Not to miss in Antalya

Self-roasted specialty coffee in a black-and-white café with a wooden interior; the house espresso is a sweet Ethiopian single origin.

Try the Kaleiçi branch

Roastery-café pouring light-roasted microlots, with Taurus Mountain views. Order a filter coffee and sit outside.

Go for the mountain views

Patio overlooking Antalya Bay and an open pastry kitchen. Pair the San Sebastian cheesecake with a pour-over.

Arrive early for patio seats

Relaxed neighbourhood café with soft seating and a big garden, serving Homestead beans plus rotating guest roasters.

Good for a laptop afternoon

Family-run Antalya institution for regional Mediterranean cooking: try the pineapple-bergamot pilaf and avcı böreği. Gault & Millau 3 Toques (2026).

Book ahead for evenings

Chef-led modern Turkish fine dining inside a hotel, drawing on Yörük cooking. Two Gault & Millau Toques in 2026.

Try the tasting menu

Menu is just piyaz and şiş köfte. The tahini-dressed white bean piyaz is Antalya's signature dish, and this spot is praised for it.

Order piyaz with köfte

Local piyaz joint known for the Arap Burger, a patty of şiş köfte meat, plus piyaz and İskender. Cheap, quick lunch.

Come hungry at lunchtime

Roman triple-arch gate at the old town's edge. Stand inside the arch facing the palm-lined street, or frame the minaret through it.

Go early or at blue hour

Large clifftop park with palm and citrus trees; walk to the edge for views of the bay and Beydağları mountains.

Walk to cliff edge at sunset

Narrow Ottoman lanes, colourful houses and the ancient harbour. Quietest and best-lit around sunrise, then again near sunset.

Shoot at sunrise

A 40 m fall dropping straight into the Mediterranean. Best light is between 10:00 and 14:00; boat trips from the old harbour show it from the sea.

Visit 10:00 to 14:00