Seafood & Meyhane
103 places under Seafood & Meyhane — all tried, all liked, all paid for ourselves.
8Palamud Restaurant
A lovely find for anyone looking for a new fish address in Assos. In the kitchen is Yusuf Usta, who worked for years at Çanakkale's legendary Yalova R…
8Balat Sahil Restoran
On the waterfront in Balat, one of Istanbul's most characterful and timeless places to eat: Sahil Lokantası. 🐟🌊 Welcoming regulars since the 1980s, Ba…
13The Pelican
The gastropub concept has spread quickly in London in recent years, led by the Public House group. Unlike the simple, quick snacks we're used to in cl…
12Hona
Ansar, a 23-year-old chef, is doing wonderful things at a tiny omakase counter in Cihangir. At the daytime service you choose between just three kinds…
12Casa Mono
Casa Mono is a tapas restaurant serving Spanish food in New York. Tapas — a range of small hot and cold plates — is a Spanish classic. Casa Mono's suc…
16Papaioannou Restaurant
Athens has become a favourite destination for Turkish travellers lately, and the interest has started to show up in both local and international press…
6Cavendish Place
Abuelo is a coffee shop with two London branches, in Marylebone and Covent Garden. It has a relaxed, airy design by its architect owner, excellent cof…
9Kyoto, Japan
Kentan Horibe is a chef's restaurant in Kyoto whose accomplished cooking has been crowned with a Michelin star. Dishes are prepared in front of you at…
9Paraliaki Bebek
The room that served for years as Poseidon — and perhaps has the finest view in Bebek — is open again after all this time, under the Paraliaki name. A…
10Manici Kasri Beach Assos
Giritli, which we've known in Istanbul for more than twenty years, has started serving this summer inside Manici Beach on the Kaz Dağları coast as wel…
7The ordinary refettorio and bar
Bomonti grows more important to Istanbul's dining scene by the day. Ordinary is an Italian restaurant founded by the creators of Zula and Batard. It s…
12Çanakkale Yalova Restaurant
Yalova Restaurant has been welcoming customers in central Çanakkale since 1940. It's no accident that Yalova is spoken of as one of the best fish rest…
10Tashkent City
Uzbek food resembles ours quite closely. Its two most famous dishes are Uzbek mantı and pilaf. The mantı is a little like Chinese dumplings, and beyon…
10Sexy Fish Manchester
After its popular London location, Sexy Fish has opened its second UK branch in Manchester. The brand also has sites in Dubai and Miami. The menu lean…
11Rita Moda
Majka, which opened about three weeks ago in Moda, is a representative of Balkan cooking. A lovely room has been created on the upper floor of Rita Mo…
10Atlas mühürdar 78
Atlas Mühürdar 78 had been on our list for a long time. It's on Mühürdar Caddesi in Kadıköy, in a charming two-storey building squeezed between apartm…
10Chef Erdal ADANA KEBAP
Chef Göktürk Erdal has been keeping his customers happy since 2016 with a quality he hasn't let slip. Serving under the slogan 'you don't go to Adana …
6Atina, Yunanistan
Lefteris o Politis, with roots going back to 1951, is one of Athens' most deeply rooted souvlaki shops. Founded by Lefteris Usta, a migrant from Istan…
8Αριστον
Ariston is a bakery that has been serving since 1910, right beside Athens' famous Syntagma Square. Thanks to the queue that never quite disappears, a …
8Çokçok Thai
Thai food is perhaps the Far Eastern cuisine best suited to the Turkish palate. Built on generous use of coconut milk and peanuts, its staples are dis…
10Carlotta
Italian may be the most competitive cuisine in London. It is entirely possible to find Italian-standard cooking in the city's Italian restaurants. Car…
9Balıkçı Kahraman
Balıkçı Kahraman in Rumeli Kavağı is perhaps the most talked-about fish restaurant in Istanbul, for a quality it has never let slip. It's the first na…
9Therapia Bosphorus
Therapia is one of those Bosphorus places we were once regulars at but haven't been able to visit for a long time. We took bonito season as an excuse …
10SUNSET TAVERNA by PARASKEVAS- "seafood only"
Santorini's most popular area is Oia, in the north of the island. Built on the clifftop like the whole western side, Oia is the island's most popular …
10Roka Restaurant
Santorini is one of the most special of the Greek islands. Formed by a volcanic eruption, its western shore offers a magnificent view, with settlement…
10Manzara Restaurant Söğüt
