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Oh, how I remember the days when you
could only get good meals
in Cappadocia
during the summer.
In summer, chefs and
staff would come from larger cities
to the towns of Cappadocia and
prepare
good, if simple, meals.
But the rest of the year, Cappadocian
towns reverted
from tourism to farming,
and only the very simplest restaurants
stayed open.
Those times are long gone. With Turkey
now numbered among the world's top
ten tourist destinations, Cappadocia now boasts some excellent year-round
restaurants serving locals and visitors
alike.
Here are my favorites:
Sömine (Ürgüp)
The name (SHUH-mee-NEH) means "fireplace," but
there's also air conditioning for
summer, open-air terrace dining for
pleasant evenings, excellent
food and service, and moderate
prices. More...
Local
Restaurant (Göreme)
Comfortable, welcoming, reliable, moderately-priced:
all the virtues, with pleasant indoor
and outdoor dining right where Göreme's
main street meets the road to the Göreme
Valley.
More...
Old Greek House (Mustafapasa)
Its name tells you about the building—an
authentic, unrestored Ottoman Greek
mansion—but
not about the cuisine: home cooking,
served (if you like) Turkish-style, at
a circular table set low on the floor. More...
Ziggy's Shoppe & Cafe (Ürgüp)
The perfect place for a light lunch
or dinner, an after-dinner drink,
and conversation (romantic, or with
friends) on an open-air terrace or
next to a cozy fire, with cool jazz
in the background. More...
Elai Restaurant (Uçhisar)
Whaddaya mean I'm not in Istanbul?
The sophistication of this white-tablecloth
place makes you wonder, but the panoramic
view from the terrace could only
be Cappadocia. More...
Dimrit
Café & Restaurant (Ürgüp)
An old Ürgüp house perched on
a rock promontory just downhill from
the Esbelli neighborhood has good food,
careful service, and spectacular views
of the town and countryside. More...
Culture
Museum & Restaurant-Cafe (Ortahisar)
Set right in Ortahisar's main square, this is a felicitous
combination of ethnographic museum and fine
restaurant with both indoor dining rooms and
open-air terrace. More...
Alaturca (Göreme)
Large and comfortable, with attentive
service, tasty food and a good list
of libations. More...
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