Fish prices, meze and seafood
Şef Restaurant Kusadasi's menu features fresh Aegean fish chosen at the counter, 37 kinds of meze, octopus, calamari and shrimp. Fish is sold at the day's price or by the kilo; other prices are listed in ₺, and you can see them in €, $, £ or ₽. For guests who don't eat fish there are meat and chicken options too.
Prices are shown in ₺ (TL) — you can switch to €, £, $ or ₽ above · search or tap a category
Spicy dishes carry a chilli mark; allergen and dietary information (gluten, milk, shellfish…) appears under each dish where it has been entered, calories where known. Ask us anything on WhatsApp with the “Ask about the menu” button above.
Food
Appetizers
37 items
Hot Pepper Tarator
₺300grilled pepper, garlic, vinegar, oil, tomato
Spicy
Cold cut octopus
₺1,100
Antep Ezme (spicy tomato relish)
₺300tomato paste, tomato, pepper, cucumber, mayonnaise, onion, garlic, chili pepper, black pepper, mint
Spicy
Atom with Aubergine (spicy yoghurt meze)
₺300yoghurt, fried hot peppers on eggplant
Spicy
Samphire
₺330sea bean, olive oil, lemon, garlic sauce

Fava (broad bean purée)
₺300onion, garlic, olive oil, fava, carrot, dill, red onion

Cretan Cheese Dip with Basil
₺330basil, cheese, walnut, olive oil

Cretan Cheese Dip
₺330garlic yogurt, carrot, zucchini, walnuts roasted in oil

Cretan Courgette
₺300courgette, olive oil, garlic

Hatay-Style Meze
₺320eggplant, pepper, tomato paste, garlic

Haydari (thick yoghurt dip with herbs)
₺300yoghurt, garlic, mint, oil

Hummus
₺300chickpeas, tahini, cumin

Cold cut shrimps
₺850
Mixed Meze Platter
₺1,000Made with 6 meze of your choice (seafood meze not included).

Mixed Wild Greens
₺400
Fire-Roasted Red Peppers
₺300vinegar, garlic, oil, roasted red pepper

Fire-Roasted Aubergine
₺300eggplant, pepper, olive oil, lemon, garlic

Black-Eyed Beans
₺300
Thick Cacık (yoghurt and cucumber dip)
₺300garlic, olive oil, mint, cucumber, strained yogurt
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
₺300
Mushroom Şilem (Salad)
₺350Marinated mushroom meze (lemon)

Mussel (Porsiyon)
₺350
Mücver (courgette fritters)
₺300zucchini fritters served with strained yoghurt

Pickled Beetroot
₺300pickled beetroot, vinegar, garlic, oil

Cheese (per piece)
₺150Cheese

Şakşuka (fried vegetables in tomato sauce)
₺300eggplant, tomato garlic sauce, fried pepper

Purslane
₺300strained yogurt, garlic, purslane, olive oil

Sliced Fresh Vegetable Platter
₺350
Radish Greens Salad
₺300Assorted Pickles (selection varies with the season)
₺300pickle

Celeriac with Yoghurt
₺300
Aubergine with Yoghurt
₺300strained yoghurt, garlic, roasted eggplant, olive oil

Rocket with Yoghurt
₺300
Olives
₺300
Artichokes in Olive Oil
₺320carrot, potato, artichoke, garlic, olive oil, lemon, carrot juice, saffron

Shelled Broad Beans in Olive Oil
₺300
Stuffed Vine Leaves in Olive Oil
₺300stuffed grape leaves
Salads
7 items
Tomato & Onion Salad
₺350tomatoes, cucumber, onion, rocket

Gavurdağı Salad (finely chopped tomato salad)
₺400greens walnut salad
Istanbul Salad
₺400tomatoes, onion, soy sauce

