Safie Meyhane

About Safie Meyhane

Safie Meyhane is a family-run "boutique meyhane" on Güvenlik Caddesi in Aşağı Ayrancı, where it now occupies the garden with a pool beneath the King Otel. The family describes itself as a second-generation business continuing a trade their father began in 1955: Ürgüp Ocakbaşı opened in 1987, Safie Meyhane in 2019 and a rooftop sister venue, Safie Meyhane Roof, in 2022. Its stated mission is to keep the family trade going and pass meyhane culture on to new generations, and the founders' parents still prepare the meze by hand. The menu, printed in Turkish and English, follows the classic rakı-table order. Cold meze, white cheese, halloumi, basil-marinated sea bass and çiroz (dried mackerel) come first, followed by hot starters such as mushrooms baked with kaşar cheese, shrimp güveç, fried anchovies or calamari, buttered hummus (also with pastırma), roasted aubergine with butter, "sıcak atom" yoghurt with chillies and the house Safie böreği. Mains include liver in butter, grilled köfte, lamb shank, kavurma, lamb chops, ribeye, grilled sea bass and a mixed grill, with fruit plates and nuts to finish. A "Rakını al gel" (bring your own rakı) set menu is offered for a minimum of two people. The restaurant's Tripadvisor profile notes free parking and Sunday closing, and reservations are taken on +90 532 422 34 62.