Locali affini a Kavanoz Yalıkavak

The Yalıkavak village-waterfront cousin of the Bodrum-merkez bar, smaller room, harbour-facing, late-shift cocktails.

Neyzen Tevfik cocktail room run by two ex-Lucca Bebek bartenders, the chapter's working answer west of the castle.

Ruins Hotel rooftop, Sips Barcelona (World's 50 Best #3) partnership, the most credentialed cocktail program in the chapter.

Haremtan hillside above Bodrum-merkez, MICHELIN-listed kitchen with a sunset cocktail program that runs its own shift.

Yalıkavak Palmarina bistro that flips to a live-music room on Friday and Saturday, curated bookings, kitchen-anchored.

Cennet Koyu sunset cocktail terrace, the bay's most decorated bar with Haute Grandeur cocktail-menu wins across three consecutive seasons.

Yahşi seafront fine-dining beach restaurant since 2014, Aegean steakhouse-and-seafood with Travelers' Choice and a clear view of Kos.

Naru and Dereköy Lokantası team's all-day bistro-bar on Adliye Caddesi, DJ programme on weekends.

Bitez village Mexican cantina from İrem Gürses, fire-grilled meats and handmade tortillas with a DJ programme.

Yahşi's new-generation beach-restaurant room, bohemian-chic evening kitchen signed by chef Melisa Yördem.

A Çarşı-side cocktail bar with the castle in the frame and a list that takes itself seriously

MICHELIN Guide modern kebab, the most ambitious kitchen in Bitez, kebab as fine-dining grammar.

Bitez modern-Aegean kitchen, careful sourcing, calm room, the established middle of the bay.

Aspat Anthaven seafood bistro, the southern-bay alternative to the harbour fish rooms, garlic shrimp and shrimp bruschetta on a Google 4.9.

Chef Murat Deniz Temel and Kerem Tanel's 2025 Türkbükü opening, Aegean and Anatolian flavours with a sunset pier bar.

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

Yahşi-side Aegean kitchen, the meze counter the producer-market crowd circles back to for dinner.

Small-plates and sushi room in Türkbükü, the modern street-food-meets-cocktail format the bay was missing.

Gündoğan's salt-and-sand original since 2000, windsurf school by day, neighbourhood bar with live jazz at night

Tilkicik Bay aperitivo room, Mediterranean wood-deck format that opened 2022 and immediately found its register.