The Casa Kilyos restaurant and its surroundings, from above

Restaurant · since 2023

A farm-to-table restaurant in Kilyos

The menu follows whatever we picked that morning. If the season has it, the table has it.

The bar, a wooden table and the stair up to the mezzanine in the Casa Kilyos indoor hall

Our kitchen

Soil first, plate second

In 2023 what the farm produced found a new purpose in the kitchen. The tomatoes, the greens and the herbs come from our own garden; we make the jams and the pickles ourselves. For everything we buy in we apply the same test — we know who grew it and where.

The glass-walled dining room of the Casa Kilyos restaurant, with long wooden tables

What to look for in a Kilyos restaurant

Most of what lines the Kilyos shore is built around fish and meze; beach operators appear in summer and a good number of them close for the winter. Which means anyone arriving in the area meets a list that changes with the season, and sometimes isn't open at all.

Three questions make the choice easier: is it open year-round, does it run its own kitchen, and can the seating flex with the weather. Places with both indoor and outdoor space are far more comfortable through spring and autumn.

Casa Kilyos answers all three. The kitchen is ours, a good part of the vegetables come from our own farm, and when the weather turns you move from the garden indoors.

Why the menu changes weekly

Printing a fixed menu would be far easier to run. But in a kitchen fed by its own garden, a fixed menu means buying the produce in — that is, abandoning the idea itself.

So we work by the week. Whatever came out of the garden on Tuesday is what that week's plates are built around. In weeks heavy with tomatoes the salads come forward; by autumn it is root vegetables and the oven.

There is a consequence for the guest: you may not find the same plate twice. In exchange, what you do find travelled a few hundred metres to reach you.

Eating in Sarıyer: what the location gives you

Casa Kilyos sits in Kumköy, close to the Kilyos shore. From the European side of Istanbul it is around 45 minutes via Sarıyer — far enough that leaving the city actually registers, close enough to work as a day out.

The practical side matters too: there is free parking on site and the garden is closed to traffic. For families with children, those two details are what most separate it from a restaurant in town.

Looking down from the mezzanine over the indoor hall: wooden tables, a stone-walled lounge corner and glass doors

Garden or indoors?

The garden sits in the shade of the trees and is closed to traffic. It's the part most people ask for through summer — parasols up, tables spread across the grass. In spring and autumn it comes back into its own once the morning chill lifts.

The indoor room takes over in winter and on windy days. On the Black Sea coast the wind decides more than the temperature does, which is why telling us which you'd prefer when booking genuinely helps.

For larger groups the two can be used together. A long-table set-up just needs a few days' notice.

The usual questions: price, time, groups

Because the menu changes weekly we don't keep a fixed price list here; the phone gives you the accurate answer. When you book we'll talk you through that week's plates and what's in the breakfast spread.

We don't put a limit on how long you keep the table. At breakfast most guests stay around two hours; over lunch it tends to run longer still.

For groups above eight, agreeing the menu in advance makes life easier for the kitchen and for you. We'll put a few options forward and decide together.

After the courts, before the bungalow

The restaurant doesn't work in isolation. It opens with breakfast, takes in players coming off the padel and pickleball courts through the day, and by evening it is the table for anyone staying in the bungalows.

Several of those can be combined in a day. Book a table alongside a court, or plan the garden separately for a private event.

What being open year-round changes

A good share of the businesses along Kilyos plan around the summer season, and the area quietens noticeably after October. For us that isn't a reason to close — the farm works all year and the kitchen keeps receiving from it through the winter.

In the colder months the table moves indoors. Pickles, preserves and dried herbs take the centre of the menu; everything the summer produced in abundance shows up again in its kept form.

So a guest arriving in December doesn't meet the same table as one arriving in July. That isn't a shortfall — it's what the idea produces.

From the kitchen

Short clips from the table and the kitchen

Through the day

Morning to late afternoon

Breakfast

A spread breakfast Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00 – 17:00. Our own jams, bread baked that morning, greens from the garden.

Breakfast

Lunch

An à la carte menu that shifts with the season, served through to 18:00. Grills, fresh pasta, garden salads and the day's dessert.

After the courts

Lighter plates in the cafeteria, fresh juices and house lemonade once the match is done.

The courts

Private tables

Separate spaces and menus arranged in advance for birthdays, engagements and larger family tables.

Events

Digital menu

Ingredients, allergens and calories

Every dish on our menu comes with its ingredients, allergens and calorie count on the digital menu — the same code that sits on the tables in the restaurant.

Point your phone's camera at the code

Open the menu

Common questions

Before you come

Do I need to book?

At weekends and on public holidays, certainly — breakfast tables fill early. Midweek you can usually find a table without booking, though do call ahead if you're bringing a large group.

Is the menu the same every day?

No. The breakfast spread is broadly consistent, but the greens, jams and cheeses within it change with the season. The lunch menu is rewritten around whatever the garden gave us that week.

What are your hours, and are you closed any day?

The restaurant is open 09:00 – 18:00 and closed on Mondays. Breakfast runs 09:00 – 17:00, with lunch served through to 18:00; both stop on Mondays. The courts are open every day, 09:00 – 00:00.

Are you open in Kilyos through the winter?

Yes, we're open year-round. In winter service moves indoors; the garden is used as the weather allows.

Is it suitable for children?

Yes. The garden is large and closed to traffic, so children can run about freely. We have high chairs and prepare simple portions for younger guests.

Are there vegetarian and vegan options?

Yes. Since we grow our own vegetables the vegetarian side is already the centre of the menu. If you'd like a vegan table, mention it when booking so the kitchen knows in advance.

Is there parking?

Yes, there is free parking on site.

Do you accept pets?

Pets are welcome in the garden. We're not able to accommodate them indoors or in the bungalows.

What our guests say

Notes from the table

We had a wonderful breakfast at Casa Kilyos. The food, the setting and the attention were all lovely. We especially loved the lemon and kumquat jams they brought out. Highly recommended for a relaxed breakfast in Kilyos.

Burcu K.Google

Reserve a table

There may still be room this weekend

Call us or send a message on WhatsApp. For larger groups, a few days' notice is plenty.

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