Trabzon Restaurants: Best Places to Eat in the Black Sea Capital

Trabzon, one of the most famous cities on Turkey’s Black Sea coast, is known for its rich culture, tea gardens, and natural beauty. The city offers amazing seafood, traditional Black Sea dishes like hamsi, kuymak (muhlama), Akçaabat Köftesi, and cozy cafés with sea views. Popular dining areas include Trabzon city center, Akçaabat, Uzungöl, Ortahisar, and Boztepe, where travelers can taste local flavors surrounded by mountains and the sea.

Below is a categorized guide with icons and well-known restaurant names that travelers can easily visit.

Trabzon Restaurants 

🍢 Traditional Black Sea & Turkish Cuisine

• Niyazi Usta
• Balıkçı Nihat
• Tarihi Kalkanoğlu Pilavcısı
• Doyum Restaurant
• Karpi Restaurant

🐟 Fish & Seafood Restaurants

Fresh Black Sea fish, anchovy (hamsi), and meze

• Fevzi Hoca Balık Lokantası
• Akın Balık Restaurant
• Balıkçı Kahraman
• Yalı Park Balık
• Deniz Küp Restaurant

🔥 Akçaabat Köftesi (Famous Trabzon Meatballs)

A must-try traditional specialty

• Akçatepe Köfte
• Meşhur Akçaabat Köftecisi
• Komar Akçaabat Köftesi
• Köfteci Ali Baba
• Abdullah Usta Köfte

🍳 Breakfast & Kuymak (Muhlama)

Café & breakfast houses with cheese, honey, and local butter

• Nihat Usta Kahvaltı
• Cemilusta Breakfast
• Sera Gölü Sosyal Tesisleri
• Uzungöl Gölbaşı Restaurant
• Sera Gölü Manzara Cafe

🍽️ Scenic & Fine Dining Restaurants

Amazing sea or lake views

• Boztepe Seyir Cafe Restaurant
• Sera Lake Restaurant
• Uzungöl Doga Restaurant
• Kuleli Restaurant
• Vozme Bistro Performance

☕ Cafés & Dessert Shops

Tea houses, coffee, waffles, cakes and baklava

• Beton Helva & Dondurma
• Kahve Dünyası Trabzon
• Faroz Café
• Hamsiköy Sütlaç Patisserie
• Alya Patisserie

🍕 International & Modern Cuisine

Pizza, burgers, pasta, international food

• BigChefs Trabzon
• Happy Moon’s
• Midpoint Restaurant
• Pizza Mall
• Route 53 Steak & Burger

🌮 Street Food & Local Quick Bites

Fast and affordable for students and travelers

• Dönerci Ali Usta
• Ciğerci Cemal
• Trabzon Döner House
• Pideci Zeki Usta
• Kokoreçci Mustafa