Tarihi Asansör Restoran & Kafe & Bar

About Tarihi Asansör Restoran & Kafe & Bar

Tarihi Asansor Restoran, Kafe and Bar occupies the historic lift building in Konak, which its operator places in the Guzelyali area and counts among the sights most worth seeing in Izmir, reached from below along Dario Moreno Sokagi with its old houses on both sides. According to the operator, the lift was built in 1907 by the Jewish businessman Nesim Levi Bayrakoglu so that local people no longer had to climb 155 steps between Mithatpasa and Halil Rifat Pasa Caddesi. It first ran on water, was converted to electricity by the municipality in 1985 and was restored in 1992. Today it is run as a restaurant, cafe and bar by Grand Plaza, a company of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, and works in three settings: the Teras Kafe, where breakfast is served with a view over Izmir, the Ceneviz Salonu, a historic hall used for private meetings, presentations and receptions with food, and the Asansor Restoran, offered for special occasions with set menu options. The operator gives opening hours of 08:00 to midnight, with the restaurant section serving by reservation only.