Arka Ristorante Pizzeria Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Family Friendly Casual Classic Arka Ristorante Pizzeria Bodrum $$$ The Cumhuriyet trattoria that has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand for Neapolitan pizza and seafood risotto since 2013
Karafaki Erhan Usta Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Romantic Karafaki Erhan Usta Gümüşlük $$$ Erhan Usta's fish house on the Gümüşlük iskele since 1983, still the chef's name on the door
Memedof Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Run Memedof Bodrum $$$ Mehmet and Tülin Çuhadar's seafood room at Milta Marina; Bodrum's reference fish house since the early 2000s
The Lemon Tree Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Waterfront All Day Classic The Lemon Tree Bitez $$$ Bitez seafront kitchen next to the Yalı mosque, the bay's long-running all-day room.
Limon Gümüşlük Restaurant Scelta della redazione Restaurant Confronta Romantic Elegant Classic Limon Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A bougainvillea-shaded hilltop terrace that has been the Gümüşlük sunset for two decades
Aqua Restaurant & Beach Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront All Day Classic Aqua Restaurant & Beach Bitez $$$ Bitez Yalısı beachfront kitchen and beach club, kitchen-led seafood from morning to late.
Aquarium Balık Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Romantic Aquarium Balık Restaurant Gümüşlük $$$ İlknur and Cengiz Özbaşaran's family fish house on the Gümüşlük beach since 1992, recommended in New York Times
Ayana Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Ayana Balık Yahşi $$$ Long-standing rakı and fish house on Yahşi shore, catch of the day on ice, large dining room.
Dayı Balık Sahil Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Casual Dayı Balık Sahil Yahşi $$$ Cafer Karakaya's fish counter and beachfront room on the Yahşi shore, TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2025.
Deli Ağa Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Rustic Intimate Deli Ağa Restaurant Çiftlik $$$ The Yalıçiftlik fisherman's room — tables set directly in the shallows, the day's fish off the boat, the family Mustafa Bey runs to a fifteen-cover register.
Eda Balık Türkbükü Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Run Eda Balık Türkbükü Türkbükü $$$ Türkbükü pier institution since 1970 — the bay's longest-running family-run fish house, candlelit dinner over the sea.
Gadıoğlu Restaurant & Beach Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Gadıoğlu Restaurant & Beach Gündoğan $$$ Right on the water in Gündoğan, the village reference that runs fish and beach service together.
Kardeşler Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Run Kardeşler Balık Akyarlar $$$ Akyarlar harbour fish house on Yalı Caddesi, the village's #2-ranked seafront room with live music nights and full meze counter.
Köşebaşı Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Garden Classic Year Round Köşebaşı Bitez $$$ Köşebaşı's Bitez branch since 2022, year-round Adana-Tarsus kebap programme with a real garden.
Memedof Yalıkavak Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Family Run Seafood Classic Memedof Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$ Mehmet Çuhadar's classic Aegean fish house, Gölköy 2001, Yalıkavak branch since 2007.
Myndos Restaurant — Cumhur'un Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Friendly Myndos Restaurant — Cumhur'un Yeri Gümüşlük $$$ 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.
Rokka Beach & Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Rokka Beach & Restaurant Yahşi $$$ Long-running rakı-balık and beach room on the Ortakent-Yahşi waterfront, open from eight in the morning to midnight.
Siesta Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Romantic Siesta Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A 1991-opened fish room on the iskele, navy-blue tables, white walls, the same family on the floor
Yakamoz Restaurant Gümüşlük Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Intimate Yakamoz Restaurant Gümüşlük Gümüşlük $$$ A direct-on-the-water Gümüşlük fish room with the boats and Rabbit Island a metre from the table
Akbalık Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Family Run Village Akbalık Restaurant Gündoğan $$$ Gündoğan's seaside fish house, run by Chef Ali Akbalık and the village's first reference for two decades
Asmalı Çardak Türkbükü Cafe Cafe Confronta Classic Waterfront Rustic Asmalı Çardak Türkbükü Türkbükü $$$ The Yalıkavak breakfast institution's Türkbükü branch, with garden tables and its own jetty
Balıkçı Hasan Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Village Family Run Balıkçı Hasan Güvercinlik $$$ Güvercinlik's quieter waterside fish house, on the same Sahilyolu address since 1985
Fener Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Fener Restaurant Akyarlar $$$ A third-generation Akyarlar fish house since 1978, on a wooded cape fifteen metres above the strait to Kos
Gonca Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Intimate Gonca Balık Torba $$$ 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
La Pasion Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Intimate Classic Romantic La Pasion Bodrum $$$ Bodrum's only real Spanish house — Neco's San Sebastián tapas on a 300-year-old stone street
Mehtap Balık Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Classic Family Mehtap Balık Akyarlar $$$ The Akyarlar harbour fish house run by the same family since 1986, with Kos a sunset away across the strait
Melengeç Türkbükü Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Intimate Melengeç Türkbükü Türkbükü $$$ The Gümüşlük meze house's Türkbükü sister, on Liman Caddesi with thirty cold and hot starters
Miços Yalıkavak Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Waterfront Rustic Classic Miços Yalıkavak Yalıkavak $$$ Tilkicik Cove's original fish house, on its own jetty since 1993 and still family-run
Müdavim Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Intimate Live Music Müdavim Bodrum $$$ A meyhane built into Sadun Boro's old Bodrum house, with kanun on the terrace and the castle in view
Otantik Ocakbaşı Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Traditional Fire Cooking Classic Otantik Ocakbaşı Bodrum $$$ The peninsula's serious grill — dry-aged steak, kebabs and a wood-fire ocakbaşı that has held the Bib Gourmand three years running
Ali Rıza'nın Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Rustic Waterfront Classic Ali Rıza'nın Yeri Gümüşlük $$$ The first table on the Gümüşlük iskele since 1962, still run by the family
Fener Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Rustic Fener Restaurant Gümüşlük $$$ A quieter alternative on the Gümüşlük iskele, run by a fishing family
Kalamare Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Intimate Kalamare Bodrum $$$ A long-running fish house at the western Bodrum harbour, with a serious raki sofrası
Marina Yacht Club Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Elegant Waterfront Classic Marina Yacht Club Bodrum $$$ The old D-Marin Bodrum members' room, open to non-members for lunch on the western harbour
Memedof Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Classic Waterfront Intimate Memedof Bitez $$$ An understated Bitez seafront fish house that runs to the proper meyhane register