Where to eat in Rize

Rize cuisine reflects the Black Sea culture and dishes as it is. Cabbage, fish, corn and beans are among the most important products of the local cuisine. When it comes to fish, rather than any kind of fish, anchovy fish dominates the regional cuisine. You can find many different flavors made with anchovy fish in Rize.

Rize's local dishes are interesting and delicious dishes such as muhlama, black cabbage soup, black cabbage rolls, anchovies in tiles, nettle dish, hamsikoli, asude with molasses, ekşaşi, laz pastry, corn bread, pumpkin with molasses, pumpkin rice pudding, pepeçura, termoni, cabbage rohtiko, Black Sea pita, buttermilk chopping, anchovy bird, pilaf with anchovy, steamed anchovy, papara. You should definitely taste it when you are on your way. Hamsiköy Sütlacı is famous.

Another famous food of the region is Anzer Honey, which is collected from flowers far away from chemicals in the region and is a cure for many problems. You can also find Anzer Honey, whose reputation has now exceeded our country, in Rize.
Delicious rice pudding in Hamsiköy, which will remain on your palate.

Do not return without eating dried beans at the tulip restaurant in Çayeli. The trout at Raşot Mountain House and Trout facilities in Çayeli is amazing...
There is Dayı's place in Pazar district; it is a small shabby fish house, but the fish is very delicious.

Muhlama and sarma at Dağmaran, dinner and turbo dessert at huzur restaurant, roasted meat at Liman or Durak restaurant, Turkish coffee at evvel Zaman. Make sure you go to Ayder Kardelen restaurant to eat lokum meat, Mr. Nadir's meat is much better than Nusret.
Don't go back without having onion eggs and muhlama at Yolun dibi cafe near Koboş bridge.
Orme toast shop in Fındıklı makes the best toast I have ever had. It is toast with minced meat made from rib meat and contains 20 kinds of spices.

Nalia Black Sea Cuisine Nalia Black Sea Cuisine, which has many projects and works on the branding and sustainability of the culinary culture of the region, reinterprets the recipes faithfully. Nalia Black Sea Cuisine has 3 basic sensitivities. Unrefined natural salt, Casein-free clarified butter and bone marrow broth. In addition to the most prominent local products such as black cabbage rolls, black cabbage soup, roasted chard and light pitas prepared with 180 g of dough and 180 g of filling, you should definitely taste the Pepeçura dessert made from fragrant black currant juice with its gluten-free structure for 12 months and the fragrant 

Hamsiköy milky pudding, which is obtained by squeezing without using water and sugar.
Do not return without eating dried beans at the tulip restaurant in Çayeli. 

There is Dayı's place in Pazar district; a small shabby fish house, the fish is very delicious.


Taste muhlama and sarma in Dağmaran, dinner and turbo dessert at the peace restaurant, and roasted meat at the harbor or durak restaurant.

Don't skip the Turkish coffee in Evvel Zaman.

Make sure to eat Turkish delight meat at Ayder Kardelen restaurant.

Do not return without having onion eggs and muhlama at Yolun dibi cafe at the level of Koboş bridge.

 Orme toast shop in the center of Fındıklı makes the best toast you will ever eat in your life. It contains toast with minced meat pulled from rib meat and 20 kinds of spices. black grape juice is worth experiencing. Anchovy frying pan anchovy pilaf anchovy rice anchovy çilihtası in season. (anchovy hash browns or anchovies with vegetables) Apart from other local desserts (Laz pastry rice pudding pumpkin dessert and Nalia Corn Dessert with its unique gluten-free structure can be tried.

For accommodation suggestions, you can check our Rize Hotels page.