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Muğla, Turkey

Top food to try in Muğla

6 dishes to eat in Muğla, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Seafood by weight

Seafood by weight
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Sea bass, bream and octopus at harbour restaurants.

Watch outConfirm the per-kilo rate and watch the weighing; bills well above the quoted price are the standard complaint.

2. Meze and rakı

Meze and rakı
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Cold plates over a long evening at a meyhane, with rakı and water.

3. Gözleme

Gözleme
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Hand-rolled flatbread filled with cheese, spinach or potato, cooked on a griddle.

4. Muğla honey

Muğla honey
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Pine honey from the region accounts for most of the world's supply.

5. Çökertme kebabı

Çökertme kebabı
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Beef over shoestring potatoes with yoghurt and tomato sauce, from a village near Bodrum.

6. Almonds and figs from Datça

Almonds and figs from Datça
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The peninsula's two crops, sold fresh in season and dried year-round.

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