Guidebook for İstanbul
Food Scene
Halk Köftecisi
kokoreç & midye tava!
BigChefs Tünel
No:96/A Meşrutiyet Cd.pricy but good quality
Akın Balık
No:40/A Fermeneciler Cd.Turkish style rakı & balık
Chinese & Sushi Express
No: 119 Meşrutiyet Cd.they have good sushi
Ottoman Burger
7 Asmalı Mescit Caddesitry the ottoman burger!
Muhit
9/A Kılıç Ali Paşa Mescidi Sk.lovely patio
cute little place you can go anytime day or night
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OPS CAFE KARAKOY
No:45 Mumhane Cd.cute little place you can go anytime day or night
Bej
11 Kemankeş Cad., Karaköyvery chic
Otto
cool bar at night and delicious food during the day
Miss Pizza Şişhane
86A Meşrutiyet Cd.good pizza
Aheste
No:107 Meşrutiyet Cd.delicious food
they have a lovely terrace (but ours is better) their coffee might be better though :)
Caribou Coffee
19 Galip Dede Cd.they have a lovely terrace (but ours is better) their coffee might be better though :)
White Mill
16 Süleyman Seba Cd.love their patio
Aheste
No:107 Meşrutiyet Cd.good food
they sell everything you see as the decoration
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Mavra Cafe Design Workshop
31/A Serdar-ı Ekrem Cd.they sell everything you see as the decoration
Karabatak
No:7 Karaali Kaptan Sk.delicious coffee nice atmosphere
Holy Coffee
1 Erol Taş Sokakcute little cafe int he heart of çukurcuma
delicious mezes and turkish specialities just below the galata tower (perfect location)
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Kiva Han
delicious mezes and turkish specialities just below the galata tower (perfect location)
Urban Cafe
No:6/A Galatasaray Kartal sokI love this street full of street art
Naif
No:52 Mumhane Cd.they serve lovely breakfast
one of my favourite breakfast places in town: very cheap but you need to wait in line
Cafe Faruk Kahvaltı
4 / E Şair Veysi Sk.one of my favourite breakfast places in town: very cheap but you need to wait in line
one of my favourite breakfast places in town, more pricy then faruk
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Rumeli Kale Cafe & Restaurant
No:10 Yahya Kemal Cd.one of my favourite breakfast places in town, more pricy then faruk
homemade turkish hot dishes, my favourite place to eat lunch. cheap and delicious
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Helvetia
No:8 General Yazgan Sk.homemade turkish hot dishes, my favourite place to eat lunch. cheap and delicious
The House Cafe
1 D Üçüncü Yol Sk.nice atmosphere but a bit pricy
delicious food, nice atmosphere, the owner is a very famous photographer, ara güler
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Cafe Ara
2 Ara Güler Sokağıdelicious food, nice atmosphere, the owner is a very famous photographer, ara güler
Şimdi
5 Asmalı Mescit Sok.My favorite restaurant / bar nearby.
a bit pricy but has nice view, nice cuisine and beautiful view
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360 Istanbul
a bit pricy but has nice view, nice cuisine and beautiful view
Everything Else
Taksim Gezi Park
Tak-ı Zafer Caddesithe park!
The city center, 15 mins of walking on famous istiklal street or 1 stop with metro from şişhane
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Taksim Myd
Tak-ı Zafer CaddesiThe city center, 15 mins of walking on famous istiklal street or 1 stop with metro from şişhane
Cağaloğlu Hamam
No:24 Prof. Kazım İsmail Gürkan Cd.My Favourite Hamam
Tünel Myd
Tünel Square
you can come back home if you don't want to walk the very inclined street from karaköy.
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Tunel
No:9 Tersane Cd.you can come back home if you don't want to walk the very inclined street from karaköy.
2 mins from home and You can reach Taksim square in 2 mins ( one stop)
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Sishane Metro Duragi
5 Şah Kulu Bostan Sokak2 mins from home and You can reach Taksim square in 2 mins ( one stop)
Shopping
Koton
No:36 İstiklal Cd.Mall
Kagithane House Of Paper
Fransız Geçidi Sokağıyou'll love this place
Kontra Plak
60/A Yeni Çarşı Cad., Galatasaray Lisesi Yanırecord store
Civan
No:20 Serdar-ı Ekrem Cd.men's fashion
Robinson Crusoe 389
No:136 İstiklal Cd.very beautiful bookstore
Lale Plak
1 Galip Dede Cd.record store
Zuhal Müzik Showroom
No:33 Galip Dede Cd.musical instruments
Selfestate
7 Küçük Hendek Caddesivery cool shop
Senkop Müzik
No:23 Şişhane Sk.musical instruments
Lomography
the first lomo store in turkey
Karakoy Junk
cool & a bit overrated antique shop (i suggest cukucuma for cheaper stuff)
Bilstore
very cool store
gentlemen Karakoy
54/A Mumhane Cd.nice design store
Sightseeing
Palazz ta 'Dolmabahce
Dolmabahçe Caddesia beautiful palace
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı SarayıTopkapı Palace
Mużew Arkeoloġiku ta 'Istanbul
archeological museum
Ħagia Sofia
No:1 Ayasofya MeydanıHagia Sophia
Il-Mużew tal-Moskea Bla
No:10 Atmeydanı Cd.Blue Mosque
L-Imnara Kilic Ali Pasa
50 Kemeraltı Cd.beautiful mosque
Knisja ta 'Sent Antuan
171 İstiklal Cd.Church
Mużew Galata Mevlevihanesi
No:15 Galip Dede Cd.Mevlevihane
Il-Baħar Galatasaray Storiku
8 Turnacıbaşı Cd.hamam
Torri tal-Galata
Perfect view from the top of the tower
Arts & Culture
Pera Museum
Pera Museum
indigo
love this place. they book super cool dj's
Propaganda
they book super cool dj's
Arter
No:13 Irmak Cd.art gallery
contemporary art museum of istanbul
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Mużew tal-Arti Moderna ta' Istanbul
No:1/1 Meşrutiyet Cd.contemporary art museum of istanbul
SALT Galata, Istanbul
No:11 Bankalar Cd.art museum
Nublu
cool music venue
Very lovely music venue for the agenda check out: www.saloniksv.com
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Salon Iksv
No:5 Şişhane Sk.Very lovely music venue for the agenda check out: www.saloniksv.com
Babylon Bar
Şehbender Sok. No:3,best music venue in town
Drinks & Nightlife
Flavio Restaurant & Bar
3 Gönül Sokakgood music
Publico
2 A Tünel Myd.new in the city
Auf
67 Meşrutiyet Cd.cool
Topless Terrace
No:12 İstiklal Cad.they book good dj's from time to time
Novo
No:3 Sofyalı Sk.good music during the week
Faces
16 Sofyalı Sk.not bad
Balkon Restaurant & Bar
5 Şehbender Sk.perfect view from their terrace
Parantez Bistro
1/A Jurnal Sk.the crowd is on the street
Que Tal Tapas&Bar
5/A İlk Belediye Cd.Tapas!
Kasette Bar
No:2 Korsan Çk.every night there's something going on
Minimüzikhol
3 Soğancı Sk.party goes on till very late
Unter Karakoy
Karaali Kaptan Sokaknice atmosphere