Spoon Salad (finely chopped)
₺350tomato, cucumber, pepper, onion

Seasonal salad
₺350Lettuce, rocket, onion, tomato, beetroot

Arugula Salad
₺350arugula, tomatoes, onion

Greek Salad
₺400
Hot Starters
28 items
Soup of the day
Price on requestFish soup

Grilled Octopus (portion)
₺1,100
Tandoori Octopus
₺1,000
Baby Squid (Kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Grilled Fish Roe
Today's price
Pan-Fried Fish Roe
Today's price
Octopus with Beğendi (smoky aubergine purée)
₺1,150
Prawns with Beğendi (smoky aubergine purée)
₺1,150
Chips
₺300
Seafood stew
₺800
Sailor Pie with Seafood
₺500Sautéed Monkfish
₺1,500
Grilled oyster mushrooms
₺450
Oyster mushroom roast
₺450
Jumbo shrimp (Kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Stuffed squid (adet)
₺300
Squid skewers (Kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Fried Squid
₺1,100
Pan-Fried Prawns
₺1,100
Shrimp Tempura (pcs)
₺300
Sautéed Mixed Wild Greens
₺400
Cheesy mushroom (pcs)
₺150
Thin-sliced potato chips
₺300potato

Kızartma (fried vegetables)
₺400Served with yoghurt and tomato sauce

Grilled Cheese (pcs)
₺150
Potato Croquettes (4 pieces)
₺400Potato, kashar cheese, starch, salt, egg

Puf Börek (fried pastries, 4 pieces)
₺400
Sautéed Radish Greens
₺400
Marinated Seafood
4 items
Çiroz (dried mackerel)
₺750
Marinated Anchovies
₺500
Lakerda (cured bonito, 4 pieces)
₺900
Marinated Sea Bass
₺700
Main Courses – Fish
29 itemsYou choose your fish from the counter; your waiter will tell you the price — either the day's price or per kilo.

