Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Ankara from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Ankara
Sur Balık Restoran Ankara has an extensive wine list, JW Marriott Ankara holds Star Wine List recognition, and Vinkara makes wines from native Turkish varieties.
Sur Balık Restoran Ankara is a dedicated seafood restaurant in Çankaya with an extensive wine list. Its à la carte dining combines fresh seafood, traditional Turkish cooking and an extensive selection of meze.
JW Marriott Ankara is a hotel in the city center with Star Wine List recognition for its beverage programme. Its bar offers panoramic city views. The hotel also holds Forbes Recommended recognition (2026).
Vinkara is a winery in Kalecik focused on native Turkish grapes, especially Kalecik Karası. Its wines also include Narince, Boğazkere and Öküzgözü, alongside traditional-method sparkling wines made from local grapes. It holds a Falstaff winery listing.
Ankara's dining includes Turkish and international hotel menus alongside dedicated seafood restaurants.
Aura Restaurant is a hotel restaurant in Yenimahalle serving Turkish and international cuisine in a polished setting. Its formats include à la carte dining and a buffet, with a substantial buffet breakfast and an all-day menu.
Sur Balık Restoran Ankara concentrates on Turkish seafood and meze in Çankaya. Fresh seafood and an extensive meze selection form its à la carte offering, supported by an extensive wine list.
JW Marriott Ankara contributes a hotel bar with panoramic city views to the drinking scene in city center. The hotel's beverage program holds Star Wine List recognition, and the property also has Forbes Recommended recognition.
Çankaya has Sur Balık Restoran Ankara, a seafood restaurant with an extensive wine list. The restaurant serves Turkish seafood and an extensive selection of meze in an à la carte format.
There are no Michelin-starred restaurants in our Ankara guide. The total number of Michelin stars held across all 22 restaurants included in our guide's citywide selection for Ankara is none.
Vinkara in Kalecik focuses on native Turkish grape varieties, especially Kalecik Karası, alongside Narince, Boğazkere and Öküzgözü. The winery also makes traditional-method sparkling wines from local grapes and holds a Falstaff winery listing.
JW Marriott Ankara in the city center holds Star Wine List recognition (2026) for its beverage programme. The hotel has a bar with panoramic city views from the 22nd floor.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
Ankara
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Ankara, Turkey
Aura Restaurant sits in Ankara’s Yenimahalle orbit, a part of the capital where dining is shaped less by coastal spectacle than by business districts, family traffic, and the practical rhythms of central Anatolia. Treat it as a city-context choice: useful for readers comparing Ankara restaurants by location and occasion, with menu specifics and booking expectations kept conservative until confirmed directly.
Ankara, Turkey
A dedicated fish restaurant in Çankaya, Ankara's professional dining district, Sur Balık Restoran occupies a specific and deliberate position in a landlocked capital. Operating on Kuleli Sokağı off Uğur Mumcu Caddesi, it serves a local clientele that expects consistent sourcing and honest handling of product that has travelled from Turkey's Aegean and Black Sea coasts. In a city where meat dominates, its focus on seafood carries weight.
Ankara
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Ankara, Turkey
Crowne Plaza Ankara holds two World Luxury Hotel Awards, Global Winner for Luxury Event Hotel and Country Winner for Luxury Business Hotel, placing it at the summit of Ankara's corporate and conference accommodation tier. Located in the Yenimahalle district on Macun Mahallesi, the property addresses a gap in Turkey's capital that coastal resorts and Istanbul flagships rarely serve: serious business infrastructure combined with event-scale facilities.
Ankara, Turkey
JW Marriott Ankara holds a Star Wine List award (2026), placing its beverage programme among the more recognised in Turkey's capital. Located in the Söğütözü business district, the hotel addresses the upper tier of Ankara's international accommodation market, drawing diplomatic and corporate travellers who require both working infrastructure and a credible food and drink offer.
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Ankara
Selected entries from the current guide for Ankara.
Ankara, Turkey
Vinkara gives Ankara’s wine scene a serious native-grape anchor: Kalecik Karası, Narince, Boğazkere and Öküzgözü interpreted through a modern Central Anatolian lens. The point here is terroir rather than spectacle, with cool inland conditions, vineyard views and an appointment-only format suited to drinkers who want Turkish wine explained through place, not branding.
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