Yuvarlakçay: Lunch on the river

Took a little detour for lunch on the way to Kalkan, based on a cool restaurant I saw on Instagram that hangs over the river. Turns out the whole area is populated by these but somehow Defne Restaurant became Insta-famous. (https://instagram.com/yuvarlakcaydefnerestauran… )

It wasn’t *quite* as romantic as the Instagram videos (although Donny did his best to make it so), mostly because it’s late in the season, so the water levels are low and they appear to have removed their man-made waterfall.

Still, it’s a very cool concept and some of the best food so far. I’m a sucker for köftes (well, meatballs of any sort), thick garlicky yogurt, and sautéed mushrooms, *especially* when they’re delivered sizzling in a pan with its own heat source! 😋🤤 And check out that basket of bread bigger than your head!!Read more