Ters Köşe Terminal Kadıköy

Daily music favors 1980s Turkish pop and Aegean/Mediterranean sounds. Announced Wednesday sessions feature acoustic arabesque; on other days music supports dinner and conversation. Check the current weekly schedule.

Hand-drawn illustrations, nautical details, a rakı library and landscaped outdoor space create an airy garden feel in the city.

An inventive seafood kitchen that moves beyond the standard meyhane format, paired with rakı, an open garden and weekly acoustic music.

Couples open to creative seafood, friends, people who want a contemporary rakı-and-fish setting and Terminal Kadıköy visitors.

Comfortable, neat everyday clothes suit the garden restaurant.

Ters Köşe Terminal Kadıköy receives numerous positive reviews for its spacious table layout, warm service team, and attentive kitchen. Fish manti, shrimp, warm hummus, octopus, mezes, and warm bread are particularly praised; the portion sizes and value-for-money balance are also appreciated. On some visits, however, the sardines were found to be too oily, the mezes lackluster, or the çiroz (cured mackerel) bony. Service can falter on busy live music nights, and the volume may make conversation difficult. The number of restrooms is also criticized as being insufficient for such a large venue. The food is generally excellent, though one should account for the crowds on event days.