A very impressive restaurant found in a fairly unimpressive building - and around three quarters of an hours drive from Fethiye - so what is it that makes the easy to miss Kirk Pinar (Forty Springs) restaurant, in an area offering not very much else worthy of special note...

Kirk Pinar is now a very poorly kept secret and using the traditional adage that you should "eat where the locals eat" - then this very much fits the bill. Due to this, weekends are best avoided if you don't want to wait for a table (and it can be quite a long wait sometimes) - as Kirk Pinar is packed with Turkish families along with British and others enjoying the atmosphere - it is a lovely place to be amongst them, but you might get very hungry waiting. It is a place to unwind, take your time and relax - nobody is in any great rush to leave!

To get to Kirk Pinar it is fairly easy, you more or less just follow one road. You need to head from Fethiye towards Uzumlu, following road signs for Denizli. Drive through Uzumlu, past Incirkoy, then 15-20 minutes of driving slowly uphill later you pass a sign for the village of Nif. Around 5-10 minutes further on from the Nif turn off there is a road turning right that looks like it has a no entry or road closed sign. It isn't closed, turn there (there is a Kirk Pinar sign) and follow the little road to the car park to the front of the restaurant. From Fethiye the total driving time is around 45-50 minutes, longer if you admire the views en route, of which there are many.

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