Eating Out

Published on September 24, 2019 by Lynn Jenkins

Great Meals Out Make A Great Holiday

We love Northern Cyprus and are very fond of eating out so we would like to share our favourites with you. There are many other restaurants but these deliver good food and service and very rarely let us down.

**Niazi’s**
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For the full kebab and the excellent Ottoman cuisine in town opposite The Dome Hotel –the Aydeniz family have been running restaurants here for donkey’s years!!. They have a large indoor charcoal grill and their special kebab is fab! They bring little morsels one after the other so that everything is hot and fresh. The seafood casserole is also very good. You must try Niazi’s! Tell the owner Ahmet, who is usually there that you are staying at Lyn’s.
Phone 03928152160

**Chinese House**
**** ££££
Great Ambience and excellent Chinese cuisine. Ask for Hussein who is the owner. On the West of Kyrenia on the road to Karaoglanoglu. Better to book.
Phone 03928152131

**Courtyard Indian Cuisine**
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Very good and genuine Indian food, phone to book and see if there is entertainment on. Turn West at Lemar it is approx. 1km on your right.
Phone 03928153343

**The Veranda**
**** V ££££
West of town. A lovely spot in summer—ask for a table by the water’s edge.
Phone 03928222053

Pasa Café
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Also in Bellapais Turkish pizza and Lahmacun (lamagin) Try the later for lunch 40 pence each! There’s also a homemade pasta dish. Cheap lunch.

**Chinese Garden**
**** £££
West near the Jasmine Court Hotel—it’s the best Chinese in the area.
Phone 03928152130

**The Grapevine**
*** ££££
On the same road as the Colony Hotel, beside a garage. The food is good and the bar has a nice atmosphere (Turkish décor and a big fire in colder weather) Wallet Warning. Prices are now very high in comparison to similar restaurants.

**Palmiye Fish Restaurant**
*** VV £££
About 12 km east of Kyrenia, along the coast just beyond Acapulco Hotel. Good fish and sea views, good for lunch or dinner.

**Lagoon Fish Restaurant**
**** VVV £££
For the excellent fish Opposite Niazi’s (and owned by the same family) and near The Rock’s Hotel. The restaurant is right on the waterfront. The food is excellent. The Lagoon is run by Niazi family and based on “Full Kebab” at Niazi’s you can have Full fish with many cold and hot fish mezes, crowned by 4 types of fish as the main course. Open buffet fruit and dessert are included in the “full fish” menu. Highly recommended.

**Ambiance**
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A must-visit for the summertime. Fabulous setting on a summer’s evening, sitting outside at the edge of the sea, looking across at the ruins of an old olive pressing plant. Good food but quite expensive. It’s out west Kyrenia past the Jasmine Court Hotel. Pick a calm night without too much wind.
Phone 03928222849

**Anchor at the Dome**
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The Dome Hotel in the centre of town has a lovely lido area with a seawater pool and a great seafood restaurant. You can usually sneak in beside the hotel on the way down to the lido to park. Good for lunches and dinner. If it is airless at the villa we go for the day to the sea and have a lovely lunch there.

**Kybele**
** VV ££
Also in Bellapais. This is lovely in summer when you can sit outside. You are best to go up to book it and ask for a table overlooking Kyrenia. They also pick you up and leave you home.
Phone 03928157531

**Ezic Peanuts**
** V ££
For main Ezic restaurant and ask for Peanuts phone number) The kids will love this and it is the closest restaurant to Penthouse. The restaurant has a fabulous setting. It’s cheap and cheerful and it delivers, just phone in your order.
Phone 03928154466

**Delta Bar café**
** ££
On the commercial harbour. It’s on the sea, right inside the gates. Lovely setting—cheap and cheerful. Good for lunch –they make their own chips – egg and chips cures a hangover!!

**Ani**
*** ££
In Catalkoy village. Good fish. If you fancy a big fish baked in salt pre-book

**Bellapais Gardens**
**** VV ££££
An Ottoman-style restaurant in the middle of Bellapais, turn left down a little lane. This is a great restaurant for a special night out. Great views too, but go before dark! Ask for a window table, or a table near the fire during the cooler seasons.
Phone 03928156066

**Abbey Bell Tower**
* VV £££
For the ambience of Bellapais village, the view and sunset and free pickup. In Bellapais village. Visit the abbey, admire the view and then have lunch here. There’s a nice terrace to eat on. They’ll come to pick you up and leave you home, for free
Phone 03928157507

**Café Chimera**
*** VVV £££
Food is OK but great for a glass of wine on your way to Niazi’s or Lagoon. This is ok for lunch –sit in the sun, sipping a glass of wine/beer and watch the world go by! Perfect view of the harbour for a sundowner before dinner.

**Hur Deniz**
*** VVV £££
Excellent Fish, One located behind the Castle, wonderful views and great fish. The other is on the West side of town and has a larger restaurant. They do know how to cook seafood to perfection. They are owned by a fishing family which has a great fish shop on the bypass.

Dilcan
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On Tin Pan Alley (nickname) the first little street to the left as you go down the main tourist shopping street. Doesn’t look great but the food is excellent. This is where the locals eat—stews etc., Unlicensed but they’ll go to get a drink from the nearest pub. Go early or the choice is less.