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Fethiye, Turkish Food, Slow Travel Turkey
Whatever your budget, there are many types of places to eat & drink around Fethiye. As well as traditional Turkish dishes & famous Ottoman dishes, you will also find street food, kebabs, tost & pide - along with some great lokanta-style food. International restaurants serve a variety of world cuisines - and, when it comes to drinking, you'll find speciality coffee places, pubs & bars all over town. Take a quick taster of some recent articles about eating & drinking in Fethiye below - or visit our full page of Fethiye Restaurants & Bars...
Around ten years ago, a new seafood restaurant opened in Fethiye. It was along what was then the new harbour. But there was a main road and other restaurants between Girida Restaurant and the sea. Nevertheless, it captured the attention of the people of Fethiye. Its tables were packed on a …
Continue Reading about Girida Port, Fethiye – Seafood Dining By The Sea
The arrival of a bar with a name like Drink House was always going to pique our interest. When a new neighbourhood springs up with a raft of businesses to boot, it's inevitable that there are those that settle in and become rooted whilst others have but a temporary existence before a new venture …
Continue Reading about Drink House, Fethiye – Gathering Point, Drinks & Tasty Snacks
We say 'burst of sunshine' because BüyükEv Pub & Kitchen sits on 96 Sokak right in the centre of Fethiye. In 2020, in a bid to smarten things up a little and attract more shoppers to the street, the belediye (local council) brought 96 Sokak right into the 2020s with colour scheme to match. …
Continue Reading about BüyükEv Pub & Kitchen – A Burst Of Sunshine In Central Fethiye
When Fethiye's new town square (Beşkaza Meydanı) and adjoining Uğur Mumcu Park were being built, that also meant a bit of a facelift for that stretch of the harbour, too. We got benches framed with vibrant bougainvillea, a feature bridge, new paving stones - and a row of little kiosks that would …
Continue Reading about Mezgit Cafe, Fethiye – Seafood Street Food With A View
It's a coming of age. Bahane Bar, along Çalış Beach, is all grown up. And looking fantastic for it! A move a little further along the beach, a new colour scheme and so much more space means people like us, who already loved to frequent Bahane, can love it even more. Bahane, Çalış Beach The …
Continue Reading about Bahane, Çalış Beach – A Coming Of Age
The Çalış Seafood Products Coop already has a more affectionate nickname for us; the Fishermen's Place. It rolls off the tongue easily and is fitting. We go for a walk on an almost daily basis. Sometimes into Fethiye. Sometimes into Çalış and along the beach. Over the winter of 2019-20, our walk …
Continue Reading about Çalış Seafood Products Coop – The Fishermen’s Place
We're back along Yerguzlar Caddesi again for this article. That's the street which, among other places, is home to Çalış Sunday market; our home of kokoreç, Lokum - and Baba Fırın Bakery & Cafe. We frequent so many places along this stretch of road and one of our little regulars has become …
Continue Reading about Gustorante, Çalış – It’s A Cafe And More
Here is our review of Nichola and Doğan's latest venture, Motif Restaurant, along Çalış Beach. If you're someone who knows the Fethiye restaurant scene pretty well, then restaurateurs Nichola and Doğan probably need no introduction. If you're not familiar with the restaurant scene in our …
Continue Reading about Motif Restaurant – Tastes Of Turkey Along Çalış Beach
Tempting the taste buds - that's what Yerguzlar Caddesi is becoming an expert at. Yerguzlar Caddesi is the street in Fethiye that runs from the courthouse, past the Çalış Sunday Market. Recently, a whole new neighbourhood of shops and eateries have sprouted. So now, should your stomach be rumbling …
Continue Reading about Lokum Kokoreç – Keeping Turkey’s Famous Street Food Firmly On The Map
It's the Turkey of days gone by at Gül Pension and Restaurant in Faralya. No airs and graces, here. A bit like Bülent'in Yeri in Kayaköy. Whilst exclusive boutique hotels and luxury villas have certainly found their way to the steep, terraced mountainsides of Faralya, village life also continues to …
Continue Reading about Why We Love A Lunch At Gül Pension & Restaurant, Faralya
