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İmren Lokantası Çeşme - Restaurant in Çeşme, Çeşme
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İmren Lokantası Çeşme

Founded 1953 by the Kadagan brothers from Yugoslavia, the peninsula's archetype of stew-pot Anatolian home cooking, still in family hands

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Reviewed by Mes Prestiges Editorial Team Last reviewed May 2026
Çeşme |
$$ Mid-range for Restaurant
|
Daily 12:00 - 24:00
| Last reviewed: May 2026

İmren has fed Çeşme for seven decades from a single room on İnkılap Caddesi. Founded in 1953 by Abdurrahim and Fadıl Kadagan after the family's migration from Yugoslavia, it remains the peninsula's clearest expression of tencere-yemeği culture: rosto, güveç, papaz yahnisi, patlıcan kebap, artichoke and herb dishes, all rotated daily off a stove rather than a printed menu. The room is plain and the service quick. It is the counterpoint to every chef-led kitchen on the cape, the answer to a London friend who asks where Çeşme's grandmothers actually ate.

Editor's Tip

Go at 12:30 when the stews come out fresh. Order rosto and papaz yahnisi together with an ot kavurma; finish with a single piece of kadayıf, it was the Kadagan family's original trade.

At a Glance

View
Aegean Sea Partial, Marina View
Sunset Rating
4/5

Views & Setting

View Type

Aegean Sea Partial, Marina View

View Quality

Good

Sunset

**** (4/5)

Indoor Terrace Waterfront

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about İmren Lokantası Çeşme, reservations, hours, dress code, and price range.

Where is İmren Lokantası Çeşme?
İmren Lokantası Çeşme is located in Çeşme, Çeşme, İsmet İnönü Mah., İnkılap Cad. No:6/A, 35930 Çeşme, İzmir.
What are the opening hours of İmren Lokantası Çeşme?
İmren Lokantası Çeşme is open Daily 12:00 - 24:00.
What is İmren Lokantası Çeşme best for?
İmren Lokantası Çeşme is especially popular for Long Lunch, Family, Casual.

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