar.
OPA Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Marina Shared Plate OPA Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ OPA's Yalıkavak Marina outpost, chef Tim Newton's shared-plate Greek room with a sunset music programme.
Opaque by the Sea Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Intimate Kitchen Led Modern Opaque by the Sea Yahşi $$$$ Chef Nilay Lale's Khai Hotel signature room on the Yahşi pier, modern Aegean meets Asian technique.
Sait Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Classic Elegant Waterfront Sait Bodrum $$$$ The original Sait Yılmaz seafood room on Neyzen Tevfik; the Bodrum kitchen that built the Galataport and Yalıkavak branches
Sakhalin Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Marina Raw Bar Sakhalin Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ White Rabbit Family's Mediterrasian seafood room at Yalıkavak Marina, brand-chef Vladimir Mukhin's Türkiye outpost.
Suyah Pool Club Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Pool Club Fusion Elegant Suyah Pool Club Torba $$$$ Susona's pool-side Italian-Japanese kitchen under Kaan Yıldırım — sashimi, hand-rolled pasta, golden-hour DJ sets
The Red Balloon Yalıkavak Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Kitchen Led Michelin Recommended The Red Balloon Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$$ Chef Ulaş Durmaz's North Aegean seafood room at Avantgarde Refined, MICHELIN Guide 2025 and Gault&Millau Modern Cuisine 2025.
Yirmibir Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Modern New Yirmibir Bodrum Bitez $$$$ Çökertme Caddesi steak-and-beach room since 2025, dry-age beef and lamb sourced from Afyon and Balıkesir producers.
Bohemy Yalıkavak Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Kitchen Led Modern Bohemy Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$$ MGallery Yalıkavak signature room — modern Aegean-Anatolian under Kemal Can Yurttaş, Gault&Millau Young Chef of the Year 2024.
Buddha-Bar Beach Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Pan Asian Dj Late Buddha-Bar Beach Bodrum Asarlık $$$$ The Asarlık franchise of the global Buddha-Bar Beach brand — pan-Asian-Mediterranean beach club inside Caresse Marriott.
Kuum Hotel & Spa Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Modern Minimalist Kuum Hotel & Spa Türkbükü $$$$ Modern-minimalist 52-room Türkbükü cove — quiet, food-forward, the not-Macakizi answer in the same bay.
Lucca Beach Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Daytime Dj Program Lucca Beach Türkbükü (Cennet Koyu) $$$$ Cennet Koyu daytime beach club — strict 10:00–19:00 calendar, international house and melodic-techno residencies.
MOMO Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Trendy Cosmopolitan MOMO Bodrum Yalıkavak (Tilkicik Bay) $$$$ Tilkicik Bay aperitivo room — Mediterranean wood-deck format that opened 2022 and immediately found its register.
Mükellef Gümüşlük Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Boutique Hotel Wine Program Mükellef Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$$ All-day Gümüşlük operation — small hotel, kitchen-led seafood, a wine list the cove was missing.
