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Gault Millau

Gault & Millau Türkiye 

Yes, you read it right! It’s now in Türkiye too!

Shaped by more than a thousand years of various culture & traditions and social heritage, Turkish cuisine has diverse and distinctive flavors. We knew how special it was, however now with worldwide guides, it’s official. We have world-class cuisine and chefs. Gault & Millau reached a total of 14 countries by adding Türkiye to its gastronomy network. It is one of the two most well-known and appreciated guides in the world of gastronomy.

Gault & Millau believes authenticity of each chef’s restaurant so they become a compass for those who would like to get the feel of gastronomy in every aspect. They bring new points of view to the gastronomy world with their unique point system and detailed evaluation.  Restaurants and chefs are rated up to 20 points in different categories such as food quality and taste, service quality, pricing, restaurant decoration, and atmosphere. High-scored restaurants win 1 to 5 chef hats according to their score.

Here’s the list of winners: 

  • Best Restaurant of the Year – Neolokal – İstanbul
  • Best Chef of the Year – Fatih Tutak (Türk Fatih Tutak) – İstanbul 
  • Youngest Chef of the Year – Kemal Can Yurttaş (Aila) – İstanbul 
  • Best Female Chef – İnanç Çelengil (Aman da Bravo) – Bodrum
  • Best Pastry Chef – Ghislain Gaille (Vakko Patisserie) – İstanbul
  • Best Food Design – Görkem Özkan (Aqua) – İstanbul  
  • Best Sommelier – Süleyman Şen (Sunset Grill & Bar ) – İstanbul 
  • Best Wine Menu – Şans Restaurant – İstanbul 
  • Best Chocolate Venue – Butterfly Chocolate 
  • Best Bar – Lucca – İstanbul & Bodrum
  • Best Mixology Venue – The Townhouse – İstanbul
  • Best Hospitality – Argos in Cappadocia – Cappadocia

Prestigious Tables Winners (4 hats) 

  • Türk Fatih Tutak  – Fatih Tutak – İstanbul
  • Neolokal – Maksut Akşar – İstanbul 

Excellent Table Winners ( 3 hats)

  • Sanki by Nagaya – Hiroko Shibata – İstanbul
  • Arkestra – Cenk Debensason – İstanbul 
  • Nicole – Serkan Aksoy – İstanbul
  • Mikla – Cihan Çetinkaya – İstanbul 
  • Casa Lavanda – Emre Şen – İstanbul 
  • Aqua – Görkem Özkan  – İstanbul
  • Vino Locale – Ozan Kumbasar – Urla 
  • Teruar Urla – Osman Serdaroğlu – Urla 
  • Od Urla – Osman Sezener – Urla

Chef’s Table ( 2 hats)

  • Yeni Lokanta – Civan Er – İstanbul
  • Tuğra Restaurant – Emre İnanır – İstanbul
  • Sunset Grill & Bar – Fabrice Canelle – İstanbul 
  • Gallada – Özgür Taylan Yücel – İstanbul
  • Lokanta by Divan – Volkan Arık – İstanbul 
  • Chalet – Soner Kesgin – İstanbul 
  • Araka – Zeynep Pınar Taşdemir – İstanbul 
  • Alaf – Murat Deniz Temel – İstanbul
  • 7 Mehmet – Mehmet Akdağ – Antalya 
  • Narimor Urla – Atilla Heilbronn – Urla
  • Aman da Bravo – İnanç Çelengil – Bodrum
  • Sakhalin Bodrum – Vladimir Mukhin – Bodrum
  • Maça Kızı – Aret Sahakyan – Bodrum
  • Kitchen Bodrum – Osman Sezener – Bodrum
  • Reserved Cappadocia – Mehmet Gök – Cappadocia 
  • Nahita – Ömür Akkor – Cappadocia

First Michelin, now Gault & Millau.. we are excited about what’s coming next and the new place of Turkish cuisine in the world!

Congratulations to all the chefs and restaurants.  

If you’d like to try some of them during your visit contact us here

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