Eat & drink
Restaurants, cafés, and bistros across Cappadocia.
Lil'a Restaurant by Museum Hotel
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Lil'a is the fine-dining restaurant of Museum Hotel in Uçhisar, with terraces looking out over the Cappadocian valleys. It serves à la carte and tasting menus built on Anatolian ingredients,…
Sedef Restaurant
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Sedef is a restaurant in central Göreme specialising in kebabs, steaks and Turkish mezes. Its menu ranges from regional dishes such as pottery kebab and lamb shank to pide and grilled meats.
Oscar Steak House
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Oscar Steak House is a steak and burger restaurant in Göreme with a terrace overlooking the town's lights. Grilled steaks are the focus of the menu, served alongside burgers, cocktails and wine.
Seki Restaurant
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Seki is the restaurant of the Argos in Cappadocia hotel in Uçhisar, with views over Pigeon Valley towards Mount Erciyes. Its international menu draws on Mediterranean and Anatolian flavours, and…
Paprika Burger & Pasta
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Paprika is a casual restaurant in Uçhisar serving burgers, pasta, noodles, salads and wraps made with local ingredients. It is one of the most-reviewed places to eat in the village, with a terrace…
House of Memories (Bayramın Yeri)
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House of Memories, also known as Bayramın Yeri, is a small family-run Turkish restaurant near Uçhisar Castle. It is best known for pottery kebab (testi kebabı) slow-cooked for hours in sealed clay…
Saklı Konak Restaurant (Uçhisar)
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Saklı Konak is a traditional restaurant in a stone mansion in the heart of Uçhisar village, known for local Cappadocian cooking. Dishes are cooked in a wood-fired oven, with specialities such as…
Viewpoint Cafe & Restaurant
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Viewpoint Cafe & Restaurant is a multi-level terrace restaurant in central Göreme with panoramic views over the town and its fairy chimneys. It serves breakfast, Turkish home-style dishes and kebabs…
Göreme Victor Restaurant & Hector Coffee House
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Victor Restaurant & Hector Coffee House is a café, restaurant and lounge on Müze Caddesi in Göreme. It serves coffee, desserts, pizza and Turkish dishes, as well as cocktails and nargile.
Görkündere Cafe Breakfast
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Görkündere Cafe is a breakfast spot on the edge of Göreme's Görkündere Valley, surrounded by fairy chimneys. It serves a set Turkish village-style spread breakfast (serpme kahvaltı) with refills,…
Happena Cappadocia
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Happena is a restaurant in Göreme run by the Kelebek group that focuses on dishes inspired by Hittite and ancient Anatolian cuisine. Recipes are prepared with traditional techniques, giving a…
Aysel'in Mutfağı
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Aysel'in Mutfağı (Aysel's Kitchen) is a family-run Turkish restaurant in Göreme, linked to the Aysel Inn House hotel, with a rooftop terrace facing the fairy chimneys. The menu centres on home-style…