Terakki

The terrace table by the old stone well is the one to ask for at this modern Turkish restaurant tucked into the cobbled lanes of Alaçatı. The kitchen leans Aegean, pairing wild sea bass with cherries or frying veal liver with thyme and garlic, the kind of cooking where the ingredients do the heavy lifting and the chef steps back. Service is genuinely warm in a way that doesn't feel like a script.

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