Türkiye: Green Starred Restaurants in Urla, Hiç, Vino Locale, Od Urla

"More than a restaurant, this is a holistic ecosystem rooted in the Hiç Forest, olive groves, endemic herbs, and the region’s age-old olive oil culture. Alongside creative, distinctive dishes shaped by Duygu Özerson Elakdar and her team’s deep understanding of Urla’s gastronomic gifts, there’s a Hiç Ceramics Workshop crafting the tableware, Urla Cooking Class Workshops, and Olive Oil Tasting Workshops led by Elakdar. Even the wooden parts of the scaffolding used during construction are repurposed as serving utensils—there is no waste here—and every element, not just the ingredients, supports sustainability and local sourcing. The menu reveals thoughtful details that portray Urla’s essence, like a sorbet touched with local wine and finished with a delightful simmered sauce made from the pine cones of the Hiç Forest; the interplay of wine and pine is simply "extraordinary." Many hidden treasures like this await discovery, as the team captures the region’s aroma, texture, and taste on a single plate." - The MICHELIN Guide