Modern in Bodrum

Naru and Dereköy Lokantası team's all-day bistro-bar on Adliye Caddesi, DJ programme on weekends.

Birdcage 33 Hotel's terrace restaurant, karma mutfak (assorted cuisine) over Yalıkavak Bay.

MICHELIN Guide modern kebab, the most ambitious kitchen in Bitez, kebab as fine-dining grammar.

Beach-restaurant opened in Küçükbük by Danış Ulaş in 2021; Mediterranean cooking and a natural cove.

Bitez village Mexican cantina from İrem Gürses, fire-grilled meats and handmade tortillas with a DJ programme.

Aspat Anthaven seafood bistro, the southern-bay alternative to the harbour fish rooms, garlic shrimp and shrimp bruschetta on a Google 4.9.

Chef Murat Deniz Temel and Kerem Tanel's 2025 Türkbükü opening, Aegean and Anatolian flavours with a sunset pier bar.

Bitez modern-Aegean kitchen, careful sourcing, calm room, the established middle of the bay.

Year-round Mediterranean room in Bitez, minimalist, kitchen-first, the off-season anchor the bay needed.

Yalıkavak all-day beach-to-cocktail arc, the accessible version of the chapter, without the marina markup.

Neyzen Tevfik cocktail room run by two ex-Lucca Bebek bartenders, the chapter's working answer west of the castle.

Small-plates and sushi room in Türkbükü, the modern street-food-meets-cocktail format the bay was missing.

The old D-Marin Bodrum members' room, open to non-members for lunch on the western harbour