Izmir Restaurants

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This is one of the best burgers I have ever had. They have gigantic homemade burgers with recipes around the world. They don't have much options, I think there is only 4-5 burgers, but who needs choice when every single one of the burgers are heavenly. The bread is also homemade and very fresh. Recommended for burger lovers everywhere.

Favorite Dish: Indie. It has a creamy rich curry sauce, with crisp tomatoes and fresh homemade bread. I don't know what I could ask for more, but they come with fries and onion rings homemade salsa & coleslaw, and pickles. And drink! These guys know what they are doing, I am seriously hooked. My husband however , loves Mexican which has custom grown chili.

This was a place where my bestfriends in Izmir took me and my husband before we departed for our honeymoon in 2005. It's special itself cuz it was the very first gettogether with friends as a married couple:)

Patlican Cafe is in Inciralti district. Patlican is the Turkish word for aubergine actually and the cafe is given this name cuz of the aubergine greenhouses around. It may be a bit hard to find its location (the address is provided below anyway) as it's in the middle of some fields, but, it's a perfect place for a super Turkish Sunday breakfast.

It's also a nice place for families with kids as there are many things the kids can do to have fun.

Favorite Dish: A complete Turkish breakfast: They bring tomatoes with olive oil, cheese with eggs, fresh orange juice and all sorts of gozleme (Check the pic for gozleme)

It's a speacial restaurant for me cuz when I was at primary school, my mum used to take me there for a special mum-daughter lunch at the end of every school semester. We always ate (and still eat when I am in town) doner kebap or iskender kebap there so I don't know the tastes of other dishes. The other meat dishes are known to be good though.

Favorite Dish: Doner kebap or iskender kebap

They have great seafood as well as classical Ottoman food and specialities from international cuisines. They have live music almost every night. The view of the city is so great that you can only have a cup of coffee and feel full.

Belkahve is now a café, located approximately where this historic scene took place. In our crusade of the best eating places in Izmir and whereabouts, we found no better entry point than this.

Favorite Dish: Sish Kebap

Here are the well known fish restaurants of Izmir..
ALTIN KAPI BALIK RESTAURANT
1435 SOK.5/1-A ALSANCAK
PH:0232 463 02 16

DENIZ RESTAURANT
ATATURK CAD.188/b ALSANCAK
PH;0232 364 44 64

1888 RESTAURANT
CUMHURIYET BULVARI 248 ALSANCAK
PH:0232 421 66 90

AVSAR RESTAURANT
ATATURK CAD.314/A ALSANCAK
PH;0232 464 57 57

FAROS BALIK RESTAURANT
GURLER CAD.5 NARLIDERE
PH:0232 239 33 88

KORDONBOYU BALIK PISIRICISI
ATATURK CAD.214/A ALSANCAK
PH;0232 422 15 90

HACIDAN is a new heaven of meat and kebaps,I know of their name in Istanbul,very well-known kebap house..
Mouthwatering grilled all kinds of shish(sweeker) kebaps,well marinated and cooked..
They have own special kebap varieties..
working hours 11.30am-24.oopm

Favorite Dish: Mezes,grilled lambshish with eggplant and spicy tomato&onion salad+ice cream

Sorry there is no theme for Mediterranean cuisine!!!
Yes,I am a fan of Mediterranean cuisine..healty,tasty,fishy and yummy:)
It is a natural diet,you may eat whatever you want but no kilos..trust me!!
No matter which country it is,Greek,Italian,Turkish,Lebanese,Tunisia,or Spanish..They all have amazing taste..
As you know[very few of you:)] that Turkish cuisine has huge legacy of Ottoman heritage..from Middle east to Blacksea,from Central Asia to Balkans and from Caucasias to Mediterranean..and Turkish Mediterranean cuisine is a part of whole family..
Kare is new opened restaurant in Izmir,very stylised place..

Favorite Dish: I'd beef steak in a creamy mushroom sauce,was of equal standart.A glass of Kavaklidere-Kalecik KARASI and avocado&mozarella salad+creme brulee