Kısmet Lokantası — Restaurant in Bodrum

This is a place with a history. The waiter who served us was here seven years ago when I last checked in.

Food is traditional Turkish fare and is excellent. You would be hard pressed to find such quality in Istanbul, let alone Bodrum. Nothing wrong there...

So then... What's the problem?

I don't mind paying top dollar for good food. Even so, Kismet's gotten ridiculously expensive. In my opinion, it no longer represents value for money.

Another issue is availability. If you come around noon, it's hard to get a table. After 3.00 PM, the lunch crowd leaves and seating is much more relaxed. Yet, that's also when the most popular dishes run out and the remaining choices are limited. Your best bet would be to show up slightly before noon.

Do keep in mind that they close at 6.00 PM and do not serve alcohol - neither of which is unusual for the kind of...

My review below is from over a year ago, things have changed here drastically, since this establishment has joined the Michelin gourmand list. I have vowed to never step a foot in here again, as prices went absolutely through the roof! Bodrum is expensive and I am willing to pay for quality, though here, after so many years, I felt ripped off badly. In December 2025 I paid 945 TL for 1 plate of green beans (no meat), 1 plate bulgur pilav, 1 plate with 5 greens and 1 water. Never again.

This is the nth time I had lunch here and every single time I thought this was the very best eatery in its class in all of Bodrum. These people have been able to hold up highest standards consistently over the years. I wish there were more places like this and am...

Service was confusing you would orddr at the counter the.n wait half hour for the Waiter to bring your food that is already prepared and then you need to pay at the front where they have no idea what you ordered and try to charge you for another tables food that was twice our bill.

The food was poor quality. They didn't even bother to clean the watercress and served it with the hard stems when only the leaves are to be used in this particular dish. The bread was so hard that we couldn't even tear it into 2 pieces.

Not good at all we had to go out to eat at another ...