We flew direct from LA to Atarturk airport and 2 hrs later, took an onward flight to Izmir. We were picked up by the owner of Urkmez Hotel and 45mins later, was in our room at Selcuk. Although it was 10:30pm on 22.12.12 and the town seemed sleepy, we were recommended to go Cabare which was owned by them (with a 10% discount card in hand!). The restaurant dining area was on the top floor and as soon as we walked in, we were amazed to see that most of the (long) tables were full and there was a live singer singing traditional turkish songs!! We were seated right next to him and with the fantastic mezze, raki +Efes beer plus the melodious tunes+great voice, it was the best ever "WelcomeToTurkeyForThe1stTime" one could ask for!! We rounded off the meal with delicious baklava and cay! Recommended!! read more