Guidebook for Istanbul
Food Scene
One of the best places in the neigborhood if you have sense to eat seafood. It is clean and prices are very convenient unlike other fish restaurantes in Istanbul
Cihan Derya Balık Lokantası
5 C Hoşdere-Bahçeşehir YoluOne of the best places in the neigborhood if you have sense to eat seafood. It is clean and prices are very convenient unlike other fish restaurantes in Istanbul
Sezon
It is a nice cafe where you can smoke waterpipe while playing backgammon and drinking tea.
Miço Antep Sofrası
41 Başvekil Cd.One of the best places in the neighborhood for kebab.
One of the best fastfood places where you can grab a çiğköfte(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chee_kufta)
Cigkoftem
No:57/A Ihlamurdere Cd.One of the best fastfood places where you can grab a çiğköfte(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chee_kufta)
Seyran Restoran Cafe
Nice choice for a weekend breakfast
Saray Optik
18 Büyük Saray Meydanı Cd.a good kebap place
Gulluoglu
One of the best places in Istanbul to grab some Turkish desserts
Everything Else
It is a decent, clean, historical, non-touristic Turkish bath. It offers all basic elements of hamam culture for 24 TL (includes scrubbing and massage)
TARIHI KÜÇÜK HAMAM
It is a decent, clean, historical, non-touristic Turkish bath. It offers all basic elements of hamam culture for 24 TL (includes scrubbing and massage)
Bahar Doviz Altin Tic Aş
a good place to exchange money without commission and with good rates
Otogar İstasyonu
O-3The main coach station of Istanbul
Bezm-i Alem Sokak
Bezm-i Alem Sokakan OKish park for jogging
Shopping
Idris Bakkal
No:50 Büyük Saray Meydanı Cd.A supermarket with good quality products, a little bit expensive though
Bim
19a Peykhane Cd.One of the cheapest superamarkets in the neighborhood
Dia
62 Tatlıpınar CaddesiOne of the cheapest supermarkets in the neighborhood
Sightseeing
The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes.
142 locals recommend
Chora Museum
18 Kariye Cami Sk.The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate resides here as the representative and spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodoxies, although this role has been disputed by the Moscow Patriarchate.
Fener Köşkü Restaurant
115 Abdülezel Paşa Cad. NoThe Ecumenical Patriarchate resides here as the representative and spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodoxies, although this role has been disputed by the Moscow Patriarchate.
It's famous for its large quantities of exquisite İznik tiles, set in a very wide variety of beautiful floral and geometric designs. These tiles exhibit some unique characteristics...
30 locals recommend
Rustem Pasha Mosque
No:62 Hasırcılar Cd.It's famous for its large quantities of exquisite İznik tiles, set in a very wide variety of beautiful floral and geometric designs. These tiles exhibit some unique characteristics...
The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning Covered Bazaar) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world.
810 locals recommend
Grand Bazaar
Beyazıt CaddesiThe Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning Covered Bazaar) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world.