Karafaki Erhan Usta Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Romantic Karafaki Erhan Usta Gümüşlük $$$ Erhan Usta's fish house on the Gümüşlük iskele since 1983, still the chef's name on the door
Bağarası Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Garden Rustic Intimate Bağarası Bitez $$$ Bib Gourmand 2026, Ümmühan Girgin's mandarin-garden meze house in the back lanes of Bitez
Mezegi Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Marina Chic Mezegi Göcek (Fethiye) $$$ Bib Gourmand 2026, a chic all-day meze room on D-Marin Göcek with the yachts in the foreground and the Reşadiye mountains behind
Limon Gümüşlük Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Romantic Elegant Classic Limon Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A bougainvillea-shaded hilltop terrace that has been the Gümüşlük sunset for two decades
Ayana Balık Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Family Ayana Balık Yahşi $$$ Long-standing rakı and fish house on Yahşi shore, catch of the day on ice, large dining room.
Kardeşler Balık Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Family Run Kardeşler Balık Akyarlar $$$ Akyarlar harbour fish house on Yalı Caddesi, the village's #2-ranked seafront room with live music nights and full meze counter.
Myndos Restaurant, Cumhur'un Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Family Friendly Myndos Restaurant, Cumhur'un Yeri Gümüşlük $$$ One of Gümüşlük's oldest tables, 160 seats with a direct sightline to Tavşan Adası and the sunset
Okyanus Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Rustic Okyanus Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A Gümüşlük classic since 1990, fish-grill room on the Yalı Mevkii with the same logic three decades on
Palavra Balık Restaurant Restaurant Compare Intimate Classic Rustic Palavra Balık Yahşi $$$ Small rakı-balık room on Müskebi Caddesi, grilled octopus and prawn casserole as house signatures.
Siesta Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Romantic Siesta Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A 1991-opened fish room on the iskele, navy-blue tables, white walls, the same family on the floor
Yaka Bodrum Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Kitchen Led New Opening Yaka Bodrum Türkbükü $$$ Chef Murat Deniz Temel and Kerem Tanel's 2025 Türkbükü opening, Aegean and Anatolian flavours with a sunset pier bar.
Yakamoz Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Intimate Yakamoz Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A direct-on-the-water Gümüşlük fish room with the boats and Rabbit Island a metre from the table
Almera Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Kitchen Led Modern Calm Almera Restaurant Bitez $$$ Bitez modern-Aegean kitchen, careful sourcing, calm room, the established middle of the bay.
Akbalık Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Family Run Village Akbalık Restaurant Gündoğan $$$ Gündoğan's seaside fish house, run by Chef Ali Akbalık and the village's first reference for two decades
Balıkçı Hasan Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Village Family Run Balıkçı Hasan Güvercinlik $$$ Güvercinlik's quieter waterside fish house, on the same Sahilyolu address since 1985
Gonca Balık Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Intimate Gonca Balık Torba $$$ Torba's classic family fish house, on the Kilise bay since 1987 and open through the off-season
Hasan'ın Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Rustic Cozy Hasan'ın Yeri Yalıkavak $$$ Yalıkavak's original family fish kitchen, opened in the early 1980s and still on the same corner
Köşem Balık Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Family Köşem Balık Ortakent $$$ The mother-and-son Aegean fish house that has held the Yahşi-Ortakent waterfront since the marina was built
Mandalya Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Village Intimate Mandalya Güvercinlik $$$ A stone-house seafood room on Güvercinlik's quiet bay, Bib Gourmand 2026 and the reason to drive past Bodrum
Mehtap Balık Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Family Mehtap Balık Akyarlar $$$ The Akyarlar harbour fish house run by the same family since 1986, with Kos a sunset away across the strait
Miços Yalıkavak Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Rustic Classic Miços Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$ Tilkicik Cove's original fish house, on its own jetty since 1993 and still family-run
Pitahaya Mutfak Restaurant Restaurant Compare Intimate Waterfront Elegant Pitahaya Mutfak Türkbükü $$$ An intimate Türkbükü beachfront kitchen with a small chef-led menu that turns over with the season
Mandalin Yalıkavak Restaurant Restaurant Compare Romantic Intimate Rustic Mandalin Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$ Garden-style Aegean cooking in an old village house behind the marina