Guidebook for Istanbul

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Guidebook for Istanbul

Food Scene

City's is an upscale cute mall with some good brands, movie theaters and restaurants on top floor above ordinary food court (top floor is called MAHALLE with lots of interesting alternatives)
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Cinemaximum
No:162 Teşvikiye Cd.
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City's is an upscale cute mall with some good brands, movie theaters and restaurants on top floor above ordinary food court (top floor is called MAHALLE with lots of interesting alternatives)
Abdi Ipekçi Street is the trendiest area of all Istanbul where you will find chic boutiques along with fancy cafes, restaurants and bars.
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Abdi İpekçi Street
Abdi İpekçi Caddesi
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Abdi Ipekçi Street is the trendiest area of all Istanbul where you will find chic boutiques along with fancy cafes, restaurants and bars.
Lots of Turkish Coffee shops as well as Starbucks and Cafe Nero
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Vali Konağı Caddesi
Vali Konağı Caddesi
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Lots of Turkish Coffee shops as well as Starbucks and Cafe Nero
A concentration area of nice cafes and restaurants. At Kav Wine Boutique there is a good selection of quality wines
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Atiye Sokak
Atiye Sokak
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A concentration area of nice cafes and restaurants. At Kav Wine Boutique there is a good selection of quality wines
Akaretler neighborhood is Nişantaşı’s sister with the W Hotel in the center marking the mood with its modern disposition as well as trendy design shops, restaurants, bars and more
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W Istanbul
No 22 Süleyman Seba Cd.
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Akaretler neighborhood is Nişantaşı’s sister with the W Hotel in the center marking the mood with its modern disposition as well as trendy design shops, restaurants, bars and more
Handy for quick meals. The dishes are from Gaziantep, the southeastern side of Turkey, which is famous for its kebabs and other specialities
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Tatbak
38/B Akkavak Sk.
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Handy for quick meals. The dishes are from Gaziantep, the southeastern side of Turkey, which is famous for its kebabs and other specialities
Offering only Corvus wines, which are from a boutique winery this sophisticated venue is focused not only on local wines but also on local ingredients to create tantalizing food and wine pairings.
Corvus Wine & Bite
No:5 Şair Nedim Cd.
Offering only Corvus wines, which are from a boutique winery this sophisticated venue is focused not only on local wines but also on local ingredients to create tantalizing food and wine pairings.
Great Bosphorus view with food, drinks, music, and entertainment. The venue has several different restaurants. After midnight the space turns into a large dance club with house and dance music
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Sortie Restaurant
No:54 Muallim Naci Cd.
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Great Bosphorus view with food, drinks, music, and entertainment. The venue has several different restaurants. After midnight the space turns into a large dance club with house and dance music
The menu is a mixture of Turkish and international food, has a backyard.
Tribeca
The menu is a mixture of Turkish and international food, has a backyard.
The menu is a mixture of Turkish and international food, has a backyard.
All Sports Cafe Nişantaşı
67 Şakayık Sokak
The menu is a mixture of Turkish and international food, has a backyard.
Traditional Turkish meatballs, fastfood
Nisantasi Sultanahmet Koftecisi
2/A Prf. Dr. Orhan Ersek Sk.
Traditional Turkish meatballs, fastfood
Upscale restaurant/bar with live Turkish music and amazing view
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Frankieİstanbul
41-41 A Teşvikiye Cd.
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Upscale restaurant/bar with live Turkish music and amazing view

