Cliff Bodrum Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Hotel Restaurant Waterfront Modern Cliff Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ Allium Bodrum Resort's signature room, modern Aegean over the Çökertme cliff with the Greek-islands horizon.
Opaque by the Sea Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Intimate Kitchen Led Modern Opaque by the Sea Yahşi $$$$ Chef Nilay Lale's Khai Hotel signature room on the Yahşi pier, modern Aegean meets Asian technique.
Mükellef Gümüşlük Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Boutique Hotel Wine Program Mükellef Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$$ All-day Gümüşlük operation, small hotel, kitchen-led seafood, a wine list the cove was missing.
Bağarası Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Garden Rustic Intimate Bağarası Bitez $$$ Bib Gourmand 2026, Ümmühan Girgin's mandarin-garden meze house in the back lanes of Bitez
Mezegi Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Marina Chic Mezegi Göcek (Fethiye) $$$ Bib Gourmand 2026, a chic all-day meze room on D-Marin Göcek with the yachts in the foreground and the Reşadiye mountains behind
Orfoz Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Intimate Elegant Waterfront Orfoz Bodrum $$$$ The Kumbahçe seafood room with a Michelin Green Star and one menu for the whole house each night
Kitchen by Osman Sezener Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Elegant Michelin Starred Intimate Kitchen by Osman Sezener Yalıkavak $$$$ Osman Sezener's one-Michelin-star Aegean kitchen at The Bodrum EDITION, the peninsula's most serious tasting menu
Limon Gümüşlük Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Romantic Elegant Classic Limon Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A bougainvillea-shaded hilltop terrace that has been the Gümüşlük sunset for two decades
Ayana Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Ayana Balık Yahşi $$$ Long-standing rakı and fish house on Yahşi shore, catch of the day on ice, large dining room.
Çakıltaşı Beach Cafe & Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Casual Family Friendly Çakıltaşı Beach Cafe & Restaurant Gündoğan $$ Built on Yalı Mevkii, a classic Gündoğan beach cafe known for its olive-oil dishes and homemade mezes.
Dayı Balık Sahil Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Casual Dayı Balık Sahil Yahşi $$$ Cafer Karakaya's fish counter and beachfront room on the Yahşi shore, TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2025.
Mahmut Dede'nin Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Run Mahmut Dede'nin Yeri Akyarlar $$ Akyarlar seafront fish room on Yalı Caddesi, a six-meze rakı-balık table at a price ceiling well below the bay's named rooms.
Myndos Restaurant, Cumhur'un Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Friendly Myndos Restaurant, Cumhur'un Yeri Gümüşlük $$$ One of Gümüşlük's oldest tables, 160 seats with a direct sightline to Tavşan Adası and the sunset
Okyanus Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Rustic Okyanus Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A Gümüşlük classic since 1990, fish-grill room on the Yalı Mevkii with the same logic three decades on
Palavra Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Intimate Classic Rustic Palavra Balık Yahşi $$$ Small rakı-balık room on Müskebi Caddesi, grilled octopus and prawn casserole as house signatures.
Siesta Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Romantic Siesta Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A 1991-opened fish room on the iskele, navy-blue tables, white walls, the same family on the floor
Yaka Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Kitchen Led New Opening Yaka Bodrum Türkbükü $$$ Chef Murat Deniz Temel and Kerem Tanel's 2025 Türkbükü opening, Aegean and Anatolian flavours with a sunset pier bar.
Yakamoz Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Intimate Yakamoz Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A direct-on-the-water Gümüşlük fish room with the boats and Rabbit Island a metre from the table
Almera Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Kitchen Led Modern Calm Almera Restaurant Bitez $$$ Bitez modern-Aegean kitchen, careful sourcing, calm room, the established middle of the bay.
Aman Garden Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Garden Sunset Meze Aman Garden Gümüşlük $$$ Garden table overlooking Rabbit Island, Aegean meze and grilled meat, sunset choreography.
Akbalık Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Family Run Village Akbalık Restaurant Gündoğan $$$ Gündoğan's seaside fish house, run by Chef Ali Akbalık and the village's first reference for two decades
Atılay Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Elegant Atılay Balık Türkbükü $$$$ Türkbükü's oldest fish house, on the iskele since 1997 and still in family hands
Balıkçı Hasan Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Village Family Run Balıkçı Hasan Güvercinlik $$$ Güvercinlik's quieter waterside fish house, on the same Sahilyolu address since 1985
Cipriani Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront See & Be Seen Cipriani Bodrum Yalıkavak $$$$ The Cipriani family's first Aegean room, on the Palmarina pier with the Harry's Bar carbonara intact
Gonca Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Intimate Gonca Balık Torba $$$ Torba's classic family fish house, on the Kilise bay since 1987 and open through the off-season
Hasan'ın Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Rustic Cozy Hasan'ın Yeri Yalıkavak $$$ Yalıkavak's original family fish kitchen, opened in the early 1980s and still on the same corner
Köşem Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Köşem Balık Ortakent $$$ The mother-and-son Aegean fish house that has held the Yahşi-Ortakent waterfront since the marina was built
Mandalya Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Village Intimate Mandalya Güvercinlik $$$ A stone-house seafood room on Güvercinlik's quiet bay, Bib Gourmand 2026 and the reason to drive past Bodrum
Mehtap Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Mehtap Balık Akyarlar $$$ The Akyarlar harbour fish house run by the same family since 1986, with Kos a sunset away across the strait
Miços Yalıkavak Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Rustic Classic Miços Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$ Tilkicik Cove's original fish house, on its own jetty since 1993 and still family-run
Pitahaya Mutfak Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Intimate Waterfront Elegant Pitahaya Mutfak Türkbükü $$$ An intimate Türkbükü beachfront kitchen with a small chef-led menu that turns over with the season
Fener Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Rustic Fener Restaurant Gümüşlük $$$ A quieter alternative on the Gümüşlük iskele, run by a fishing family
Lacivert Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront Classic Lacivert Türkbükü $$$$ A long-running Türkbükü waterfront table reached by private boat from the iskele
Mandalin Yalıkavak Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Romantic Intimate Rustic Mandalin Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$ Garden-style Aegean cooking in an old village house behind the marina
Memedof Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Intimate Memedof Bitez $$$ An understated Bitez seafront fish house that runs to the proper meyhane register