Guidebook for Istanbul
Drinks & Nightlife
Şht. Muhtar Mh.
This cosy bar offers my guests free shots at their arrival and during the stay.
Open till late at night, like 3AM. One of the few still operating bars in the city playing loud heavy metal music, which used to be far plentier in 90s and early 2000s.
Dorock TXM
No:8 İmam Adnan SokakOpen till late at night, like 3AM. One of the few still operating bars in the city playing loud heavy metal music, which used to be far plentier in 90s and early 2000s.
Shopping
Koton
No:36 İstiklal Cd.Taksim new shopping center that you can find every brand
Entertainment & Activities
Leman Dergisi
14 İstiklal Cd.This atmosphere will let you to relax, http://www.lmk.com.tr/
Everything Else
This is the oldest bazaar at Taksim that you can find amazing gifts and stylish clothes especially at KOSTEBEK.
Anzavur Pasajı
No:108 İstiklal Cd.This is the oldest bazaar at Taksim that you can find amazing gifts and stylish clothes especially at KOSTEBEK.
literally "Fish Market", there is a number of small eateries side by side, offering delicious fried mussels with a yogurt sauce, best to be washed down by a pint of beer.
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Balikpazari
literally "Fish Market", there is a number of small eateries side by side, offering delicious fried mussels with a yogurt sauce, best to be washed down by a pint of beer.
It's one of the most famous streets in Istiklal. It's narrow, and is mostly known for its meyhane style restaurants, where lively conversation is the main dish on every table, next to RAKI-fish.
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Nevizade Sokak
Nevizade Sokak It's one of the most famous streets in Istiklal. It's narrow, and is mostly known for its meyhane style restaurants, where lively conversation is the main dish on every table, next to RAKI-fish.
Tophane near the waterfront are a number of well-known hooka/hubble bubble (nargile) cafes all clustered together, though the recent national ban on smoking tobacco products indoors in public places
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Tophane station
Tophane near the waterfront are a number of well-known hooka/hubble bubble (nargile) cafes all clustered together, though the recent national ban on smoking tobacco products indoors in public places
Arts & Culture
A private museum with a large painting collection and archaeological collections of measurement units and tools used in Asia Minor since antiquity and faiences of Kütahya.
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Pera Museum
65 Meşrutiyet Cd.A private museum with a large painting collection and archaeological collections of measurement units and tools used in Asia Minor since antiquity and faiences of Kütahya.
. A must see for anyone interested in contemporary Turkish art, this is a nice, organized museum with contemporary installations. Including a cafe with a top notch menu and view
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Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
No:1/1 Meşrutiyet Cd.. A must see for anyone interested in contemporary Turkish art, this is a nice, organized museum with contemporary installations. Including a cafe with a top notch menu and view
Biz Jazz Bar
Cozy bar with live music every night.
Sightseeing
It was built by the Genoese on the city walls of Galata, then a western stronghold beside eastern Constantinople. Ride an elevator to the top then walk the parapet for a 360 degree view of Istanbul,
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Galata Tower
It was built by the Genoese on the city walls of Galata, then a western stronghold beside eastern Constantinople. Ride an elevator to the top then walk the parapet for a 360 degree view of Istanbul,
Food Scene
Better known as Fransız Sokağı or La Rue Française, i.e. "French Street", is an alley of statues and geraniums hanging from windows, featuring France-themed restaurants, cafes, and pubs
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Cezayir Sokak
Cezayir SokakBetter known as Fransız Sokağı or La Rue Française, i.e. "French Street", is an alley of statues and geraniums hanging from windows, featuring France-themed restaurants, cafes, and pubs
Kızılkayalar Burger [9] is the locals' favourite, as it's the oldest one and known as the "inventor" of the spicy burgers, all stalls, which are open 24-hr and serve both as a sit-in and take-out,
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Kizilkayalar
No:2/C Sıraselviler Cd.Kızılkayalar Burger [9] is the locals' favourite, as it's the oldest one and known as the "inventor" of the spicy burgers, all stalls, which are open 24-hr and serve both as a sit-in and take-out,
A nice cafe-restaurant with a splendid view of the Bosphorus and the Topkapi Palace in Tunel, Beyoglu.
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Leb-i Derya
No:57 Kat:5 Kumbaracı Ykş.A nice cafe-restaurant with a splendid view of the Bosphorus and the Topkapi Palace in Tunel, Beyoglu.
This gem is in the Beyoglu district on a 360 degrees rooftop, has awesome views of the city. Has a DJ and more party atmosphere late at night and quiet dinners before
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360 Istanbul
This gem is in the Beyoglu district on a 360 degrees rooftop, has awesome views of the city. Has a DJ and more party atmosphere late at night and quiet dinners before