Izmir

Veli Usta
İzmir Cad. No:67 Çeşme

Fish, grilled sea bass and mezes. Usually the fish is fresh and plenty in all seasons. Veli Usta offers great deal of fish in Alsancak.

Melons, because Izmir has a warm climate so melons are always local and fresh.

Izmir has a famous restaurant that serves the region's specialties, especially shish kebabs.

Kumru, a warm sandwich, made with a special bread with sesame seeds, Turkish sausage, grilled cheese and tomatoes, also a vegetarian version is available without the sausage and with the addition of green pepper. This is something not to be missed while in Izmir, because it's almost impossible to find it anywhere else in the country. It's sold at numerous stalls in the streets. Best to be eaten earlier in the day to have it warm as they find their way out of bakeries in the morning. Two of them is more than enough to appease you hunger and 1.25 TL is the standard price per each throughout the city.

Tulum Peyniri, a kind of cheese specially made in Izmir region.

Copsis Kebab at Topcu in Cankaya

Belkahve: izmir from the eye of Ataturk in 1922 (http://www.eatinizmir.com)

Boyoz, another local pastry but much oilier than kumru, to eat with a cup of tea in the breakfast.

BOLCOVA SHOPPING COMPLEXES may be the most modern shopping and entertainment where in European Style.Besides prices are reasanable.

Gümüş Tabak, a cafe-restaurant in Kızlarağası Hanı, Kemeraltı, offers you the traditional Turkish delicacies, from Köfte to Kokoreç with very affordable prices. You should also try the traditional Turkish coffee that is prepared in a special way, boiled in the cup, fincan.