BALAT-FENER Foodie & Sightseeing guide
Food scene
As its name indicates, this cute cafe literally POPS at its very corner location. Cozy & soulful interiors, great daily prepared goodies.
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Pops Balat
62 Ayan Cd.As its name indicates, this cute cafe literally POPS at its very corner location. Cozy & soulful interiors, great daily prepared goodies.
Coffee Department
No:5 Kürkçü Çeşmesi Sk.
Meşhur Fetih İşkembe
6 Leblebiciler Sk.Come here for fried liver, brothy soups and cold & hot meat cuts.
Serving also as a boutique hotel, this venue features great outdoor seating on the terrace floor with stunning views of the district and the Golden Horn.
POPSTEL
No:3, 34087 Akçin Sk.Serving also as a boutique hotel, this venue features great outdoor seating on the terrace floor with stunning views of the district and the Golden Horn.
Happie Balat Coffee
Sightseeing
One of the iconic buildings of the district. It is located on top of the hill, so it is possible to get great views of the Golden Horn [Haliç in Turkish] as well.
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Phanar Greek Orthodox College
No:36 Sancaktar Ykş.One of the iconic buildings of the district. It is located on top of the hill, so it is possible to get great views of the Golden Horn [Haliç in Turkish] as well.
Palace of Porphyrogenitus [Tekfur Sarayı in Turkish] is the best preserved Byzantine palace surviving in Istanbul. Tekfur Sarayı served as a Byzantine imperial palace until 1453, the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans. In the 18th century, a ceramic tile workshop was established here and it produced ceramic and ceramic tiles until the mid-nineteenth century.
Amazing facts about the Tekfur Sarayı:
+ + + The world famous 86 carats Kaşıkçı Diamond (The Spoonmaker’s Diamond) -exhibited at the Topkapı Palace Museum- was first found in the garbage debris of the Tekfur Sarayı in 1699.
+ + + Ceramic tiles produced in Tekfur Palace workshop can be seen at Hekimoğlu Ali Paşa Mosque located in Fatih, Istanbul.
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Palazz tal-Porfirogenitu
Palace of Porphyrogenitus [Tekfur Sarayı in Turkish] is the best preserved Byzantine palace surviving in Istanbul. Tekfur Sarayı served as a Byzantine imperial palace until 1453, the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans. In the 18th century, a ceramic tile workshop was established here and it produced ceramic and ceramic tiles until the mid-nineteenth century.
Amazing facts about the Tekfur Sarayı:
+ + + The world famous 86 carats Kaşıkçı Diamond (The Spoonmaker’s Diamond) -exhibited at the Topkapı Palace Museum- was first found in the garbage debris of the Tekfur Sarayı in 1699.
+ + + Ceramic tiles produced in Tekfur Palace workshop can be seen at Hekimoğlu Ali Paşa Mosque located in Fatih, Istanbul.
Fener Evleri 1 : Haliç Sanat
Rezan Has Museum