Kemal'in Yeri

About Kemal'in Yeri

Kemal'in Yeri is a small, traditional Turkish restaurant on 1453. Sokak in Alsancak, holding a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Türkiye, the guide's award for good quality, good value cooking. There is no fixed menu in the usual sense. Owner Kemal Özçakar visits farms around the region each morning to buy vegetables, fruit and other fresh produce, and what he finds shapes a surprise menu served to the table. The MICHELIN inspectors single out how much flavour the seemingly simple dishes carry, citing a smooth fava bean purée with dill and lemon among the meze and crisp-fried lamb sweetbreads seasoned with oregano, thyme and garlic, and praise the precise cooking and seasoning. The restaurant occupies a centuries-old house with elegant ceilings and a genuinely local atmosphere; the guide notes it is full of İzmir regulars every day. Prices are at the modest end of the scale. Michelin lists it as open from lunchtime until late from Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays, and since the menu depends on the day's market, it is worth calling ahead, especially in the evening. Good to know: - Cuisine: Turkish, traditional, seasonal produce - Award: MICHELIN Bib Gourmand (2026) - Setting: historic house in Alsancak, a short walk from the Kordon seafront