Sightseeing

One of the best monuments of late Ottoman rule, it has unique appearance, with huge white columns. Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk was taken here by his family's housekeeper during his childhood.
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Teşvikiye
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One of the best monuments of late Ottoman rule, it has unique appearance, with huge white columns. Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk was taken here by his family's housekeeper during his childhood.
Full of Art Nouveau style buildings and shops Teşvikiye is the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s latest novel “The Museum of Innocence"
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Teşvikiye Caddesi
Teşvikiye Caddesi
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Full of Art Nouveau style buildings and shops Teşvikiye is the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s latest novel “The Museum of Innocence"
Photographers congregate at Macka Park to admire the diverse flora and fauna and beautiful views. The Park has childrens playgrounds, cafes and restaurants, an artificial pools.
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Maçka Democracy Park
Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi
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Photographers congregate at Macka Park to admire the diverse flora and fauna and beautiful views. The Park has childrens playgrounds, cafes and restaurants, an artificial pools.
Built in 1855 and Beşiktaş became the official residence of the sultans.
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多尔玛巴赫切宫
Dolmabahçe Caddesi
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Built in 1855 and Beşiktaş became the official residence of the sultans.
Great view of bosphorus and seaside cafés, restaurants, night clubs and bars spread around the area. Unfortunately, it has packed traffic, especially at the weekends.
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比耶克·梅吉迪耶清真寺(奥尔塔科伊清真寺)
No:1 Mecidiye Köprüsü Sk.
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Great view of bosphorus and seaside cafés, restaurants, night clubs and bars spread around the area. Unfortunately, it has packed traffic, especially at the weekends.
Medieval stone tower with a restaurant and café on its upper floors which command a magnificent view of Istanbul and the Bosphorus
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加拉塔
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Medieval stone tower with a restaurant and café on its upper floors which command a magnificent view of Istanbul and the Bosphorus
This ‘church of divine wisdom’ was inaugurated by Emperor Justinian on 26 December 537, converted into a mosque in 1453 and declared a museum in 1934
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圣索菲亚大教堂
No:1 Ayasofya Meydanı
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This ‘church of divine wisdom’ was inaugurated by Emperor Justinian on 26 December 537, converted into a mosque in 1453 and declared a museum in 1934
Built between 1609 and 1617 and is also known as the Blue Mosque because of the blue tiles used to decorate the walls of its interior
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蓝色清真寺
No:10 Atmeydanı Cd.
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Built between 1609 and 1617 and is also known as the Blue Mosque because of the blue tiles used to decorate the walls of its interior
The heart of the Ottoman Empire and the residence of the sultans and their Harem for over three centuries, until Sultan Abdülmecid in 1853 decided to move the court to the Dolmabahce Palace
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托普卡帕宫
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The heart of the Ottoman Empire and the residence of the sultans and their Harem for over three centuries, until Sultan Abdülmecid in 1853 decided to move the court to the Dolmabahce Palace
Contrary to James Bond, who had to row his way through the cistern in "From Russia with Love", you can walkl among hundreds of marble columns and enjoy the subterranean cool on a hot summer day
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地下水宫
1/3 Yerebatan Cd.
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Contrary to James Bond, who had to row his way through the cistern in "From Russia with Love", you can walkl among hundreds of marble columns and enjoy the subterranean cool on a hot summer day
Always brings special exhibitions which are fun and interesting to visit. The location is in one of the nice section of Bosphorus and the cafe/reastaurant in the museum is worth checking
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Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum
42 Sakıp Sabancı Cd.
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Always brings special exhibitions which are fun and interesting to visit. The location is in one of the nice section of Bosphorus and the cafe/reastaurant in the museum is worth checking
The ferry boat rides are cheap and last about an hour to the end of the Bosphorous to a small fishing village that has many fish restaurants.
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İskele Caddesi
İskele Caddesi
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The ferry boat rides are cheap and last about an hour to the end of the Bosphorous to a small fishing village that has many fish restaurants.
A buzzing atmosphere and is well-known for the nice cafés and shops that line the waterfront. For a nice seaside promenade, ideal for long strolls along the strait.
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Bebek Parkı
Bebek Parkı
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A buzzing atmosphere and is well-known for the nice cafés and shops that line the waterfront. For a nice seaside promenade, ideal for long strolls along the strait.
This is where the Bosphorus excursions ferry finishes its journey. A pleasant spot to wander and have a seafood lunch. Perched above the village are the ruins of a medieval castle.
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Anadolu Kavağı
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This is where the Bosphorus excursions ferry finishes its journey. A pleasant spot to wander and have a seafood lunch. Perched above the village are the ruins of a medieval castle.
Traditional Istanbul ferryboats, make the 95-minute voyage from Istanbul's Kabataş ferry dock to Kadıköy, Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada and Büyükada.
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Kabataş Vapur İskelesi
İskele Yolu
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Traditional Istanbul ferryboats, make the 95-minute voyage from Istanbul's Kabataş ferry dock to Kadıköy, Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada and Büyükada.
Some restaurants and a thriving shopping strip with bakeries and delicatessens selling picnic provisions to day-trippers, who come here on weekends to walk in the pine groves, swim on crowded beaches
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Heybeliada
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Some restaurants and a thriving shopping strip with bakeries and delicatessens selling picnic provisions to day-trippers, who come here on weekends to walk in the pine groves, swim on crowded beaches
Take a fayton ride around the island to appreciate villas and mansions nestled amid the piney hills (beware of horse manure smell) or rent a bike. Lots of cafés and restaurants by the seaside
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Büyükada
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Take a fayton ride around the island to appreciate villas and mansions nestled amid the piney hills (beware of horse manure smell) or rent a bike. Lots of cafés and restaurants by the seaside
Take the shared taxi on the street, heading to Kadikoy to ride over the Bosphorous and to explore the Asian side of Istanbul
Nilufer Hatun Primary School
50 Vali Konağı Caddesi Şakayık Sokak
Take the shared taxi on the street, heading to Kadikoy to ride over the Bosphorous and to explore the Asian side of Istanbul
Imperial rest house built in the midst of Linden trees, where you can have a cup of coffee, or as the Turkish word ihlamur implies, a cup of Linden tea.
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Ihlamur Pavilion
Nişantaşı Ihlamur Yolu Sokak
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Imperial rest house built in the midst of Linden trees, where you can have a cup of coffee, or as the Turkish word ihlamur implies, a cup of Linden tea.
Traditional boats to Princess Islands
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Kabataş
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Traditional boats to Princess Islands

