# Where to Eat in Famagusta: A Local Rental's List

> The Famagusta restaurants we actually send guests to — walled-city grills, harbour fish, the student strip, meyhanes and a Long Beach evening, by segment.

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When guests ask us where to eat in Famagusta, this is the list — the
places a local rental company actually sends people, segmented by what
they are for rather than ranked. None of these are tourist-trap
defaults; they are walled-city grills, harbour fish, the student strip,
meze houses and one Long Beach evening, as of 2026. For what any of it
costs, the
[Famagusta restaurant price bands](/en/guide/restaurant-prices-north-cyprus/)
own the meal math; this page gives you names and a price level, not
per-venue tables. For what to order once you sit down, start at the
[North Cyprus food guide](/en/guide/what-to-eat-north-cyprus/).

| Segment | Go for |
| --- | --- |
| Walled City classics | Old-school grills, pastry, meze institutions |
| Harbour / seafront | Fish and home cooking by the water |
| Student strip | Cheap döner and kebab, high turnover |
| Meyhane | The full meze-and-rakı evening |
| Long Beach evening | Beach-club dining and a sea view |

## Where to eat in Famagusta's Walled City?

The Walled City (Kaleiçi) holds Famagusta's oldest grills, its
landmark pastry house and a meze institution, all mid-priced. Pick by
appetite:

- **Fa Kebap** — Kaleiçi, by 28 Ocak Square. An old-style kebab house
  (Adana, chops, köfte) with an open kitchen and generous portions.
  Cheap-to-mid.
- **İncir Altı Mezze & Restaurant** — Kaleiçi, Abdullah Parla Sokak. A
  meze-and-kebab institution since **1983**, set under a fig tree
  against church ruins, with live music Friday and Saturday and a Sunday
  oven-kebab; book ahead on weekends. Mid-priced.
- **Aspava Restaurant** — Liman Yolu, opposite Lala Mustafa Pasha
  Mosque. Grills and meze with a garden. Mid-priced.
- **Petek Pastanesi** — by the harbour wall. An island-famous pastry
  house — baklava, Maraş ice cream and a full breakfast on the terrace.
  Cheap-to-mid, and a coffee stop too (see the
  [Cypriot coffee guide](/en/guide/cypriot-coffee-where-to-drink/)).
- **Buğday Cafe** — Kaleiçi, with a Venetian Palace view. Specialty
  coffee, daily cakes and sourdough; open midday to evening, closed
  Mondays.

## Where do I eat fish on the seafront?

For fish with your feet near the sand, head to the Salamis-direction
beaches and the harbour front, where the long-running beach
restaurants are mid-priced and lean on the day's catch.

- **The Palm House** — Palm Beach seafront. Cypriot home cooking all
  day, a famous Sunday open buffet breakfast, and a sea terrace.
  Mid-priced.
- **Kocareis** — toward Salamis/Boğaz, about 10 km out. A family-run
  beach restaurant since **1976**, fish and grills served on the sand.
  Mid-priced.
- **Bedi's** — by the Salamis ruins beach. A fish classic — calamari,
  sea bream. Mid-priced.

## Where do students eat cheaply in Famagusta?

The İsmet İnönü Boulevard strip near Eastern Mediterranean University is
the cheap-eats corridor, where a döner plate sits at the bottom of the
[price bands](/en/guide/restaurant-prices-north-cyprus/). The volume of
students is the quality filter:

- **Hacı'nın Yeri** — İsmet İnönü Boulevard. A cult döner-and-kebab
  house since **1989** (founder "Hacı" Süleyman Gül), with şeftali on
  the menu. Cheap.
- **Armağan Döner** — İsmet İnönü Boulevard. Fast, cheap döner plus a
  small lahmacun. Cheap.
- **Doy Doy** — Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard. Pide, lahmacun and künefe
  on a budget. Cheap.

## Where is the meyhane and Long Beach evening?

For the full meze-and-rakı night the region's best is just outside town,
and Long Beach is where the evening goes upscale by the sea. The
meyhane evening has its own [meyhane night guide](/en/guide/meyhane-night-north-cyprus/);
the short list:

- **Aytotoro Meze Evi** — Yeni Boğaziçi, about 10 minutes from
  Famagusta. A family meze house with a "full şiş" (chops, chicken,
  şeftali), a wide meze spread and live music with dancing; open
  Tuesday to Sunday evenings. Mid-priced, and the region's best meyhane
  night.
- **Othello Meyhanesi** — Famagusta. A meze house with strong reviews;
  confirm the location when you book.
- **Pera Mackenzie** — Long Beach (İskele). The headline beach club and
  restaurant — dry-aged steak, seafood and DJ/concert nights. Premium,
  and best treated as a venue-and-view evening rather than a quiet meal.

## Do I need to book, and when is the music?

Book ahead for weekend dinners at the meze and harbour places, walk in
anywhere else. İncir Altı runs **live music on Friday and Saturday** and
a Sunday oven-kebab, with weekend reservations effectively required;
Aytotoro opens **Tuesday to Sunday evenings** with live music and
dancing. The student-strip grills and pastry houses are walk-in any
night, and breakfast spots like Petek and The Palm House do their
busiest trade at weekend mornings — the Sunday open buffet at The Palm
House is worth arriving early for. Pricing across all of these stays
within the published [restaurant price bands](/en/guide/restaurant-prices-north-cyprus/)
rather than the hotel-strip premium, which is exactly why a local list
beats the nearest seafront terrace.

## How do I get to the ones off the strip?

A car is what makes this list usable, because the best of it — Kocareis,
Aytotoro, the Long Beach evening — sits outside walking distance of the
hotel zone. North Cyprus recorded **2,589,729 visitors in 2025, up
17.2% year on year** according to the TRNC Tourism Planning Department,
so weekend tables at the meze and harbour places do fill; book ahead.
A few menu names read in Cypriot dialect — the
[Turkish phrases and menu glossary](/en/guide/turkish-phrases-north-cyprus/)
translates them before you order. Kipra Rent A Car is a Famagusta-based
local rental company with VAT and
insurance included in every displayed price and free hotel delivery
across Famagusta and Long Beach, which is how guests reach the kitchens
beyond the strip — and the
[Long Beach and İskele guide](/en/blog/long-beach-iskele-guide/) covers
that coast in full.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

**Do I need to book a restaurant in Famagusta?**

For weekend dinners at the popular meze and harbour places, yes — book ahead, especially Friday and Saturday with live music. Casual grills and student-strip spots are walk-in any night.

**Walled city or seafront for dinner?**

The walled city has the old-school grills, pastry houses and meze institutions; the seafront and Salamis-direction beaches are for fish with your feet near the sand. Both are mid-priced; pick by mood.

**Where do students eat cheaply in Famagusta?**

The İsmet İnönü Boulevard strip near the university — döner and kebab houses where a plate is at the cheap end of the price bands. Long lines and high turnover are the quality signal.

**Which night is meyhane night?**

Weekends are the default for live music and a full meze evening. Confirm the music night when you book — see our meyhane night guide for how the evening runs.

## Sources

- TripAdvisor — Famagusta restaurants: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g298247-Famagusta_Famagusta_District.html
- Kocareis Resort — beach restaurant (since 1976): https://www.kocareisresort.com/
- Pera Mackenzie — Long Beach beach club and restaurant: https://www.peramackenzie.com/

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