Dentex
Today's price
Baby Squid (Kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Red Mullet (Kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Sea Bream
Today's price
Sole
Today's price
John Dory
Today's priceRed Porgy (per kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Meagre
Today's price
Anchovies (portion)
₺600Scorpionfish
Today's price
Lobster (Kg)
Ask for the price per kgHorse Mackerel (portion)
₺500
Jumbo shrimp (Kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Turbot
Today's priceSpiny lobster (per kg)
Ask for the price per kgSwordfish
Today's priceGurnard
Today's price
Grouper
Today's price
Sea Bass
Today's priceBluefish (per kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Common Pandora
Today's priceWhiting (portion)
₺600
Flounder
Today's priceSardines (portion)
₺600White Sea Bream (per kg)
Ask for the price per kg
Common Dentex
Today's price
Salmon
Today's priceStriped Red Mullet (portion)
₺800Barracuda
Today's price
Main Courses – Meat
8 items
Adana Kebab
₺1,000
Steak
₺1,250
Shepherd's Sauté / Saç Kavurma (sautéed diced meat)
₺1,250
Grilled Meatballs (Köfte)
₺900
Meat Sauté
₺1,250
Mixed Grill
₺1,500
Lamb Chops
₺1,600
Lamb Shish Kebab
₺1,100
Main Courses – Chicken
5 items
Grilled Chicken
₺800
Chicken Wings
₺900
Chicken Schnitzel
₺900
Chicken Skewer
₺800
Chicken Saute
₺900
Desserts
11 items
Quince Dessert
₺300
Baked Halva
₺300
Baked Rice Pudding
₺300
Pumpkin Dessert
₺300
Kalburabastı (syrup-soaked pastry)
₺300
Kazandibi (caramelised milk pudding)
₺300
Kemal Paşa (cheese dumplings in syrup)
₺300
Crème Caramel
₺300
Fruit Platter (varies with the season)
Today's price
Selection of Cakes
₺500
Cheese Dessert
₺300
Drinks
Cold Drinks
9 items
Cola Zero
₺150
Cola (can)
₺150Fruit Juice
₺150
Redbull
₺200Şalgam (fermented turnip juice), large
₺400Şalgam (fermented turnip juice), small
₺150
Cola (bottle)
₺150
Sprite
₺150Tonic
₺150
Beers
9 items
Bomonti
₺320
Carlsberg
₺320
Corona 33 cl
₺320
Efes Malt
₺300
Efes Pilsen
₺300
Miller 33 cl
₺320
Miller 50 cl
₺370
Sol
₺320
Tuborg
₺300
Rakı
100 itemsAla 20 cl
₺1,400Ala 35 cl
₺2,400Ala 70 cl
₺3,500Beylerbeyi Göbek 20 cl
₺1,400Beylerbeyi Göbek 35 cl
₺2,200Beylerbeyi Göbek 50 cl
₺2,800Beylerbeyi Göbek 70 cl
₺3,600Beylerbeyi Göbek 100 cl
₺4,400Beylerbeyi Mavi 20 cl
₺1,250Beylerbeyi Mavi 35 cl
₺1,700Beylerbeyi Mavi 50 cl
₺2,300Beylerbeyi Mavi 70 cl
₺2,700Beylerbeyi Mavi 100 cl
₺4,000Beylerbeyi Terra Gold 20 cl
₺1,300Beylerbeyi Terra Gold 35 cl
₺2,000Beylerbeyi Terra Gold 50 cl
₺2,600Beylerbeyi Terra Gold 70 cl
₺3,000Beylerbeyi Terra Gold 100 cl
₺4,200Efe Gold 20 cl
₺1,300Efe Gold 35 cl
₺1,800Efe Gold 50 cl
₺2,400Efe Gold 70 cl
₺2,900Efe Gold 100 cl
₺3,600Efe Göbek 20 cl
₺1,250Efe Göbek 35 cl
₺2,100Efe Göbek 50 cl
₺2,650Efe Göbek 70 cl
₺3,000Efe Göbek 100 cl
₺3,400Efe Klasik 20 cl
₺1,200Efe Klasik 35 cl
₺1,500Efe Klasik 50 cl
₺1,850Efe Klasik 70 cl
₺2,350Efe Klasik 100 cl
₺2,900Kulüp Rakı Delüks 35 cl
₺1,850Kulüp Rakı Delüks 70 cl
₺3,000Kulüp Rakı Delüks 100 cl
₺3,900Mercan 20 cl
₺1,300Mercan 35 cl
₺2,250Mercan 50 cl
₺2,900Mercan 70 cl
₺3,600Mercan 100 cl
₺4,200Protatif 70 cl
₺3,900Saki Rakı 70 cl
₺3,000Sarı Zeybek Meşe 20 cl
₺1,400Sarı Zeybek Meşe 35 cl
₺2,300Sarı Zeybek Meşe 50 cl
₺2,900Sarı Zeybek Meşe 70 cl
₺3,500Sarı Zeybek Meşe 100 cl
₺4,500Tekirdağ 20 cl
₺1,200Tekirdağ 35 cl
₺1,700Tekirdağ 50 cl
₺2,300Tekirdağ 70 cl
₺2,700Tekirdağ 100 cl
₺3,800Tekirdağ Altın Seri 20 cl
₺1,300Tekirdağ Altın Seri 35 cl
₺1,850Tekirdağ Altın Seri 50 cl
₺2,500Tekirdağ Altın Seri 70 cl
₺3,200Tekirdağ Altın Seri 100 cl
₺3,900Tekirdağ Göbek 20 cl
₺1,250Tekirdağ Göbek 35 cl
₺2,100Tekirdağ Göbek 50 cl
₺2,750Tekirdağ Göbek 70 cl
₺3,600Tekirdağ Göbek 100 cl
₺4,200Tekirdağ No:10 35 cl
₺2,050Tekirdağ No:10 70 cl
₺4,000Tekirdağ Öküzgözü 35 cl
