Arka Ristorante Pizzeria Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Family Friendly Casual Classic Arka Ristorante Pizzeria Bodrum $$$ The Cumhuriyet trattoria that has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand for Neapolitan pizza and seafood risotto since 2013
The Lemon Tree Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront All Day Classic The Lemon Tree Bitez $$$ Bitez seafront kitchen next to the Yalı mosque, the bay's long-running all-day room.
Aqua Restaurant & Beach Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront All Day Classic Aqua Restaurant & Beach Bitez $$$ Bitez Yalısı beachfront kitchen and beach club, kitchen-led seafood from morning to late.
Aquarium Balık Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Romantic Aquarium Balık Restaurant Gümüşlük $$$ İlknur and Cengiz Özbaşaran's family fish house on the Gümüşlük beach since 1992, recommended in New York Times
Köşebaşı Restaurant Restaurant Compare Garden Classic Year Round Köşebaşı Bitez $$$ Köşebaşı's Bitez branch since 2022, year-round Adana-Tarsus kebap programme with a real garden.
Myndos Restaurant, Cumhur'un Yeri Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Classic Family Friendly Myndos Restaurant, Cumhur'un Yeri Gümüşlük $$$ One of Gümüşlük's oldest tables, 160 seats with a direct sightline to Tavşan Adası and the sunset
Vira's Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Hotel Restaurant Live Music Vira's Restaurant Yahşi $$$ Yahşi seafront hotel restaurant, Tripadvisor #2 in Ortakent, Travelers' Choice, steak-and-meze on the sand with Friday-night live music.
Almera Restaurant Restaurant Restaurant Compare Kitchen Led Modern Calm Almera Restaurant Bitez $$$ Bitez modern-Aegean kitchen, careful sourcing, calm room, the established middle of the bay.
Köşebaşı Gündoğan Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Kebab Institutional Köşebaşı Gündoğan Gündoğan $$$ The Adana / Tarsus kebab institution's Gündoğan summer outpost, the cove's reliable meat night.
Newseason Restaurant & Beach Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Daytime Family Friendly Newseason Restaurant & Beach Bitez $$$ Bitez seafront daytime room, shallow-water bay, kitchen-led lunch, the right answer for a long midday.
Sarnıç Beach Restaurant Restaurant Compare Waterfront Established Family Friendly Sarnıç Beach Bitez $$$ Bitez seafront beach club since 1993, the bay's longest-running daytime room, residential rather than spectacle.