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In the heart of Kyrenia’s beach resort area, Sez-i is rated one of the best fish restaurants in Northern Cyprus – which is praise indeed.

This French-influenced restaurant on the outskirts of Kyrenia is a fitting place to spoil yourself on the last night of your holiday.

A local favourite, Niazi’s (opposite the Dome Hotel) is highly regarded for its grills, kebabs and sticky desserts, and has a better than average wine list.

An amiable British-influenced spot with a pubby atmosphere, the Grapevine is one of Kyrenia’s social hubs and has a more imaginative menu than most local restaurants.

Friendly, busy harbour-side café with some tables under umbrellas on the quay, others on the terrace. Grilled fish and meze .

The only restaurant in the still being restored Arabahmet district serves lavish meze in an old courtyard, a private dining room, or an Ottoman-style banquet room upstairs.

With tables beneath white umbrellas in a calm, cloistered courtyard, this is the best place in the old town for a rest and cold drink.

Favoured by Northern Cyprus’s movers and shakers, Avcilar favours game and other hearty traditional dishes. Prepare for a feast.

Kocareis is the best of a scattering of simple taverns along Salamis bay, serving fresh fish, salads and drinks.

Cheap and plentiful meze and kebabs are the mainstays of this eating-place, in a vault within the ramparts – a good place to escape the midday sun.