The current regional selection brings together 18 restaurants: one with a MICHELIN Star, five Bib Gourmand restaurants and twelve Selected restaurants. Here is how to choose between them.
Cappadocia’s selection reaches beyond Göreme: it also includes Uçhisar, Ürgüp, nearby villages, Niğde and Aksaray. Check the location before choosing a restaurant for the evening.
01 · One MICHELIN Star
This distinction recognises the cooking itself. Revithia is the starred restaurant in the current Cappadocia selection.
Revithia
Regional cooking at Kayakapı with a seasonal menu and valley views.
02 · Bib Gourmand
A separate category for good cooking and value. Bib Gourmand is not a MICHELIN Star.
Happena Restaurant
Ancient Anatolian inspiration, a Göreme terrace and a Bib Gourmand distinction.
Babayan Evi Restaurant
A set menu shaped by local produce, garden ingredients and a wood-fired oven. Advance booking advised.
Also: MICHELIN Green StarTabal Gastronomi Evi
A Niğde city project focusing on the region’s ingredients and culinary traditions.
Old Greek House
Family cooking with Turkish and Greek influences in a 19th-century house.
Aravan Evi
A family-run restaurant offering a set menu with produce from its kitchen garden.
03 · MICHELIN Selected
Restaurants selected by the guide without a Star or Bib Gourmand distinction.
Seten Restaurant
Anatolian cooking above Göreme, with a terrace overlooking the town and valleys.
Lil'a Restaurant
Anatolian recipes and locally sourced ingredients at Museum Hotel.
Moniq Restaurant
Regional recipes at Taskonaklar, with cave dining and terraces overlooking Pigeon Valley.
Nahita Cappadocia
An Argos restaurant focused on regional ingredients with a valley-view terrace.
Seki Restaurant
Anatolian and Mediterranean cooking at Argos in Cappadocia.
Kardeşler Restoran
Grilled meats and Turkish classics in central Aksaray.
Sofram Restaurant
A spacious Niğde restaurant with an extensive Turkish menu.
Uzundere Kapadokya Mutfağı
Traditional cooking at Şah Saray Cave Suites. Check the restaurant’s dress guidance before visiting.
Tık Tık Kadın Emeği
A women’s cooperative serving a concise menu of home-style regional dishes.
Reserved Restaurant
Traditional dishes with contemporary presentation in a stone country house.
Saklı Konak Cappadocia
Traditional Cappadocian cooking, including testi kebab and mantı.
Gorgoli
Regional cooking shaped by the produce and traditions of Mustafapaşa.
Two distinctions to keep separate
Babayan Evi’s Green Star is an additional sustainability distinction, separate from culinary Stars. A hotel’s MICHELIN recognition also does not automatically give its restaurant a distinction.
Start in Göreme with Happena (Bib Gourmand) or Seten (Selected). Seten is walk-in only. In Uçhisar, Seki Restaurant is part of Argos in Cappadocia.
Verified against the official guide on 12 October 2026. Check individual entries for updates. MICHELIN Guide ↗ · 2026 announcement ↗