Ferdi Baba

A seaside lobster house run by a host who has held the room for years

Fish and Aegean meze on the marina edge, named after the Chios village whose flavours quietly cross the strait

All-day kitchen on the yacht slips — French-leaning breakfast through midnight cocktails, run by a working chef line rather than a brand operator

The Kabak family's marina-side outpost where the day's catch is read off a board and the rakı arrives without asking

The 1975 Dalyan harbour fish house that defines what a Çeşme balık restoranı should taste like

Michelin Guide-listed family osteria a few streets from the castle, serving day-boat fish and meze without the marina markup