As the name suggests, Manzara Söğüt promises a magnificent view and sunset. But the level of the cooking has climbed far above the view. Manzara serve…
9Άρτεμις Ψαροταβέρνα - Artemis Fishtavern
Artemis Tavern is a wonderful fish restaurant east of Athens, out beyond the airport. You reach it by turning off the main road onto a dirt track that…
10Marcel
Meyhane by Marcel has opened in Yeniköy on the site of the old Marcel patisserie. It's the second place the owners of Azur have opened in the area. Th…
10Daniel et Denise
Daniel et Denise is a bouchon that has become one of Lyon's landmarks, operating across three sites. Chef Joseph Viola has appeared in the Michelin gu…
10Les Halles Paul Bocuse - Lyon
Paul Bocuse holds such an important place in Lyon's cooking that the city's gastronomic market, Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse, honours his name. It's…
2Revma Balık Arnavutköy
Silverside season has started. You can find it fresh at Revma, caught in the nets set at Akıntıburnu. Don't miss silverside — you'll only find it in t…
10Balıkçı Rıza
Balıkçı Rıza is in Kurşunlu, Bursa's summer retreat on the Sea of Marmara, an hour and a half from Istanbul. Right on the water, Balıkçı Rıza is a rea…
8Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mah
Balıkçı Soner in Etiler is a place we'd been hearing about from several different people. Ambitious about turbot, Soner shows real mastery there. The …
10Adana Ocakbaşı
Serving since 1978, Kurtuluş Adana Ocakbaşı has for years been in our eyes one of the best ocakbaşı restaurants in Istanbul. The room is small and rou…
10Sade Beş Denizler
Sade Beş Denizler is one of those Nişantaşı places we've been hearing a lot about lately. It serves home-style dishes during the day, while the evenin…
10Aheste
Aheste in Asmalımescit stands out amid Beyoğlu's meze-and-rakı culture with its new reading of Turkish cooking. Since entering the Michelin guide rece…
10Balıkçı Yılmaz
There are plenty of fish restaurants in Rumeli Kavağı, but Balıkçı Yılmaz was a name we'd been hearing a lot lately. We had a faultless meal at Yılmaz…
10TURK FATIH TUTAK
Türk, which Fatih Tutak opened in Bomonti after years of experience in the Far East, is one of the most talked-about restaurants in the country, holdi…
9Önder Ocakbaşı
Önder Ocakbaşı, whose praises we've been hearing a great deal lately, more than deserves them. We ate one of the best Adana kebabs we've had in Istanb…
8Orkide Beach
September and October are the months when we remember the old Bodrum. The weather is a little risky, but the sea is warm, everywhere is calm, and at t…
10Bozcaada Yakamoz Restaurant
Among the fish restaurants in central Bozcaada, our choice was Yakamoz, recommended by locals. With a wonderful view of the castle, we had a high-qual…
Bozcaada Rehberi
Bozcaada is a very enjoyable destination, four hours from Istanbul. The sea is lovely, the places are good quality, and there are options to suit diff…
10hikotakisbozcaada
Hikotakis is one of Bozcaada's classics. With fresh meze, it's a place where you can sit out on the street and have a lovely evening. We left the tabl…
10VAHİT'İN YERİ
Vahit'in Yeri is one of the oldest and most famous places on Bozcaada, with a wonderful position on the small hill beside Ayazma beach. The room and t…
10Galatasaray Adası
Galatasaray Adası started serving food again this summer after a long break. Open only to Galatasaray club members and their guests, the island is in …
Rakı-Meze Favorilerimiz
Our favourites for rakı and meze are in this reel. Any new places you'd recommend to us?…
Campania, Italy
Highlights of our trip to the Campania region of Italy — Amalfi, Capri, Sorrento, Positano, Ravello and Naples. Great time, great food. 🍋🍕🍝🐟🦞…
10Trattoria da Gemma
Da Gemma is a tratoria dating back to 1872 in the narrow streets of Amalfi. Seafood is dominant in the menu, but you should definitely try the La Geno…
10Da Adolfo
Da Adolfo is a simple looking beachside restaurant in Positano. It is almost impossible to find a table though. Da Alfonso, which can be reached by a …
10Ali Ocakbaşı Kuruçeşme
Ali Ocakbaşı, which we know from Karaköy, has created a very pleasant place in Kuruçeşme, right on the water inside Oligark. First of all, it has a wo…
9Estimar
Estimar is a great restaurant for seafood lovers, serving its clients in two locations in both Barcelona and Madrid. The restaurant in Barcelona is lo…
10Xiringuito Escribà
