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Food tours in Antalya: what to eat and which tour to book
Antalya's own food is simpler and more local than the resort buffets suggest. The city's signature lunch is şiş köfte (grilled meatballs on a skewer) with Antalya piyazı, a white-bean dish dressed with a tahini, lemon and garlic sauce that here counts as a main course rather than a salad. Tahini turns up everywhere, from the hibeş spread served with drinks to tahini-and-molasses breakfasts, and the plain behind the city supplies citrus, tomatoes and greenhouse vegetables to half of Turkey. Breakfast is a full spread, fish comes from both the Mediterranean and local farms, and the weekly neighbourhood markets (semt pazarı) are where residents actually shop.
Use this page to know what to order and where to eat outside the hotel strips of Lara, Konyaaltı and Kaleiçi's harbour. Lira prices rise quickly with inflation, so we give rough euro equivalents. The tours shown are real GetYourGuide listings, with prices as seen when we checked; confirm the price and meeting point on the booking page before you pay.
What to eat in Antalya
| Dish | What it is | Where to eat it | Typical price* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grilled meatballs with Antalya-style beans şiş köfte ve Antalya piyazı | Minced-meat köfte grilled on flat skewers, served with piyaz: white beans with a dressing of tahini, lemon, garlic and vinegar, topped with boiled egg, onion, tomato and parsley. Ordered together as one meal. | Köfte-piyaz shops (köfteci) in the city centre, especially in the older commercial streets around Kalekapısı outside the walls of Kaleiçi, and in residential districts such as Muratpaşa. | roughly TRY 350–600 (about €7–11) for köfte with piyaz |
| Tahini garlic spread hibeş | A thick, sharp spread of tahini, lemon, garlic, cumin and chilli, specific to Antalya. Served as a meze with rakı or with bread. | Meyhanes (taverns serving meze and rakı) and some köfte shops; also sold ready-made in delis. | roughly TRY 120–250 (about €2.50–5) as a meze plate |
| Turkish breakfast spread serpme kahvaltı | A table covered in small plates: cheeses, olives, tomatoes and cucumbers, honey and kaymak (clotted cream), tahini and grape molasses (tahin-pekmez), jams (including local bitter-orange and citrus jams), eggs, börek and unlimited tea. | Breakfast cafés in residential areas and in the villages up the mountain roads, such as around Termessos and the Saklıkent road; weekend mornings are the busiest. | roughly TRY 500–1,000 (about €10–20) per person for a full spread |
| Stuffed flatbread gözleme | Thin dough rolled out by hand, filled with cheese, spinach, potato or minced meat and cooked on a large convex griddle (sac). | Village cafés, roadside stops and the weekly markets, often made by women at a griddle in front of you. | roughly TRY 150–300 (about €3–6) each |
| Slow-cooked lamb tandır | Lamb or goat cooked for hours in a pit or clay oven until it falls apart, served with pilaf or on bread. A traditional dish of the Taurus mountain villages behind the city. | Specialist tandır restaurants in the city and in the mountain villages; best at lunchtime, before it sells out. | roughly TRY 600–1,100 (about €12–22) a portion |
| Grilled fish ızgara balık (çipura, levrek, barbun) | Sea bream, sea bass or red mullet grilled whole and served with rocket, onion and lemon. Much of the bream and bass is farmed; ask for wild (deniz/kültür değil) if you care, and expect a higher price. | Fish restaurants in Konyaaltı and along the coast; fish counters in the weekly markets for buying raw. | roughly TRY 600–1,200 (about €12–24) for a farmed fish; wild fish priced by weight and much higher |
| Shredded-pastry dessert and ice cream künefe / dondurma | Künefe is shredded kadayıf pastry baked with unsalted cheese and soaked in syrup, served hot. Maraş-style dondurma is stretchy, slow-melting ice cream made with salep and mastic. | Dessert shops in the city centre and along the seafront promenades. | roughly TRY 200–350 (about €4–7) for künefe; TRY 80–200 (about €1.50–4) for ice cream |
Where to eat: markets and neighbourhoods
Kalekapısı and the streets outside Kaleiçi
The commercial streets just outside the old town walls, around the clock tower and the old bazaar, are where you find köfte-piyaz shops, simit sellers, dried-fruit and spice shops and ordinary lunch places used by people working in the centre.
Kaleiçi (old town)
Ottoman-era houses, the Roman harbour and many restaurants and bars. Atmospheric for a drink or dinner in a courtyard, but the harbour-front restaurants are geared to tourists; walk a few streets back and check menus with prices.
Weekly neighbourhood markets
Every district has an open-air market (semt pazarı) on a fixed day, selling fruit, vegetables, cheese, olives, spices and often gözleme cooked on the spot. This is the best way to see what grows on the Antalya plain each season.
Konyaaltı seafront
Long beach promenade west of the centre with fish restaurants, cafés and family places, used by locals as well as visitors.
Mountain villages on the Termessos and Saklıkent roads
Village breakfast places, gözleme stops and tandır restaurants in the foothills of the Taurus, cooler than the coast in summer. Weekend breakfast is a local outing.
