Factors that affect rankings
of restaurants are not clearly known despite the importance of these businesses
in promoting the cuisine and local foods within the scope of gastronomy
tourism. Restaurants need to be rated in order to encourage and award
restaurants as well as to help consumers. The aim of this study is to reveal
the factors that affect restaurant ranking. With this purpose, content analysis
was conducted on data gathered through document reviews and interviews. The
results of the content analysis revealed 5 themes: ranking according to food
and beverage, ingredients, personnel, atmosphere and service. The most
important theme in the ranking of restaurants within the scope of gastronomy
tourism was revealed to be food and beverage. Food and beverage was followed by
ingredients, personnel, atmosphere and service respectively as the most
emphasized factors. If they want to succeed in gastronomy tourism by fulfilling
certain standards, to receive the attention they deserve and to become a
gastronomic reference, restaurants need to place importance on the themes of
food and beverage, ingredients, personnel, atmosphere and service