Where to Eat in Side
Honest local guides to eating well in Side and Manavgat — best steak, pizza, Turkish food, cocktails and family dinners between Gündoğdu and Çenger.
Side has hundreds of restaurants squeezed between the ancient harbour and the hotel strips, and they all promise the same thing: "best food, best price". This cluster is our honest answer to the question every visitor asks — where should we actually eat tonight?
We write these guides from one kitchen's point of view — Hawaii Restaurant & Bar, cooking in Side since 2000 — but we keep them useful: what to order, what it is, what suits families, couples and big groups. Pick your craving below.
Halal Food in Side: Halal Meat & Chicken at Hawaii Restaurant
Looking for halal food in Side? At Hawaii Restaurant & Bar, all meat and chicken are halal (helal kesim). Enjoy Turkish grill, steaks, chicken curries and a kids menu — with fully separated pork prep on request and free hotel pickup for families.
Read more →The Kids' Menu in Side: What Small Guests Actually Get
Nine child-sized dishes, four alcohol-free cocktails served with full ceremony, high chairs on request and a calm early-evening window — here's exactly what small guests get at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side old town, with no guesswork for parents.
Read more →After Land of Legends: Dinner Back in Side
Land of Legends in Belek is a proper full-day family outing from Side — and everyone comes home tired and starving. Here's the homecoming dinner: a real kids menu, Spider Man and Barbie cocktails, pizza for the kids, a 450g T-bone for the parents, and free hotel pickup so nobody drives again.
Read more →The Boat-Trip Day Eating Plan: Before & After You Sail
Sun, salt and swimming build a serious appetite. Here's the honest eating plan for a Side boat-trip day: when a pre-sail breakfast actually works, why to keep the on-board lunch light, and the seafood or grill dinner waiting in the old town when you come ashore.
Read more →Where to Eat After Green Canyon: Back in Side, Hungry
Green Canyon days end the same way for everyone: back in Side by late afternoon, twice as hungry as you left. Here's the evening that does the day justice — a golden-hour walk through the old town, seafood or charcoal grill at Hawaii, and a karaoke finish.
Read more →Where to Eat After Rafting: The Post-Adrenaline Dinner
Back in Side by late afternoon after Köprülü Canyon rafting — soaked, sunned and starving? The honest post-rafting refuel plan: shower, old-town stroll, then charcoal-grilled köfte, şiş or a 450g T-bone (or a wood-fired 33cm pizza), with water first and a cold Efes second.
Read more →Book a Table in Side — Online Reservation and When to Reserve
Reserve a table at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side old town — book online in a minute or message us on WhatsApp. Here's when it's worth reserving, and how to flag a birthday, big group or a made-for-two dish.
Read more →Dine-In Restaurant in Side — What an Evening at Hawaii Is Really Like
Deciding between a quick bite and a proper sit-down dinner in Side? Here's what a full evening at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar actually feels like — open wood fire, charcoal grill, happy hour, karaoke and a menu worth lingering over. Open daily 10:00–02:00 in Side old town since 2000.
Read more →An English-Speaking, Tourist-Friendly Restaurant in Side
First time in Side and worried about the language barrier? Hawaii Restaurant & Bar has served holidaymakers in the old town since 2000, with an English menu full of familiar dishes, easy WhatsApp booking and free pickup from selected hotels.
Read more →Is Hawaii Restaurant Halal? The Honest Answer
Is Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side halal? The honest answer: our meat and chicken are halal (halal slaughter), and pork is cooked only on request in a fully separate area. We're a Muslim-family-friendly kitchen — but also a bar that serves alcohol, so here's exactly how it works.
Read more →International Restaurant in Side — A World Menu Under One Roof at Hawaii
Travelling as a mixed group where nobody agrees on dinner? Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in the heart of Side old town serves Italian, Turkish, Mexican, steaks, seafood, vegetarian and a real kids menu — so no one has to compromise. Since 2000, open daily to 02:00.
Read more →À La Carte Restaurant in Side — A Night Out From Your All-Inclusive
Staying all-inclusive but want one proper dinner out? Hawaii Restaurant & Bar cooks à la carte over real wood fire and charcoal in Side old town, with free pickup from selected hotels and affordable two-way transfer for farther ones.
Read more →Romantic Restaurant in Side — Old-Town Dinner for Two at Hawaii
Planning a date night, anniversary or honeymoon dinner in Side? Hawaii Restaurant & Bar sits in the heart of the old town with dishes made for two, cocktails to share and a Turkish wine list. Book a table for two tonight.
Read more →Mediterranean Restaurant in Side — Grills, Fresh Fish & Meze at Hawaii
Looking for Mediterranean food in Side? Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in the old town serves charcoal-grilled fish and lamb, shareable meze and salads, and olive-oil starters — since 2000, near the ancient harbour.
Read more →Late-Night Food in Side: The Kitchen That Runs to 02:00
It's 23:40 and you're hungry — most kitchens have surrendered. Ours hasn't: full menu late, every night, because Side evenings don't watch the clock.
Read more →Lunch in Side: From Döner to Salads, the Midday Guide
Beach-break döner, shaded salads, a shared noon pizza — the midday menu logic for a town that lives outdoors. Kitchen open from 10:00.
Read more →Eating Well in Side on a Budget: The Value Playbook
Good value isn't the cheapest sign on the strip — it's knowing the plays: happy hour timing, lunch windows, sharing maths and the pickup that replaces taxis.
Read more →Best Restaurant in Side? How to Judge — and Our Case (2026)
Every menu board in Side claims 'best restaurant'. Here are the five tests that actually separate the real ones — and Hawaii's honest case, 26 seasons in.
Read more →Pizza or Turkish Tonight? The Great Holiday Dinner Debate
The nightly negotiation, settled: when the table splits between pizza comfort and Turkish adventure, here's the honest decision tree — and the cheat code.
Read more →Hawaii Restaurant FAQ: Hours, Pickup, Kids, Bookings & More
Every question guests actually ask — opening hours, free pickup, takeaway, kids, vegetarian options, karaoke nights, match screenings — answered straight.
Read more →All-Inclusive vs Eating Out in Side: The Honest Maths
You already paid for the buffet — so is a restaurant night out worth it? The honest comparison every wristband wearer runs in their head, answered.
Read more →English Breakfast in Side: The Morning-After Institution
Some mornings need more than a hotel buffet croissant. The full English at Hawaii — served from 10:00 — is Side's honest reset button.
Read more →Best Cocktail Bar in Side: 30+ Cocktails & a Karaoke Mic
Blue Hawaii, frozen daiquiris, espresso martini and a karaoke stage — why Hawaii's bar is where Side evenings begin and refuse to end.
Read more →Best Restaurant in Manavgat: Why Locals Point to Side
Staying in Manavgat? The coast's best dinner table is a short ride away in Side — here's what's worth the trip and how to plan it.
Read more →Best Family Restaurant in Side: Where Kids & Parents Both Win
A real children's menu, alcohol-free kids' cocktails, fast service and food the parents actually want — what a family restaurant in Side should look like.
Read more →Where to Eat in Side Tonight: The Honest Local Guide (2026)
Steak, Turkish grill, pizza, seafood, curry or cocktails — one honest guide to deciding dinner in Side, whatever your table is craving.
Read more →❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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📍 Side, 512. Sk., Manavgat/Antalya — open daily 10:00–02:00