Mezra Yalıkavak Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Intimate Modern Mezra Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$$ Serhat Doğramacı's farm-to-table tasting room — Türkiye's newest Michelin star and a Green Star for sustainability
Orfoz Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Intimate Elegant Waterfront Orfoz Bodrum $$$$ The Kumbahçe seafood room with a Michelin Green Star and one menu for the whole house each night
Ayla Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Elegant Intimate Ayla Türkbükü $$$$ Maçakızı's intimate eighteen-cover fine-dining counterpoint, by Aret Sahakyan — Turkish classics rewritten as memory and terroir
Barbarossa Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Destination Waterfront Elegant Barbarossa Bodrum $$$$ Paros's iconic Greek seafood house, transplanted to Caresse's private beach by Athenian chef Dimitrios Nikolis
Gigi Rigolatto Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta See & Be Seen Long Lunch Elegant Gigi Rigolatto Bodrum Türkbükü $$$$ The Saint-Tropez and Paris Italian, now permanently at Mandarin Oriental Bodrum from summer 2026
Hakkasan Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront See & Be Seen Hakkasan Bodrum Türkbükü $$$$ The London-Vegas Cantonese house running its tenth global outpost on Cennet Bay
Kitchen by Osman Sezener Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Michelin Starred Intimate Kitchen by Osman Sezener Yalıkavak $$$$ Osman Sezener's one-Michelin-star Aegean kitchen at The Bodrum EDITION, the peninsula's most serious tasting menu
Kurochan by IOKI Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Destination Elegant Kurochan by IOKI Türkbükü $$$$ Mandarin Oriental's Japanese-Peruvian room — sushi, robata and sake on the resort's main beach, run by the IOKI Istanbul team
Malva Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Elegant Michelin Recognized Malva Torba $$$$ Susona's Michelin Guide-listed dining room — Gürkan Tümsek's micro-local Aegean kitchen, zero-waste, vegetable-forward
ORO by Alfredo Russo Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Destination International Brand ORO by Alfredo Russo Bodrum $$$$ Michelin-starred Italian by Alfredo Russo at Maxx Royal — homemade pasta and restraint, in the resort's most serious room
ROKA Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Destination Waterfront ROKA Bodrum Türkbükü $$$$ Zuma's sibling brand at Mandarin Oriental — robatayaki, sushi and Aegean cliff views, returning May 2026
Maçakızı Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront See & Be Seen Maçakızı Türkbükü $$$$ The original Türkbükü beach hotel that defined Aegean restraint for two generations
Mimoza Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Elegant Classic Mimoza Bodrum Gümüşlük $$$$ Gümüşlük's defining seafood house, where Istanbul tables run two seatings on August nights
The Beach Club at The Bodrum EDITION Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront Modern The Beach Club at The Bodrum EDITION Yalıkavak $$$$ The most controlled, design-led beach club operation on the Yalıkavak side
Bodrum Balıkçısı at Mandarin Oriental Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Waterfront Classic Bodrum Balıkçısı at Mandarin Oriental Türkbükü (Cennet Koyu) $$$$ Mandarin Oriental Paradise Bay's casual Turkish seafood room — fresh-catch counter, mezes and rakı above Blue Beach.
Itsumi Japanese Cuisine Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Intimate Kitchen Led Hotel Restaurant Itsumi Japanese Cuisine Gündoğan $$$$ Chef Horikoshi's Japanese kitchen inside Cape Bodrum, Vedat Milor's Bodrum sushi reference.
Lokanta by Divan Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Kitchen Led Elegant Lokanta by Divan Bodrum Göltürkbükü $$$$ Divan Bodrum Palmira's signature dinner room on Göltürkbükü — Executive Chef Adnan Öztürk's Aegean kitchen with a zero-waste programme.
Mirabelle Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Bistro Elegant Late Night Mirabelle Torba $$$$ HYDE Bodrum's late-night French Riviera bistro — Côte d'Azur classics, DJ-driven dinner room
Sake Wa Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Modern Japanese Kitchen Led Sake Wa Akyarlar $$$$ The Anthaven Japanese kitchen — the only sushi-and-wok room on the south side of the peninsula, two beats away from the Akyarlar harbour.
Sofra at Mandarin Oriental Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Family Friendly Kitchen Led Sofra at Mandarin Oriental Bodrum Türkbükü (Cennet Koyu) $$$$ Mandarin Oriental's all-day Turkish room — the resort's renowned breakfast service plus a season-driven Anatolian dinner card.
Bagatelle Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Marina See & Be Seen Trendy Bagatelle Bodrum Yalıkavak (Palmarina) $$$$ Palmarina pontoon import of the New York / Saint-Tropez French-Mediterranean room — rosé and table-side theatre.
