Behzat Çayyolu

About Behzat Çayyolu

Behzat Çayyolu is the Çayyolu branch of Behzat, an et-balık-mangal (meat, fish and grill) restaurant run by the Bekiş family's Bekiş Grup, which also operates a branch in Oran. Its slogan, "Özel günlerin özel dostu", pitches it as a place for special occasions, and it is set up to serve guests from morning to night. The day starts with a traditional village-style serpme breakfast, a spread of many small plates served every day of the week. At lunchtime there are set lunch menus, and in the evening the restaurant turns into a meyhane-style dining room with rakı, wine and other drinks. Behzat's fixed menu brings eight kinds of meze, a double salad, a pickle plate and olives to the table, and the hot starters include grilled or pan-fried octopus, Albanian-style fried liver (Arnavut ciğeri) and fish soup. Grills cover meat, chicken and fish, and salt-baked fish (tuzda balık) is singled out as a speciality on all of the group's menus. The Çayyolu branch also offers a mangal (barbecue) option, where guests choose their meat for the grill, and evenings come with live music, according to the restaurant's Instagram account. A children's play area makes it workable for families. Reservations are taken by phone.