Food tours in Antalya compared
Every tour below is a real listing on GetYourGuide or Viator, checked on 2 Oct 2026. Prices move with season and group size, so treat them as a guide and confirm on the booking page.
| Tour | Length | Price* | Group | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Cooking Class with a Local Mom in Central Antalya | 3 hours | from €83 per person | max 6 | Travellers who want to cook the dishes again at home; easiest option for dietary needs, since you control the ingredients. | Check dates |
| Antalya: Kaleiçi, Old Town Walking Tour with Dessert Tasting | 3 hours | from €28 per person | — | First-timers who want a broad tasting of the classics with a local guide. | Check dates |
| Antalya: Street Food Experience with Local Tastes | 3 hours | from €150 per person | — | First-timers on a budget who want to try many cheap dishes in one go. | Check dates |
| Antalya: Riviera Relish Food Tour with 14+ Tastings | 4 hours | from €88 per person | max 8 | First-timers who want a broad tasting of the classics with a local guide. | Check dates |
| Antalya Eats Food Tour with 14+ Tastings | 4 hours | from €86 per person | max 8 | First-timers who want a broad tasting of the classics with a local guide. | Check dates |
| Traditional Turkish Breakfast Cooking Class with Local Mom | 3 hours | from €86 per person | max 6 | Travellers who want to cook the dishes again at home; easiest option for dietary needs, since you control the ingredients. | Check dates |
Turkish Cooking Class with a Local Mom in Central Antalya
On GetYourGuide · run by Lokal Bond
- Length
- 3 hours
- Price
- from €83 per person
- Rating
- 4.9 ★ from 10 reviews (on 3 Oct 2026)
- Group size
- max 6
- Included
- Hands-on cooking class Turkish tea Four-course meal Cultural conversation
- Suits
- Travellers who want to cook the dishes again at home; easiest option for dietary needs, since you control the ingredients.
- Starts
- Corona Delmar Residence
Antalya: Kaleiçi, Old Town Walking Tour with Dessert Tasting
On GetYourGuide · run by Antalya Local
- Length
- 3 hours
- Price
- from €28 per person
- Rating
- 4.9 ★ from 166 reviews (on 3 Oct 2026)
- Included
- Guide Walking tour Dessert tasting
- Suits
- First-timers who want a broad tasting of the classics with a local guide.
- Starts
- Antalya Clock Tower is one of the oldest buildings in the city and is very easy to find. It is located next to Tekeli Mehmet Pasa Mosque. We will meet behind the clock tower (Saat kulesi), in front of the mosque. There is also a tram line passing right in front of the Clock Tower.
Antalya: Street Food Experience with Local Tastes
On GetYourGuide · run by Antalya Workshops Experiences
- Length
- 3 hours
- Price
- from €150 per person
- Included
- Tasting of Antalya Sprinkle Pastry Tasting of Antalya Piyaz Visit to a local Turkish Pide place Tasting of special Antalya desserts Traditional Turkish coffee experience Transportation to the meeting point Personal ex…
- Suits
- First-timers on a budget who want to try many cheap dishes in one go.
- Starts
- Antalya Workshop Experience - Antalya Deneyim Atölyesi
Antalya: Riviera Relish Food Tour with 14+ Tastings
On GetYourGuide · run by A Chef's Tour
- Length
- 4 hours
- Price
- from €88 per person
- Group size
- max 8
- Included
- 14+ food tastings included, more than any other Antalya food tour Moveable feast with 5-6 stops around the streets of old Antalya Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Antalya Bottled water Duration is around…
- Suits
- First-timers who want a broad tasting of the classics with a local guide.
- Starts
- Meet inside The Sudd Coffee Kaleiçi cafe, southwest of Hadrian's Gate. It is centrally located in the old quarter of Antalya. You are welcome to get a coffee before the tour. Our guide will provide a bottle of water when the tour starts.
Antalya Eats Food Tour with 14+ Tastings
On GetYourGuide · run by A Chef's Tour
- Length
- 4 hours
- Price
- from €86 per person
- Group size
- max 8
- Included
- 12+ food tastings included, more than any other Antalya food tour Moveable feast with 5 stops around the streets of old Antalya Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Antalya Bottled water Duration is around 3…
- Suits
- First-timers who want a broad tasting of the classics with a local guide.
- Starts
- Meet your guide inside Luminous Cafe in central Antalya. Your guide will provide a bottle of water at the start of the tour.
Traditional Turkish Breakfast Cooking Class with Local Mom
On GetYourGuide · run by Lokal Bond
- Length
- 3 hours
- Price
- from €86 per person
- Group size
- max 6
- Included
- Cooking and sharing breakfast with a local family Use of family recipes Homemade dishes Fresh ingredients Long conversations around the table Pickup
- Suits
- Travellers who want to cook the dishes again at home; easiest option for dietary needs, since you control the ingredients.
- Starts
- Corona Delmar Residence
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Street food, sit-down or a cooking class?
