If you don't know what a Lokma is it's pretty much the most epic version of a Turkish donut. The…read moretraditional version of lokma is a dough batter which is deep fried in oil and then left to sit in simple syrup and dusted with sugar and cinnamon.
In my 20 years of coming to Turkey I've never quite seen something which is offered at Lokmaçatı. They've taken the traditional Turkish lokma and transformed it for the modern century, hence their slogan "Eski Köye Yeni Lokma" which translates to "To the old town, new lokma".
Not going to lie, I had decision paralysis when presented with all the menu options. They let you fill the lokma with different cream fillings, on top you have the option to drizzle four different types of chocolates (dark, milk, white, berry), and there are a few toppings you can put on top- very similar to what you'd see at a froyo establishment. Each portion comes with eight lokmas. I opted for one of their premade combos the "Easy Lokma" which set me back 25 liras which I thought to be slightly expensive since you can usually get traditional lokmas from street vendors for 5-10 liras.
The restaurant itself is located in central Alacati which makes it ideal for sitting and people watching at night. The lokma offered were delicious, though I do prefer the traditional preparation of lokma (call me old fashioned!). This place is definitely worth a visit to try the lokma, but if this is your first time in Turkey I would definitely also recommend trying out the traditional preparation first!