When I asked the locals of Barcelona where to eat the best Paella, they suggested Escriba. Escriba is in a great spot on the beach of Barcelona, in …
10Mercato della Boqueria, Barcellona
Mercat della Boqueria is a food market on Barcelona's famous street, La Rambla. You can buy all kinds of delicatessen, fresh seafood, vegetables, frui…
10El Nacional BCN
El Nacional in Barcelona is a spacious venue with high ceilings, reserved for private areas, serving grilled meat, Spanish seafood and tapas. You have…
10L'Isola del Tesoro | Ristorante , Pizzeria, Grill
L'Isola del Tesora in Milan is a great local establishment serving Sardinian cuisine. The island cuisine is predominantly seafood. Both the shell prod…
10Nispetiye
Sıralı Kebap's journey, which began in Antalya and continued in Ankara, has recently reached Etiler in Istanbul. We finally got the chance to try the …
10Cadde Nazende
We finally got the chance to visit Nazende, whose praises we'd been hearing for a long time. With the slogan 'the neighbourhood restaurant that loves …
10Alma
Peruvian cuisine is the shining star of recent years. With the influence of the Japanese minority in the country, the mix of Far East and South Americ…
8Zoka
Those who know Zoka know it from Kaş. They've carried similar flavours to the new place they've opened in Nişantaşı, Istanbul. We chose the tasting me…
10Beast Restaurant
Beast is a very chic Surf’n Turf alternative in London offering fine examples of steak and seafood from different regions around the world.…
10Olden 1772
Olden 1772 is one of Istanbul's new and much-discussed places. Dazzling in its striking decoration, Olden has opened inside the 250-year-old Muhsinoğl…
5Filiz Restaurant,Tarabya
In this season, when bonito and bluefish slowly start to grace our tables, Filiz — one of Tarabya's classic names — is a good option. Holding the line…
10Arkestra
Arkestra is probably the most talked-about place in Istanbul at the moment. Opened in Etiler about two months ago, Arkestra has built a magnificent ki…
10Capra Çukurbağ
Serra Beklen, former head chef of the Michelin-starred Neolokal, serves a magnificent menu to the guests she welcomes at her home in the village of Çu…
9Karaköy Güllüoğlu
With the demolition of the multi-storey car park in Karaköy, the Istanbul classic Güllüoğlu has moved to a spot closer to Galataport. The new shop — d…
9Efendy İstanbul
Efendy, opened in Levent under the leadership of Soner Sivrioğlu, has a bold menu. The menu is ambitious, creative and delicious. We tried a range of …
10L’Arancia
Say Cunda and rakı, fish and meze usually come to mind. But L'Arancia, now in its fourth year, serves magnificent examples of Italian cooking. The men…
6The Fish Works
Fish and chips is an English classic. Fish Works, in the town of Largs (population 11,000) on Scotland's west coast, served us the best fish and chips…
10Cesme Horasan Balık
Horasan is, in our view, one of the best fish restaurants in Turkey. Coming from a family of fishermen, the wonderful couple Kezban and Ahmet have bui…
10Ondine
Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a very lively and enjoyable city. It's ambitious about seafood too. Among the many options, our choice was Ondi…
10Alaf Kuruçeşme
Alaf2Tek is the meyhane version of our favourite place, Alaf — somewhere to stand and have a couple of drinks. In the same building as Alaf, at tables…
8Midyeci Şehmus Usta
Stuffed mussels are an essential flavour of the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Midyeci Şehmus in Gündoğan, Bodrum has taken them to another level. F…
10Limon Gümüşlük
Limon Gümüşlük has probably been the hardest place to get a table in Bodrum for about twenty years. 🍋 Offering, in their own words, 'the most deliciou…
105masa Yalıkavak
The most entertaining and surprising of Bodrum's new places this year may be 5 Masa. Having begun its journey in Kalamış, Istanbul, 5 Masa is continui…
10Barbayani restaurant
Reached by a pleasant 45-minute boat ride, Burgazada is our choice among Istanbul's escapes. Relatively less crowded than the other islands, Burgaz is…
8Brettos
Brettos is a bar in Athens' popular Plaka district. With origins going back to İzmir in 1909, you can taste and buy the ouzo they produce themselves. …
10Zübeyir Ocakbaşı
We're regulars at Zübeyir Ocakbaşı's Beyoğlu shop. We finally got the chance to try the Ataşehir branch we'd heard so much about. The meat quality is …
10Alaf Kuruçeşme
