The original Şifne address of the Kabak fish dynasty, the quiet one, where the locals still go
Of the four Ferdi Baba rooms, the Şifne house is the unhurried one. Set on a stone terrace in the small fishing-village neighbourhood north of Ilıca, it draws Çeşme summer-house residents who have eaten here for decades and want to be away from the marina noise. Same family, same fishermen, same depth of meze list, but a slower pace and a kinder bill. In off-peak weeks an early September dinner here is the cleanest expression of the Aegean fish-and-rakı table you will find on the peninsula.
Ask for a terrace table at the water, request the day's small-fish, barbun or melanur if they have come in, and let the maitre d' run the meze pacing. Cash and card both fine; reservations advisable in August only.
At a Glance
View Type
Aegean Sea Partial
View Quality
Partial
Sunset
*** (3/5)
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