Trilye Seafood Restaurant
Trilye Restoran
Ankara's best-known seafood restaurant, famous for creative cold appetizers and daily fresh fish, and listed in the Turkish Gault&Millau guide.
Founded in 2002 by food writer Süreyya Üzmez and his wife, the restaurant is on Kuleli Street in Gaziosmanpaşa district. It is open year-round and is a go-to for business and political dinners in Ankara. It is listed in Turkey's Gault&Millau guide. The menu features many creative cold dishes, such as avocado shrimp and sesame-crusted artichoke. Signatures include smoked grilled octopus served under a glass cloche, squid keşkek, almond shrimp, fish dumplings and fish balls. Fish is bought fresh daily, and the chickpea dessert is the house sweet. It is among the most upscale restaurants in Ankara, so reservations are recommended.
Opening hours
Daily, lunch until late night, open year-round
Nearby sights
- Kuğulu Park
- Atakule
- Kocatepe Mosque
- Hamamönü
- Ethnography Museum of Ankara
- Aslanhane Mosque (Ahi Şerafeddin Mosque)
- Rahmi M. Koç Museum Ankara
- CerModern