Alaf remains one of our very favourite places in Istanbul. Carrying nomadic Yörük cooking into the present, Alaf serves Anatolian flavours in a new re…
10Mr. Meat Amsterdam
Mr. Meat is a place that came out of Istanbul and became very popular in Amsterdam. Hüseyin Usta works wonders at the grill. Of what we tried, the lok…
10Casa Jose de Jorge
Being next to the Atlantic, Casablanca offers an excellent choice of seafood. Casa José adds a Spanish perspective to that fresh seafood. Everything w…
8Çamlik Ocakbasi Etiler
On a cold, snowy day, the neighbourhood ocakbaşı is the right address. At Çamlık Ocakbaşı in Etiler we put ourselves in İzzet Usta's hands. With meze …
9Seasalt
Seasalt, inside Ortaköy Feriye, offers guests a wonderful view from its position right on the water. From a menu not greatly different from the Bospho…
10La Villa Bleue
Tunisian cooking is a magnificent mix of North African and French. Spiced, sauced and leaning heavily on seafood. La Villa Bleue, in the UNESCO-protec…
9Balikci Sabahattin
Balıkçı Sabahattin has built a strong following on the historic peninsula over many years, and is one of Istanbul's best fish restaurants. At its site…
7Ismet Baba Fish Restaurant
Staying open since 1951 in a district as special as Kuzguncuk is no easy thing. İsmet Baba is the right address for good fish, quickly. Right on the B…
10Cunda Balık Restaurant
Finding Aegean herbs in Istanbul isn't easy. Cunda Balık stands out above all for its meze. A good option in Istanbul for reaching Aegean greens such …
10Cunda Körfez Restaurant
At a time when fish restaurants resemble one another more with every passing day, the ones that stand apart deserve to be treasured. Körfez Restaurant…
10Smelt Torino
While Balat's transformation has been talked about for years, the area already offers some very enjoyable options. Smelt & Co is down a side street in…
6Karaköy Lokantası
Karaköy Lokantası has moved from the building it occupied for years to a spot just along, beneath the Novotel. At lunch it serves a different menu eac…
7Eski Usul Meyhane
A small terrace floor in Moda, seven or eight tables, a meze menu that changes daily and a magnificent view of the sea and the islands — that's Eski U…
7CHiNAR
Chinar has been one of Baku's favourite places for years. Serving high-level examples of Far Eastern cooking, Chinar offers its delicious food in an e…
10Şişko Perihan
Şişko Perihan has been one of Arnavutköy's favourite places for two years. Winning over meyhane regulars with its lovely meze, the tables out on the s…
8Mahkeme Lokantası
Mahkeme Lokantası in Perşembe Pazarı has never let us down, with a menu that changes daily. On the lunch menu you can start with işkembe, paça or anot…
6Rosi's Sonnbergstube
Kitzbühel, a favourite ski resort, pleases its visitors with wonderful food too. The place that impressed us most in the area was Rosi's, about twenty…
5Syrovarnya Baku
Syrovarnya, one of the brands of the Russian Novikov group with restaurants in Moscow, London, Baku and many other countries, is one of the good Itali…
4Lakerida Deniz Ürünleri
Lakerida in Etiler is a fish market that stands out for both fresh fish and its own meze and lakerda. Offering a cooking service too, it draws attenti…
10Filinta Plaj Restoran
The biggest problem with fish restaurants in Turkey is that almost all of them serve the same meze. Filinta in Küçükkuyu stole our hearts with meze we…
2Tunç Balık
Tunç Balık is known to anyone interested in refined seafood meze. In a shop serving a range of their own products, my favourites are the lakerda and t…
6ASMA YAPRAĞI
Asma Yaprağı is one of Alaçatı's classics. Even though its new site, with a large garden, serves a bigger crowd, getting a table still isn't easy. The…
5Restaurant Chez Sleh
A place in Tunis where you can find good seafood. The olives, pepper paste and tuna starter served to begin were wonderful. The red mullet we had as a…
9Afitap Meyhane Tunus
Ankara is quickly pulling ahead of Istanbul on food quality. Afitap opened about two years ago, serving classic meze with a new approach and flavours …
2Revma Balık Arnavutköy
Ahead of the fishing ban starting on 15 April, it's peak season for silverside. We caught it at Revma last night and didn't let it pass — we'd recomme…
4Balat Sahil Restoran
For a good meyhane evening at the weekend, Balat Sahil Lokantası is a lovely option. Details on the acıktım.be pages.…
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