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Gündoğan fish-and-meze room, the cove's second iskele address, smaller and lower-pressure than the anchor.

The Gündoğan iskele fish anchor, Mustafa's family, the day's catch, the cove's quiet evening.

1968 harbour fish house, the Gümüşlük institution that pre-dates the cove's curated era.

The quiet fifteen-room Türkbükü alternative, small cove, slow service, no DJ.

Smaller Gündoğan harbour fish house, the value entry against the cove's anchor names.

All-day Gümüşlük operation, small hotel, kitchen-led seafood, a wine list the cove was missing.

Twenty-eight-year-old Yalıkavak beach village, capped capacity, bohemian-mature, the anti-marina antidote.

Modern-minimalist 52-room Türkbükü cove, quiet, food-forward, the not-Macakizi answer in the same bay.

The first table on the Gümüşlük iskele since 1962, still run by the family

Garden table overlooking Rabbit Island, Aegean meze and grilled meat, sunset choreography.

Yahşi seafront hotel restaurant, Tripadvisor #2 in Ortakent, Travelers' Choice, steak-and-meze on the sand with Friday-night live music.

Bitez Yalısı beachfront kitchen and beach club, kitchen-led seafood from morning to late.

İlknur and Cengiz Özbaşaran's family fish house on the Gümüşlük beach since 1992, recommended in New York Times

Gündoğan's seaside fish house, run by Chef Ali Akbalık and the village's first reference for two decades

Güvercinlik's quieter waterside fish house, on the same Sahilyolu address since 1985

Mehmet and Tülin Çuhadar's seafood room at Milta Marina; Bodrum's reference fish house since the early 2000s

Akyarlar harbour fish house on Yalı Caddesi, the village's #2-ranked seafront room with live music nights and full meze counter.

Türkbükü pier institution since 1970, the bay's longest-running family-run fish house, candlelit dinner over the sea.

Family-run beach hotel restaurant on Torba Bay, Mediterranean and Mexican kitchen under Chef Eduardo Luna

The old D-Marin Bodrum members' room, open to non-members for lunch on the western harbour