The restaurants worth the trip in Antalya: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.

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Seraser Fine Dining Restaurant

Order Akdeniz Serpmesi, a sharing plate for two with grilled octopus, pumpkin and sourdough pide.

Seraser Fine Dining Restaurant sits in one of Antalya's most distinguished historic residences, pairing its old architecture with contemporary gastronomy.

7 Mehmet

Order Kabak Tatlısı: caramelised pumpkin with double-roasted tahini, walnut and buffalo kaymak.

7 Mehmet in Muratpaşa has cooked Antalya's food since 1937, reworking local classics such as stuffed pumpkin from the geographically indicated pumpkin.

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Parlak Restaurant

Order The charcoal chicken, which the menu calls the house speciality.

Parlak Restaurant carries on a story begun by Mustafa Parlak in 1954, serving Turkish pot dishes, meze and charcoal chicken inside Muratpaşa's Zincirli Han.

Pidex

Pidex in Muratpaşa combines a pastry section, a bakery, a deli and a restaurant serving stews and kebabs, and is known in Antalya for its pide varieties.

Mevlana Lokantası

Mevlana Lokantası calls itself the first name that comes to mind for soup in Antalya, open 7/24 for home dishes, kebabs and its renowned soups.

Hatay Mutfağı Antalya

Kocaoğlu Hatay Mutfağı has served Hatay regional dishes in Antalya since 1996, cooking all its meats over a wood fire and using 100% beef in its kitchen.

7 Köfte & Et

7 Köfte & Et, founded in 2010 in Muratpaşa, is a köfte restaurant inspired by Turkish gastronomic traditions and cooking with the finest seasonal ingredients.

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Çorbacı Şemsi Kırcami

Order Kelle paça soup, served with complimentary greens and salçalı bread.

Çorbacı Şemsi on Sinanoğlu Cd. in Muratpaşa is one of the first addresses Antalya names for kelle paça soup, with greens and salçalı bread on the side.

Dervish Et ve Balık Restaurant

Order Beyti kebap, wrapped in lamb, pastırma and kaşar cheese.

Dervish Et ve Balık Restaurant on Lara Cd. grills its meat over carefully chosen charcoal and cooks from recipes passed down from generation to generation.

Ayar Meyhanesi

Order The fresh seafood and the meze the chefs prepare.

Ayar Meyhanesi in Kaleiçi has served rich, fresh seafood and meze since 2017 and was awarded one pearl by Turkey's İncili Gastronomi Rehberi guide.

Arma Restaurant

Order Lobster, offered Parisian style, grilled or thermidor.

Arma Restaurant overlooks the Kaleiçi marina from a building put up by Italians in the late 19th century, serving Turkish and Mediterranean dishes.

Pablito Bistro

Order Cuban-style coffee, or one of the many cocktails.

Pablito Bistro on Lara Cd. serves fusion cooking with house-made sauces, Cuban-style coffee and cocktails, and runs a kids club every day of the week.

La Bohem Beach

Order The meze, from Köyceğiz hibeş to şakşuka and fava.

La Bohem Beach is a beachfront new-style meyhane in Konyaaltı, serving serpme breakfast by day and meze, grilled octopus and rakı with live music at night.

The Royal Castle Bistro

Order Kuzu incik, the lamb shank from the menu selection.

The Royal Castle Bistro on Lara Cad. serves a serpme breakfast it calls an Antalya classic, plus burgers, burrata pizza and lamb shank, at its Breakfast Club.

Piyazcı Ahmet

Order Antalya's tahini piyaz with şiş köfte, followed by the baked pumpkin dessert.

Piyazcı Ahmet in Altındağ began in 1996 in a shop of barely 20 square metres and still serves Antalya's tahini piyaz with şiş köfte and baked pumpkin dessert.

Kebapçı Şeyhmus

Order Adana kebab, the spicy kebab cooked over embers and served with roasted pepper and tomato.

Kebapçı Şeyhmus brought the family's Adana kebab tradition, begun in 1993, to Lara, with lahmacun, pide and lamb şiş cooked over the mangal.

Kanatçı Ali Asker

Order The chicken wings, the dish that gives the restaurant its name.

Kanatçı Ali Asker on Eski Lara Cd. is named for its chicken wings, marinated a day ahead in a spice sauce from Maraş and then cooked over fire.

Vanilla Restaurant Kaleiçi

Order The signature Papaya Salad (Som Tum), one of the chef's signature plates.

Vanilla Restaurant is a British chef's kitchen in Kaleiçi serving international dishes since 2007, from fresh seafood and premium grills to vegetarian plates.

Kalamar Balık

Order Lobster, cooked thermidor, grilled or poached, or the baked pumpkin dessert with tahini and walnut.

Kalamar Balık on Lara Cad. serves fresh daily fish, carefully made meze and lobster from a spot on the cliffs with sea views, in the Eski Lara district.

Nejat Balık

Order The fresh catch of the day and the cold meze made fresh each day.

Nejat Balık serves daily fresh fish, seasonal seafood and cold meze with a Mediterranean view, in the spot where it has cooked for 24 years.

Şişçi Ramazan

Order Şiş köfte, which the menu calls the star of the table, with Antalya piyaz.

Şişçi Ramazan in Konyaaltı keeps flavours unchanged since 1970: şiş köfte with roasted pepper and hot pide, Antalya-style piyaz and pumpkin dessert.