Drinks & Nightlife

Milli Reasürans Çarşısı is home to many cosy and laid-back bars and restaurants
Milli Reasurans Art Gallery
Maçka Caddesi
Milli Reasürans Çarşısı is home to many cosy and laid-back bars and restaurants

Shopping

Rumeli Street is one of the oldest shopping streets of modern istanbul
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Rumeli Caddesi
Rumeli Caddesi
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Rumeli Street is one of the oldest shopping streets of modern istanbul
The largest mall in the city center
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伊斯坦布尔Cevahir购物中心
No:22 Büyükdere Cd.
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The largest mall in the city center
Pedestrian street full of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. Beware of hustlers!
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Lale Cafe
No:2/B Küçük Parmakkapı Sk.
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Pedestrian street full of shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. Beware of hustlers!
An open-air and upscale shopping center with unique design. It has the best restaurants for lunch and dinner and also ultra-luxury fashion stores such as Vakko (Turkish) and Harvey Nichols.
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Kanyon AVM
Kanyon AVM
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An open-air and upscale shopping center with unique design. It has the best restaurants for lunch and dinner and also ultra-luxury fashion stores such as Vakko (Turkish) and Harvey Nichols.

Everything Else

Best hospital in Istanbul in case of emergencies
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American Hospital
20 Güzelbahçe Sk.
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Best hospital in Istanbul in case of emergencies
Just in case
Home Cafe
Just in case

Arts & Culture

A permanent exhibition takes visitors through a history of modern Turkish art and there are increasingly important international shows.
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Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
No:1/1 Meşrutiyet Cd.
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A permanent exhibition takes visitors through a history of modern Turkish art and there are increasingly important international shows.

Essentials

2 largest supermarket chains in Turkey
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M Migros
16/A Mühürdar Cd.
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2 largest supermarket chains in Turkey
Greengrocer offering best produces
Mevsim Manavı
Greengrocer offering best produces
Butcher and market
Abant Ciftligi
Butcher and market
Gourmet grocer
Milano Gourmet
Gourmet grocer