Antalya & the Mediterranean Coast - Discover Turkey: Experience the Best of Turkey - page 435

VANILLA €€
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( 247 6013; www.vanillaantalya.com ; Zafer Sokak 13; mains " 22-40) This ultra-modern, British-
Turkish restaur-ant's banquettes, glass surfaces and cheery orange bucket chairs provide a
streamlined and unfussy atmosphere, allowing you to concentrate on the menu of
Mediterranean-inspired international dishes. Slick cafe-bar The Lounge Offline map
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) is next door.

9am-1am;

SERASER €€€
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| Mediterranean, Modern Turkish

( 247 6015; www.seraserrestaurant.com ; Karanlık Sokak 18, Tuvana Hotel; mains " 29-50; 1pm-mid-
night) Tuvana Hotel's restaurant is among Antalya's best, offering international dishes with
a Mediterranean twist in fine Ottoman surrounds. Try the sea bass wrapped in vine leaves
or the quail with mustard honey glaze and the Turkish coffee crème brûlée .

SIM RESTAURANT €€
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( 248 0107; Kaledibi Sokak 7; mains " 12.50-20) A choice of seating makes this simple but
charming restaurant a unique experience: underneath the canopy in the narrow passage-
way at the front, wedged against ancient Byzantine walls; on the ground floor, with global
graffiti to read; and upstairs, where eclectic antiques complement köfte , mezes and glori-
ous çorbalar (soups).

| Meze

PARLAK RESTAURANT €€
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( 241 6553; www.parlakrestaurant.com ; Kazım Özlap Caddesi 7; mains " 10-24) Opposite the jew-
ellery bazaar is this sprawling open-air patio restaurant in an old caravanserai favoured by
locals. It's famous for its charcoal-grilled chicken and excellent mezes.

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GÜL RESTORAN €€
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( 243 2284; Kocatepe Sokak 1; mains " 9-24) This intimate garden restaurant is shaded by a
grove of Antalya's famous orange trees. The meze buffets ( " 8) are well known.

| Meze