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Turkish Food \ cuisine
If you happen to be in Antalya during lunch time, there are many place where you can eat and drink. You can go to one of the local Antalya supermarkets and  groceries to buy food, go to one of the many touristy restaurants, with their international menus, or go to one of the dinners that offer local Turkish cocking.

Eating outside the Antalya hotels, is safe, though it is always good to pay attention to few simple rolls, like you do at home; See if the place is busy, if the place is clean and so on. In Antalya you can find variety of fresh fish Restaurants in quite reasonable prices, as well Turkish meat( Turkish Kebap\Kebab Restaurants.

Antalya Restaurants
There are many kind of touristy Restaurants in Antalya, as well as locals Restaurants. You can find also many small food stands and dinners( such as backed potato), where many of the locals eat out.

Most of these places offer home made food, such as; Lentil soup, Vegetable soup, Köfte (A kind of Turkish meatball), “Şişlik”(barbecued chicken, beef), many kinds of salads and more. If you fancy “English” breakfast, Chinese, Mexican, France, Indian, Italian, you can find it here as well.

You just tell the vendor what you want inside it, and that's that. If you prefer meat, then go to one of the “Shuwarma” stands and have a meal to go, with the almost national drink “ayran”. There are also hamburger shops, some international and some are national. If you feel like having a pizza, you can go to one of the regular  Pizzerias, or if want you can try the local Turkish Pizzas, Also the local “Pide” (cheese and tomatoes), or “Lahmacun” (meat and cheese).

One of the mainly cuisine which offer the Turkish kitchen in the modern diet are kolle - boiled wheat, beans, chickpeas, tomato civesi, hibes, arapasi, tandir kebab and the local jellies, as well as sautéed meat with vegetables.

Since it is possible to write many book about the Turkish cocking and Turkish kitchen, we have provided you with a partial list of popular wine and dine places in Antalya.

Coco Bar
Here you can get local spicy food. The food is very colorful and you can see it in anyone of the dishes, such as Shishkebab, few types of soup and more. Service is polite and is the same if you are a tourist or local. You can sit indoors or outdoors.

Kismet Balikcisi
The place is located near to the old eastern bus station. The place was elected as the fish restaurant, by the local population. The most popular dish is fried Calamari and Shrimp. The fish that are served in the place, are fresh and tasty.

Develi
As the locals say “This is the place you go to when you are hungry”. The place specializes, among other foods, in excellent appetizers. Dishes such as Adana Kebap, Ali Nazik.

Antalya Bal‎kevi
This restaurant is located in Lara district. The place offers a good selection of fish, good atmosphere, and good service. You choose the fish you want, and while you wait for it to be ready, you can indulge yourself with some fine appetizers.
 

One of the most important thing you need to do when you go to a restaurant is, to set free 2-3 hours for the meal, and another thing is, don't go to a restaurant, starved. At times it take a while for the food to be cocked, and with the food smell all around you, it might drive you crazy. One final thing, remember to tip the stuff at the end of your meal. 10-15% tip is fine.
 

Turkish Breakfast
A typical Turkish breakfast is made up from white cheese with olive oil, honey, marmalade, black olives, some kind of egg, honey, fresh Turkish bread and tea/coffee. Some times there are vegetables and seasonal fruit and butter. Even if you are a coffee lover, you might want to try the traditional Turkish tea. It is made by boiling tea leafs in a small tea pot, that is placed on top of a bigger tea pot, that has hot water in it. You pour some of the tea into a glass and add as much water as you want.

Turkish Noon
One of main dishes is the world known “Doner Kebab”, which is basically shredded chicken or beef, rolled up in a thin flat dough, with tomatoes, spices and garnish, “to go”. You can also have it on a plate with rice, hot papers and French fries. If you want to have it in a loaf of bread, just tell the vendor, and he will do it for you. Another favorite dish is “”Shishlik” which is a barbecued chicken on a skewer, served inside half loaf of bread, “Pide” and “Lahmacun”. Most Turks drink with it “ayran” (a kind of refreshing dairy drink).

Turkish Dinner
Traditional dinner begin with Maze, with a verity of salads, pastries, that are moved around the table (In many houses, everyone is seated on the carpeted floor) fruits, cold and hot drinks. In addition to that, many times you can find fried vegetables in olive oil, filled peppers, tomatoes, stuffed vine leafs with rice, bean salads (cold and hot). The main part of the meal (what, there is more!?) basically, few kinds of meat and poultry, lamb and barbecued sorted meats.

Turkish Desserts
If you still have room after dinner, it is time for sweets. The Turkish kitchen has a wide range of sweets (and also very sweet!). There is Turkish Baklava, which is made from thin layers of dough, when in between each layer there is a mixture of honey and crunched pistachios, baked in the oven. Flan, or rice pudding, is also available, along side with many types of honey sweets, fruits of all sorts, cakes, coffee and Turkish tea. The “Turkish” coffee, is actually imported from Yemen and Brazil.

Turkish  Alcoholic drinks
In spite of the fact that Turkey is a Muslim country, most of the population is secular, thus, drinking alcohol is allowed. You can buy and drink alcohol in most places in Turkey. The most known Turkish drink is the “Raki”, or Ark as it also known. The Turks also call it, fondly “Lion's milk”, because when you drink it, it bites like a lion. Most people drink it with water, though if you drink it as is, people will have a great respect for you. It is up to you to decide how to drink it. The number one Turkish bear is “Efes”, that is named after the ancient Roman city next to the city of Izmir. The brewery is Efes Pilzen's basketball team sponsor. However, if you really want an imported bear, you can find that every where, as well. It will cost you more, but you can still get imported bears in Turkey. And finally, you can also get the local Turkish wines, or the more expansive imported wines. The Turkish wines, are reasonable good, so go ahead and try them.

Turkish None alcoholic drinks
Well, there is the national “ayran“. It is usually a summer drink, since it is served cold, almost frozen, in some cases. It is refreshing and can give a person a well needed “bust” on hot days. So people add salt and black pepper. If you feel like having a soda or as such, you can buy them everywhere. In the supermarkets and shops, you can choose one of the fruit juices, they sell in shops.

If you stay in on of the Antalya “apart hotels”, bringing bought food and drinks into the room, is allowed. You can shop in one of the big supermarkets or many smaller locals shops around town.

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