Kırkınca Arispel
How to say it: kuhr-kuhn-JAH ah-rees-PEL
Lean table after Ephesus. Restaurant site has no published dish list. Dinner daily — book through Akanthus once we are in town.
Saturday, October 24
Today we go to Ephesus, dinner in Şirince
Ancient city · Terrace Houses · Kırkınca Arispel
Daily Diary (photos and notes)- Susan Beans
- Susan Stevenson
- John Beans
- David Littleton
David is with us from last night.
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The day
- 09:00We meet Fisun Tunali at the museum, then go on to the site together. Agreed 24 Sep, instead of the site at 10:00. No extra guide cost. We pay our own transport. SRM is updating the itinerary. Lale says the museum is 09:00–17:30. Late October is usually high 60s–low 70s °F.
- GuideSRM Travel (Yavuz, tourdesk@srmtravel.com, +90 546 931 13 12; cc Lale lale@srmtravel.com). Private Junior Certified English-speaking guide, up to 8 hours. Booked and paid. Susan Beans paid EUR 402 on 17 Sep via SRM’s card link (Visa/Mastercard). Corrected Tour Contract (EUR, not USD) confirmed 21 Sep. EUR 295 base for two, plus EUR 40 for the other two, plus 20% VAT. Not included: transport, site admissions, meals, personal expenses, tips.
- On usSite tickets are paid at the entrance: Ephesus about €40, Terrace Houses about €15 extra (combo often ~€52–55). House of the Virgin Mary about €12 if the day includes it. Temple of Artemis is free.
- TaxiThe guide can finish in Şirince. Ephesus → Şirince is about €15–20 cash. After dinner we need a taxi or Uber back to Selçuk — the winter dolmuş last run is 18:00 from 1 October. Selçuk taxis have quoted about €70 each way; agree the fare before we set off. If the app is empty, we have the restaurant or Akanthus call a taxi.
- DinnerLean is Kırkınca Arispel ↓ (kuhr-kuhn-JAH ah-rees-PEL); Sirincem ↓ (see-reen-JEM) is the other shortlist. Susan has asked Akanthus to book Kırkınca Arispel for 19:00 or 19:30 (the guide finishes at 18:00) — confirm the booking and that they are serving that night.
Night museum hours at Ephesus end 1 October, so we do this as a daylight ruins day. Terrace Houses are the close work; we do them in sun.
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Ephesus site map
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Meals
Selçuk · after Ephesus
Lunch Search
Ejder
How to say it: ezh-DEHR
The town grill. Çöp şiş, köfte, and meze on Cengiz Topel, by the aqueduct. Modest, and often a queue. No menu online.
Amazon Bistro
Courtyard meze and steaks on Antony Kallinger, not the usual kebab row. No menu online.
Wallabies Victoria
Garden tables at the aqueduct, Cengiz Topel No. 2. No menu online.
Şirince · village dinner
Dinner Search
Kırkınca Arispel
How to say it: kuhr-kuhn-JAH ah-rees-PEL
The lean table after Ephesus. Their site has no dish list. Ask Akanthus to book.
Sirincem
How to say it: see-reen-JEM
The other shortlist, Şehit Yüksel Özülkü side street. No published dish list — Menu is the Maps place page.
Artemis
How to say it: AHR-teh-mees
Aegean plates and village wine, with the view over the roofs. A reliable third if the first two are full.
Sirincem
How to say it: see-reen-JEM
Other Şirince table. No working official site or published dish list — Menu → is the Maps place page (Şehit Yüksel Özülkü Cad. 220 Sok. No:6).
Tonight
Ephesus
Map is Ephesus. Second night at Akanthus.
Akanthus Hotel Ephesus
Atatürk Mah. 1064 Sokak No. 11. David Littleton joins here the evening of the 23rd.
Cash today
€15–20Taxi Ephesus → Şirince. The winter dolmuş will not bring dinner home.
- The four of us · ~€4–5 each · lean cash for a short rural hop
~€70Şirince → Selçuk after dinner, quoted each way. Agree the fare. Restaurant or Akanthus calls the taxi.
- The four of us
Card, or not cash.
- Ephesus — About €40 each
- Terrace Houses — About €15 extra each · combo often ~€52–55
- House of the Virgin Mary, if we add it — About €12 each · card only
- Temple of Artemis — Free
Susan Beans paid the SRM guide by card on 17 Sep: EUR 402. It stays out of today’s cash.