Guidebook for Istanbul
Food Scene
Helvetia
No:8 General Yazgan Sk.It is cheap & serve healty Turkish food
Yeni Lokanta
No:66/B Kumbaracı Ykş.Local good food - Average Price
Gram
107/D Meşrutiyet CaddesiGood Breakfast
Karakoy Gulluoglu
No:67 Kemankeş CaddesiBest Turkish Baklava / dessert
Peymane-La Cucina
7/A Alaybeyi Sokakdelicious turkish kebab with really nice atmosphere
Aheste
No:107 Meşrutiyet Cd.nice local food
Karaköy Lokantası
No:57 Kemankeş Cd.good experience for the local & authentic dinner
Essentials
Haci Bekir
Zahire Borsası SokakBest Turkish Delight
Arts & Culture
SALT Galata, Istanbul
No:11 Bankalar Cd.Museum, library, event venue
Babylon
1 Silahşör Caddesi & Birahane SokakSmall concert place. Check for the days for nice live groups.
Museum of Modern art, has also nice restaurant next to the Bosphorus
618 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Museum yase-Istanbul yase-Modern Art
No:1/1 Meşrutiyet Cd.Museum of Modern art, has also nice restaurant next to the Bosphorus
I-Museum ka-Pera
65 Meşrutiyet Cd.Museum
SALT Beyoğlu
No:136 İstiklal Cd.look for the event calander
Everything Else
Kilic Ali Paşa Hamam
1 Hamam Sk.Nice Turkish Hamam
Çiçek Pasajı Manolya Restaurant
it is authentic to see this old passage
Shopping
Pasabahce Stores
No:150 İstiklal Caddesireally nice glass store, can find also great tile & glass souvenirs
Drinks & Nightlife
Delicatessen Pera
10b Oteller Sk.nice coctails
& thursday bites
Gaspar
6 Necati Bey Cad., Arapoğlan Sok.good music on saturday