Were there places like this left in Istanbul when we went years ago? It was a place where we sighed, there were 2-3 restaurants in their own right, and all of them were serving very well.. Then it started to become popular for breakfast and the number of Garipçe breakfast places increased as well.. Last time we went, we saw that the end of Garipçe was coming and it was not logical to go in the summer, especially we decided that it was crazy to go for breakfast.
Now, if it’s such a bad place, you may think why you wrote this article.. Actually it’s not bad but people’s expectations are very different. There is a stereotypical expectation; Let’s go to a village close to Istanbul at the weekend, have a village breakfast with organic products, see authentic village houses, get our organic vegetables and fruits, even take our milk and village eggs, take lots of pictures and return home in peace.. If you went to Garipçe with this expectation, you are in the wrong place.. Worst of all, when this is the expectation, the people living here try to meet the expectation; they sell organic vegetables, fruits, milk and village eggs. The funny thing is, there are no fields, cows or chickens..
We define Garipçe as a fishing village with a beautiful location, if you go in winter, it’s even fun to watch the rough Black Sea waves.. In order to review your expectations, you can find all the other details such as Places to visit in Garipce and Garipce breakfast places in our article.
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When to Go to Garipçe Village?
Actually, we said above when not to go, but we want to give a little more detail.. Now, first of all, because the village center is very small, the number of restaurants is also low, so if you go in the summer and on the weekend, you can hardly find a place and the quality, which is already low, decreases due to the density.. In short, you may experience regret.
Also, in summer, there is a serious traffic jam in the village and if you enter, it is very difficult to get out.. Already in summer, the roads are one-way and when you enter from one side of the village, you have no chance to go back.. You have to go around the whole village and get out from the other side. The youth of the village, so to speak, became a staff member and they park your car in the middle of the road, and you pay a parking fee.. Yes, it’s not a valet, you have to entrust your car key to a staff member you know because there is no place to park your car.. If you’re going to a restaurant, at least there is a valet, of course, they also park randomly in the middle of the road.
Title When to go to Garipçe but we realized that we only told you when not to go, now we’re speechless.. To summarize, don’t go in the summer, you’d better not go in the spring, so we can say that Garipçe Village is visited in winter.
Strange Eating – Drinking
Although it is a fishing village However, Garipçe breakfast places stand out more than fish restaurants.. Because people usually come to Garipçe Village for breakfast on the weekend.. There is a fact that the demand for fish restaurants is low when there is no alcohol, and there are no alcoholic restaurants in Garipçe village.. That’s why fish restaurants focused on breakfast.. There are not many businesses, we have already included all the restaurants and breakfast places below, but in general we can say that; Unfortunately, the high demand despite the low number of restaurants reduces the quality and increases the prices.. If you don’t go at peak time, the beauty of the environment can somehow make you ignore the price and quality. However, it is better not to keep your expectations too high.
Garipce Kumsal Restaurant
When we look at the location, we can say that it is quite beautiful, the tables are exactly at the bottom of the sea.. The employees are also very friendly and very interested, but it should not be forgotten that there is no guarantee of a smiling face.. A person who is smiling during a quiet weekday may not be that friendly during the weekend.. The content of the mixed breakfast is a bit weak, so you won’t go hungry, but don’t expect village jams, persimmon butter or something.. Breakfast price is 80 TL, per person, but there is something interesting; you can’t get one. In fact, it would be much more logical if they said that the breakfast for 2 people was 160 TL on the menu.. There is no option like a breakfast plate, so if you are the only person, you have to order one by one and create your own plate.. However, if you think that cheese is 12 TL, it will be very expensive.
Garipçe Kumsal Restaurant is a place that can be preferred for dinner rather than breakfast.. The fish is daily and fresh, the sea bass is good, but when you go, choose whichever fish is in season.
Overall, we can say that Garipçe Kumsal Restaurant is a place we can recommend.. However, do not forget that we give our advice according to the standards of Garipçe Village, so it would be more accurate to say that the bad is the best.. We don’t get up to go to Garipçe to eat fish or have breakfast here, but if we go and eat, this is our choice.
Garipçe Aydın Balık
Located right next to Kumsal Restaurant, Garipçe Aydın Balık Restaurant has tables right next to the sea and almost intertwined with the sea, but as you can imagine, you have to go very early to be able to sit at these tables.
Garipçe Aydın Balık100 TL. Hot menemen or muhlama is served, but for a breakfast of 100 TL, the menu is a bit weak.. Like breakfast, fish prices are high, but at least the fish is fresh.. Although the appetizer variety is a little less, it is a normal situation for a non-alcoholic business.
Having a parking lot right in front of it is a great advantage.. It also has an indoor area for the winter and has a nice atmosphere with the stove that burns inside.
Garipce Reis Fish
Again, it’s a nice place with a nice view and location.. Unfortunately, that’s all there are good things to say about Garipçe Reis Balik.. Because the service is bad, we don’t know if it’s because of the lack of employees or there is another reason.. However, when the service is bad, everything is affected.. For example, if the tea comes after breakfast, what if the breakfast is very good, or does it matter if a fish that comes cold because of the slow service is fresh or stale?