₺1,950Tekirdağ Öküzgözü 70 cl
₺3,300Tekirdağ Öküzgözü 100 cl
₺4,300Tekirdağ Trakya 35 cl
₺2,100Tekirdağ Trakya 70 cl
₺3,150Ustalar Karışımı 35 cl
₺1,900Ustalar Karışımı 50 cl
₺2,450Ustalar Karışımı 70 cl
₺2,900Uzun Demleme 35 cl
₺1,900Uzun Demleme 50 cl
₺2,450Uzun Demleme 70 cl
₺2,900Yeni Rakı 20 cl
₺1,200Yeni Rakı 35 cl
₺1,700Yeni Rakı 50 cl
₺2,300Yeni Rakı 70 cl
₺2,700Yeni Rakı 100 cl
₺3,600Yeni Seri 20 cl
₺1,250Yeni Seri 35 cl
₺1,750Yeni Seri 50 cl
₺2,350Yeni Seri 70 cl
₺2,750Yeni Seri 100 cl
₺3,650Yeşil Efe 20 cl
₺1,200Yeşil Efe 35 cl
₺1,700Yeşil Efe 50 cl
₺2,300Yeşil Efe 70 cl
₺2,700Yeşil Efe 100 cl
₺3,600Zeybek Orijinal 20 cl
₺1,250Zeybek Orijinal 35 cl
₺2,000Zeybek Orijinal 50 cl
₺2,650Zeybek Orijinal 70 cl
₺3,600Zeybek Yaş Üzüm 20 cl
₺1,250Zeybek Yaş Üzüm 35 cl
₺1,850Zeybek Yaş Üzüm 50 cl
₺2,500Zeybek Yaş Üzüm 70 cl
₺3,200Zeybek Yaş Üzüm 100 cl
₺3,900
Imported Spirits
31 itemsAbsolut 35 cl
₺1,600Absolut 70 cl
₺2,600Acı Badem (bitter almond liqueur)
₺1,900Bacardi
₺3,000Bazooka 35 cl
₺1,500Bazooka 70 cl
₺2,500Black Label 35 cl
₺2,500Black Label 50 cl
₺3,500Black Label 70 cl
₺4,500Chivas Regal 12 35 cl
₺2,600Chivas Regal 12 50 cl
₺3,600Chivas Regal 12 70 cl
₺4,600Gilbeys 100 cl
₺3,800Gilbeys 35 cl
Today's priceGilbeys 50 cl
₺2,000Gilbeys 70 cl
Today's priceGordons 100 cl
₺4,000Gordons 35 cl
₺1,500Gordons 50 cl
₺2,200Gordons 70 cl
₺3,200İstanblue 35 cl
₺1,400İstanblue 70 cl
₺2,300Jack Daniels 35 cl
₺2,500Jack Daniels 50 cl
₺3,500Jack Daniels 70 cl
₺4,300Nane (mint liqueur)
₺1,900Red Label 35 cl
₺2,200Red Label 50 cl
₺3,200Red Label 70 cl
₺4,300Smirnoff 35 cl
₺1,600Smirnoff 70 cl
₺3,000
Read before you sit down
- Fish by season: what to eat in Kusadasi, month by monthWhich fish is in season when? Bluefish, bonito, red mullet, sardines and turbot, the fishing ban and tips for choosing fresh fish in Kusadasi.→
- How is a raki and fish table set?How to set a raki and fish table: meze order, white cheese and melon, water and ice, grilled or fried fish — and how it's done at Şef in Kusadasi.→
- What to eat in Kusadasi? 10 Aegean flavoursWhat to eat in Kusadasi: from fresh fish and octopus to samphire and Cretan dip — ten Aegean flavours and how to put the table together.→
Menu and prices — FAQ
How are fish prices set in Kusadasi?
Fish is sold at the day's price or by the kilo, depending on the species and season that reached the counter that morning. Ask your waiter the price of the fish you pick before ordering; meze and other dishes are listed in ₺ on the menu.
Can I see the prices in euros, dollars or pounds?
Yes. Use the currency switcher at the top of the menu to see approximate prices in €, $, £ or ₽ at the day's rate. Payment is in Turkish lira (₺); credit cards are accepted.
Which meze do you serve?
Olive-oil and seafood meze: fava, Cretan dip, spoon salad, sautéed wild greens, octopus and shrimp salads and marinated sea bass are a few of them. You will find them all in the Meze and Marinated seafood sections of the menu.
Do you have octopus, calamari and shrimp?
Yes: clay-oven (tandır) octopus, grilled octopus and octopus on smoked aubergine purée; fried, skewered and stuffed calamari; fried shrimp and jumbo shrimp. Some seafood is sold by the kilo.
What is there for guests who don't eat fish?
Our menu is built around fish and seafood; for guests who don't eat fish there are meat and chicken options too. Vegetable and olive-oil meze round out the table.
Is there allergen and dietary information?
Dishes with allergen information show allergen icons; the menu filter lists dishes without specific allergens, or vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes. If you have an allergy, always tell your waiter when ordering.
Is there a service or cover charge?
No. There is no service or cover charge.