Cuisine: Alanya's Winter Table — the Season's Hot Menu

What they cook in March at the tea gardens outside town — kuru fasulye, hamsi tava, and pumpkin dessert.

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Alanya districts

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  • Oba
  • Avsallar
  • Kargıcak
  • Kestel
  • Tosmur
  • Cikcilli
  • Centre

The tourist season is still asleep, and Alanya's cuisine in March is the most "Turkish" of the whole year. No grilled fish platters "for the Russians," no international menus. Only what the locals eat themselves.

Three Dishes Worth Driving Into the Mountains For

  • Kuru fasulye — white beans in tomato sauce with garlic, served with pilav rice and pickled radish. €4–5 a portion at any esnaf lokanta.
  • Hamsi tava — small Black Sea anchovies coated in cornmeal and pan-fried. The season runs December–March.
  • Kabak tatlısı — pumpkin dessert with walnuts and tahini paste. Turks eat it for breakfast — yes, really.

Where to Try It

  1. Sofra Lokanta (Atatürk Street) — a classic esnaf lokanta where you pick your dishes at the counter.
  2. Dim Çayı Bahçesi — fish dishes on platforms right above the cold mountain river.
  3. Sapadere Köy Sofrası — a village table in the Sapadere canyon, home cooking with no menu.

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