Manavgat Alabalık Restaurant

Manavgat Alabalık Restaurant is a riverside trout restaurant in the Manavgat district of Antalya province, built on wooden platforms that extend directly over the fast-moving waters of the Manavgat River. Manavgat town sits approximately 75 km east of Antalya city and is most commonly visited for its famous waterfall, but the riverside restaurants along the upper Manavgat River represent a culinary attraction in their own right. Alabalık — Turkish for trout — refers to the rainbow trout raised in the cold, clean, fast-moving upper river, and the fish served here comes from rearing pools fed directly by river water, producing a freshness and quality that distinguishes them from standard farmed trout. The signature preparation is simple grilled alabalık: the whole fish is cleaned, brushed with olive oil, seasoned with salt and lemon, and cooked over wood coals until the skin is crisped and the flesh inside remains moist and delicate. River trout cooked in butter with fresh herbs provides a richer alternative. Local honey — from beekeepers in the mountains flanking the Manavgat valley — accompanies the fresh bread and is among the most distinctive local products available at the table. The wooden platform setting is the most distinctive element: diners sit surrounded by the sound of the river, with occasional kingfisher sightings from tables positioned over the water. The restaurant opens from mid-morning and closes in the early evening, operating as a daylight dining venue.