MAYA BOZCAADA

12 covers and on reservation. This is a rare address. In the middle of vineyards, under the pine trees, in a wonderful country house, luxury and sincerity are combined. Maya, "yeast" in Turkish and Greek, refers to the leavened bread whose ancestral Anatolian wheat flour comes from the house's mill. Selçuk Aykan, the chef, cooks the meat to perfection. He also makes his own cheese. The vegetables you eat are grown in the garden or by the farmers of the island. You can walk through the vineyards with a glass of wine in your hand.