The Izmir City Guides tackle what every visitor wonders: where to eat boyoz and köfte the way locals do, how to see Ephesus and Şirince without a coach tour that stops at a carpet shop, which Alsancak meyhanes print their prices and when the Kordon looks its best. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look at and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser once you have paid.
About the Izmir City Guides
- 145 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Izmir guides
Food guide
25 places
Boyoz and börek for breakfast, köfte and lokanta counters at lunch, meze tables in Alsancak, the Kemeraltı market lanes and sweets with Turkish coffee.
Things to do guide
24 places
Roman Smyrna and the city museums, the clock tower and the historic lift, the Kordon and Alsancak on foot, and ideas for a rainy afternoon.
Family guide
24 places
A cable car and seaside parks, an aquarium and a dinosaur museum, ferry rides across the bay and food children are happy to eat.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Alsancak pubs and rock bars, meyhanes with fair menus, kokoreç after midnight, sunset terraces and live music across the bay in Karşıyaka.
Day trips guide
24 places
Ephesus and Selçuk by suburban train, the hill village of Şirince, Çeşme, Alaçatı and Urla on the coast, and Pergamon and Foça to the north.
Budget guide
24 places
Free viewpoints and caravanserais, museums with low-cost tickets, boyoz breakfasts and lokanta lunches, and the ferries that make the cheapest sightseeing in town.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Tarihi Kemeraltı Börekçisi
Kemeraltı, Anafartalar Caddesi 93
A tiny bazaar counter that bakes nothing but börek. Order the cheese su böreği with a glass of tea and eat it at one of the few street tables. From the food guide.
Kordon Alsancak İzmir
Alsancak waterfront
Four kilometres of seafront promenade where the whole city comes out at dusk, simit in hand, to watch the light fade over the bay. From the things to do guide.
Şirince
Hill village, 8 km from Selçuk
Stone houses and fruit-wine shops on a hillside above Selçuk. Leave the busy main street and climb the side lanes for quiet. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Izmir
Day one: start at the clock tower in Konak with the things to do guide, spend the morning in Kemeraltı with the food guide and eat lunch at a lokanta, then walk the Kordon at sunset and finish at an Alsancak meyhane from the nightlife guide. Day two: pick one area from the day trips guide, Ephesus and Şirince to the south or Çeşme and Alaçatı to the west, and give it the whole day. For a rainy or slow day, the family and budget guides send you to the museums, the Konak Pier, a ferry across the bay and a long tea in a caravanserai courtyard.
Questions about the Izmir guides
What do the Izmir City Guides include?
Six guides with 145 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with why it is worth it, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
How do I get the guides after I pay?
The links show on your order page right after payment and in your confirmation email. They open in any browser on phone or laptop, with no app or account to set up.
Do the Izmir guides work offline?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it keeps working without signal, including your ticks and notes. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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