Venues similar to Kalamare

A quieter alternative on the Gümüşlük iskele, run by a fishing family

An understated Bitez seafront fish house that runs to the proper meyhane register

Torba's classic family fish house, on the Kilise bay since 1987 and open through the off-season

A Gümüşlük classic since 1990, fish-grill room on the Yalı Mevkii with the same logic three decades on

Tilkicik Cove's original fish house, on its own jetty since 1993 and still family-run

The first table on the Gümüşlük iskele since 1962, still run by the family

The mother-and-son Aegean fish house that has held the Yahşi-Ortakent waterfront since the marina was built

A direct-on-the-water Gümüşlük fish room with the boats and Rabbit Island a metre from the table

Yalıkavak's original family fish kitchen, opened in the early 1980s and still on the same corner

The Akyarlar harbour fish house run by the same family since 1986, with Kos a sunset away across the strait

Erhan Usta's fish house on the Gümüşlük iskele since 1983, still the chef's name on the door

A 1991-opened fish room on the iskele, navy-blue tables, white walls, the same family on the floor

Türkbükü's oldest fish house, on the iskele since 1997 and still in family hands

Small rakı-balık room on Müskebi Caddesi, grilled octopus and prawn casserole as house signatures.

Gündoğan's seaside fish house, run by Chef Ali Akbalık and the village's first reference for two decades

Güvercinlik's quieter waterside fish house, on the same Sahilyolu address since 1985

Akyarlar harbour fish house on Yalı Caddesi, the village's #2-ranked seafront room with live music nights and full meze counter.