Blue Beach Club at Mandarin Oriental Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Institutional Luxury Blue Beach Club at Mandarin Oriental Türkbükü (Cennet Koyu) $$$$ Cennet Koyu institutional-luxury beach — cabanas, low noise, the Mandarin standard on a private bay.
Folie at METT Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Hotel Restaurant Elegant Folie at METT Bodrum Yalıkavak (Haremtan Cove) $$$$ METT Hotel beach club above Haremtan Cove — sundeck cabanas, grilled fish, occasional live-music nights.
Natsu Teppanyaki & Sushi Bar Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Modern Japanese Counter Led Natsu Teppanyaki & Sushi Bar Türkbükü $$$$ Counter-led teppanyaki on the Türkbükü cove — the right answer for a serious Japanese dinner outside Yalıkavak.
Atılay Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Elegant Atılay Balık Türkbükü $$$$ Türkbükü's oldest fish house, on the iskele since 1997 and still in family hands
Caviar Kaspia Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Destination International Brand Caviar Kaspia Bodrum $$$$ Paris's caviar institution opens its first-ever resort outpost on the Aegean — Russian-French repertoire, a tin and a spoon
Cipriani Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront See & Be Seen Cipriani Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ The Cipriani family's first Aegean room, on the Palmarina pier with the Harry's Bar carbonara intact
DAHA by Mehmet Akdağ Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Elegant International Brand DAHA by Mehmet Akdağ Yalıkavak $$$$ EDITION's new Anatolian room — third-generation 7Mehmet's Mehmet Akdağ brings six hundred years of Antalya's repertoire to Yalıkavak
Denizden Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Intimate Garden Denizden Bodrum $$$$ Mehmet Yalçınkaya's seafood room set inside the courtyard of the old Kocadon stone house
Hodan Yalıkavak Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront Intimate Hodan Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$$ Çiğdem Seferoğlu's vegetable-led tasting room at the quiet Küdür Bay end of Yalıkavak
Miam Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Elegant Miam Türkbükü $$$$ A long-running Türkbükü waterfront classic that runs serious seafood by night
Sait Yalıkavak Marina Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Marina See & Be Seen Sait Yalıkavak Marina Yalıkavak $$$$ The Yalıkavak marina's reference fish house — Aegean classics, ice-displayed catch, Michelin Guide listed
Spago by Wolfgang Puck Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Destination International Brand Elegant Spago by Wolfgang Puck Bodrum $$$$ Wolfgang Puck's Aegean outpost — the smoked salmon pizza and California-Italian playbook, recalibrated for Bodrum
THE MAINE Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Destination International Brand See & Be Seen THE MAINE Bodrum Bodrum $$$$ Joey Ghazal's Dubai-born brasserie lands on a hilltop above Maxx Royal — raw bar, prime steak and a 360° view of the Aegean
The Trattoria by Stefano Ciotti Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Elegant International Brand The Trattoria by Stefano Ciotti Yalıkavak $$$$ EDITION's upper-deck Italian, run by Pesaro's Michelin-starred Stefano Ciotti — Italian comfort food taken seriously
Tuti Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Fine Dining Elegant Waterfront Tuti Bodrum $$$$ The Marmara's hilltop terrace — Hakan Süve's Mediterranean kitchen, Michelin Guide listed, four İncili pearls, and the city's best castle view
Zuma Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront Trendy Zuma Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ The Knightsbridge izakaya's summer pier at the far end of Palmarina, robata and sashimi in the same register as London
Garo's Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Intimate Waterfront Garo's Türkbükü $$$$ Türkbükü's Armenian-Aegean table, family-run and quietly precise
Lacivert Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront Classic Lacivert Türkbükü $$$$ A long-running Türkbükü waterfront table reached by private boat from the iskele
Lukka Beach Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Trendy Elegant Waterfront Lukka Beach Yalıkavak $$$$ A smartly run, design-led beach club tucked between Yalıkavak and Gümüşlük