Rize Restaurants: Where to Eat in the Green Capital of Turkey

Rize, the emerald city of Turkey’s Black Sea coast, is famous for its tea gardens, mountains, waterfalls, and rich local cuisine. Travelers visiting Rize can enjoy fresh seafood, Black Sea–style meat dishes, traditional Turkish breakfasts, and cozy tea houses overlooking stunning landscapes. Many restaurants are located in Rize city center, Çayeli, Ayder Plateau, Fırtına Valley, and Pazar, offering both nature views and authentic regional flavors.

Below is a simple travel guide to the best restaurant types in Rize, organized by category with icons.

Rize Restaurants  

🍢 Traditional Black Sea & Turkish Cuisine

• Rize Sofrası
• Limandra Restaurant
• Yemeni Konağı
• Kapris Restaurant
• Rize Lezzet Lokantası

🐟 Fish & Seafood Restaurants

Famous for anchovy (hamsi), grilled fish, and meze

• Yemekçi Balık Lokantası
• Sahil Balık Pide
• Yalı Balık Restaurant
• Rize Balıkçım
• Çayeli Balık Evi

🍽️ Fine Dining & Scenic Restaurants

Restaurants with sea, river, and mountain views

• Green Valley Restaurant (Fırtına Valley)
• Dere Köşk Rize
• Zilkale Restaurant (nature view)
• Osmanlı Saray Restaurant
• Ayder Yeşil Vadi Restaurant

☕ Cafés & Tea Gardens

Rize is the tea capital of Turkey, known for scenic cafés

• Rize Tea Garden
• Evren Pastanesi
• Cumhuriyet Çay Bahçesi
• Café Time Rize
• Atina Cafe & Bakery

🍳 Breakfast & Village-Style Kahvaltı

Perfect for honey, butter, muhlama, fresh bread, and cheese

• Ayder Dilek Pastane & Kahvaltı
• Yeşiltaş Köy Kahvaltı Evi
• Ayder Elizan Hotel Kahvaltı
• Fırtına Deresi Kahvaltı Evleri
• İrem Breakfast House

🌮 Street Food & Local Bites

Quick, affordable, popular with travelers

• Çayeli Pidecisi (famous local pide)
• Hamsiköy Döner
• Ali Baba Lahmacun
• Kokoreççi Osman
• Döner Durak

🍕 International & Modern Restaurants

Pizza, burgers, modern meals

• Pizza Mall Rize
• BigChefs Rize (modern Turkish + international)
• Burger House Rize
• Rosso Cafe Fast Food
• Köşem Cafe Restaurant

🍰 Dessert, Muhlama & Pastry Shops

Black Sea sweets and traditional pastries

• Dilek Pastanesi
• Rize Simit Evi
• Dere Patisserie
• Kardelen Tatlı Evi
• Keçecioğlu Tatlıları