Street food
Antalya's street food is simit (sesame bread rings) in the morning, döner and dürüm, balık ekmek (fish sandwiches), stuffed mussels (midye dolma) in the evening, and gözleme at markets. It's cheap and quick, but there's no single street-food district; eat where locals queue.
Sit-down meals
Lunch in the centre is köfte and piyaz or a lokanta (cook-shop) with trays of ready dishes. Dinner can be a meyhane with meze and rakı, a fish restaurant or an ocakbaşı grill. Prices on the harbour and in all-inclusive areas are far higher than a few streets inland.
Cooking classes
Cooking classes in Antalya usually run in the old town or at a village house and cover meze, stuffed vegetables (dolma), börek or gözleme, and a main dish. Some include a market visit. Classes held on a market day give the best ingredients; ask when you book.
How much to budget for food
| Style | Per person, per day* |
|---|---|
| Budget (street food, markets) | TRY 1,000–1,500, about €20–30 (simit or börek breakfast, köfte-piyaz lunch, döner or lokanta dinner) |
| Mid-range (one sit-down meal a day) | TRY 2,500–3,500, about €50–70 (a full breakfast spread, lunch and a meze dinner with a drink) |
| Splurge (tasting menus, wine) | TRY 5,500+, about €110+ (a fish restaurant or upscale meyhane with rakı or wine) |
Vegetarian, halal and gluten-free
Vegetarian & vegan: Workable. Meze, piyaz, gözleme with cheese or spinach, olive-oil vegetable dishes (zeytinyağlılar), lentil soup and breakfast spreads are often meat-free. Watch for meat stock in soups and rice, and minced meat in some stuffed vegetables. Say 'etsiz' (without meat).
Halal: Meat in Turkey is generally halal and pork is very rare. Alcohol is served in most restaurants and in all hotels; if you avoid it, places without a licence (often lokantas and köfte shops) are an easy choice.
Gluten-free: Difficult. Bread comes with every meal, and bulgur, börek, pide and pastry are everywhere. Grilled meat and fish, salads, piyaz and many olive-oil vegetable dishes are usually fine, but awareness of cross-contamination is limited. 'Glutensiz' is understood in larger restaurants and hotels.
Food scams and tourist traps to avoid
- Wild fish priced per kilo with no total given, then a large fish cooked and billed at a high price. Ask the price per kilo, watch the fish being weighed and agree the total before it is cooked.
- Harbour and old-town restaurants with menus without prices, extra charges for bread, service or 'meze' plates you didn't order. Choose places with priced menus, ask before accepting plates brought to the table, and check the bill line by line.
- Prices quoted in euros at a poor exchange rate, or card machines set to charge in your home currency. Ask for the bill in lira and always choose to pay in lira (TRY) on the card machine.
- Boat trips and 'Turkish night' packages sold by street touts with a meal 'included' that turns out to be basic, with drinks charged extra. Book through your accommodation or a reputable agency and ask exactly what food and drinks are included.
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Common questions
What should I eat first in Antalya?
Start with şiş köfte and Antalya piyazı, the city's own lunch: grilled meatballs with white beans in a tahini, lemon and garlic dressing. Then try hibeş, the local tahini spread, at a meyhane, a full serpme kahvaltı breakfast at a weekend, and gözleme cooked on a griddle at a market or village café. Finish with künefe or local citrus jams.
Do I need to tip in Antalya?
In sit-down restaurants, about 5–10% in cash is normal if service is not already on the bill. Check the bill first — some tourist restaurants add a service charge. At köfte shops, lokantas and street stalls, rounding up is enough. Card tips often don't reach staff, so leave cash.
Is tap water safe and is street food safe?
Tap water is treated, but most residents drink bottled or filtered water, and visitors should do the same. Street food is generally fine if it comes from busy places and is cooked in front of you. Be careful with stuffed mussels (midye dolma) in hot weather; buy them only from busy sellers in the evening.
How much should I budget for food per day?
Eating like a local — simit or börek for breakfast, köfte and piyaz for lunch and a lokanta or döner dinner — costs roughly €20–30 a day. With a full breakfast spread and a meze dinner with a drink, expect roughly €50–70. Fish and harbour restaurants cost much more. Lira prices change often, so treat lira figures as approximate.
When are the weekly markets?
Antalya has dozens of semt pazarı, each held on a fixed day of the week in its own district, usually from morning until early evening. There is no single central market day for the whole city. Ask your accommodation which market is closest and on which day; arrive in the morning for the best choice and the gözleme stalls.
Can I eat well during Ramadan?
Yes. Antalya is a resort city and most restaurants stay open during the day. Some traditional lokantas may close at lunch or run a shorter menu, and many places offer a special iftar (fast-breaking) meal at sunset, often crowded. Ramadan pide, a soft round flatbread with sesame and nigella seeds, is sold in bakeries only during that month.
* Prices are approximate, gathered on 2 Oct 2026 from menus, markets and the booking pages linked above. They change with season and exchange rates.