Restaurants in Göreme, Turkey

As a popular tourist town, Göreme has a number of cafés and restaurants where you can dine well, whether you just want a simple traditional Turkish lunch of beans and rice or lamb stew, or an elaborate dinner inspired by Ottoman cuisine, smoothly served in posh surroundings.

Here are three:

Seten Anatolian Restaurant

The finest, most reliable restaurant in Göreme, and perhaps in all Cappadocia, Seten is the creation of Kelebek Hotel owner Ali Yavuz, and is among my favorite places to dine in all of Turkey. More...

Orient Restaurant

The Orient Restaurant in Göreme has been serving travelers and locals since 1986. The atmospheric dining room or terrace is the perfect spot to enjoy traditional Turkish cuisine or, if you're a steak-lover, their large beef bonfile steak is served on a hot marble slab: order your steak az pişmiş (rare) and, if you'd like it cooked a little more, cut a slice and let it cook on the tile for a few more seconds. Their wine list is quite satisfying. More...

Alaturca

This atmospheric restaurant started out well, fell on hard times, but is again recommendable, with fine cuisine, presentation, service and decor that matches many in far larger cities. More...

—Tom Brosnahan