Izmir Restaurants

it is kinda Italian restaurant..I've been there for just a lunch.The food was lovely with lots of flavour and the atmosphere good.
The portions are absolutely huge and extremely good value of money..
new opened.

Favorite Dish: grilled chicken with french fries and ravioli...

You never miss it...
Here is my favourite restaurant for every seasons..absolutely the best!!!
Grilled sole fish(dil baligi) with tomato and pepper is just mouthwatering..Grilled octopus superb!! mixed rocket&tomato,cucumber,onion and on top white cheese..salad dressing with lemon and young&fresh extra virgin olive oil...say cheese u've been framed:)
ambience amazing,friendly service..
Highly recommended!!!!

Favorite Dish: grilled sole-fish and grilled octopus..and Turkish white cheese&melon and ...ofcourse TURKISH RAKI..
the holy trinity:0)...

friday,saturday and sunday nights live music.Pure Italian cuisine.Pastas and pizzas are great!!
You need reservation on fridays and saturdays.

Favorite Dish: Penne with spicy tomato sauce.and a slice of pizza carpaccio
T-bone steak with fungi.
and milk pudding.
wine:Kavaklidere Carignan-Alicante-deep red,round,structed,fruity(grapes from Aegean region)

There were many small restaurants serving kebab around Konak square, in Alsancak etc MANISAJI was one of them I visited. It has a big variety of kebab plates, good yogurts and some not so nice salads. I also drunk Ayran a strange drink made out of salted yogurt, diluted with water! I don’t think I payed more than 6 euros that night. . Yes, food is cheap in Izmir.

Favorite Dish: Manisa Kebap (finger meatballs with sauce)

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ACIKTIM. Ok, you will find many good restaurants in Izmir to taste the great Turkish cousine but if you’re out of money and you visit Bornova district this is the place for you. In Aciktim for less than 2 euro (!!) I ate a tasty tomato soup(domates corbasi), a plate with vegetables and chicken(Turlu), a plate with rice (pilav), tzatzik (cacik) and bread (ekmek).

Yes, it was very nice :) There was no tourist around, only locals, students, workers etc Noone spoke english too :)

Favorite Dish: I also loved the desert at the end. It was the famous Sutlac (rice and milk), simple and good!

One cheap and tasty thing to eat is simit. You will find it everywhere because many street vendors sell it. I saw many small kiosks selling simit in Izmir as in every city in Turkey. I used to have two of them every morning with my tea. We call it koulouri in Greece but it is just the same thing, a circular bread with sesame seeds. Very common in other Balkan countries too simit is eaten plain or for breakfast with cheese. That’s why in some of the kiosks they sell cheese too. Most of the times they also sell small sandwiches with tomato and cheese.

SImple, quick, delicious food

Favorite Dish: When we visited the Ephesus. There was this local ladies were making philodough pastries filled with spinach or meat on the old style oven out in the garden in front of you. It was delicious. You have to ask it if they have it now. The name of the food is " Durum".

There is a restaurant and a bar at the top of the Asansor in Izmir. Although somewhat more expensive for what you get compared to other places, it is a neat old building and has patio dining with a great view. The food is not normal Turkish food and although Turkish-oriented is more international, with some dishes that are not Turkish at all and others that are only somewhat Turkish. We had some really good soup.

The bar seemed to be really popular with the locals as it was packed with Turks. The whole place is nicely decorated and with a somewhat fancy atmosphere. Both the restaurant and bar have covered and outdoor seating and a view over the city.