Guidebook for Istanbul

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Guidebook for Istanbul

Sightseeing

It is a large wooded park in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, beginning down at Çırağan Caddesi and covering much of the sloping hillside leading up to the late-Ottoman-era Yıldız Palace.
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Yıldız Korusu
Yıldız Korusu
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It is a large wooded park in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, beginning down at Çırağan Caddesi and covering much of the sloping hillside leading up to the late-Ottoman-era Yıldız Palace.
Lots of cafés, restaurants, shops and peaceful sea-view... Bosphorus sightseeing tour starts here and is a must!
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I-Mosque ye-Büyük Mecidiye (I-Mosque ye-Ortaköy)
No:1 Mecidiye Köprüsü Sk.
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Lots of cafés, restaurants, shops and peaceful sea-view... Bosphorus sightseeing tour starts here and is a must!

Food Scene

The restaurant is small (seating approximately 40 people) with a friendly, intimate atmosphere. The day’s menu is written on a chalkboard in front. Only open for dinner. It is a local getaway.
Sıdıka Meze Restaurant
38 Şair Nedim Cd.
The restaurant is small (seating approximately 40 people) with a friendly, intimate atmosphere. The day’s menu is written on a chalkboard in front. Only open for dinner. It is a local getaway.
Turkish kebap house, not very touristic. The place we prefer to eat, if we are in Nişantaşı district. Lahmacun and Ali Nazik are highly recommended.
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Tatbak
38/B Akkavak Sk.
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Turkish kebap house, not very touristic. The place we prefer to eat, if we are in Nişantaşı district. Lahmacun and Ali Nazik are highly recommended.
This little shop offers a breakfast complete with their famous kaymak (clotted cream) accompanied by honey, as well as tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and cheese and Turkish tea.
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Pando Kaymak
5 Mumcu Bakkal Sok.
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This little shop offers a breakfast complete with their famous kaymak (clotted cream) accompanied by honey, as well as tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and cheese and Turkish tea.
One of the best burgers in town. Roquefort is recommended with spicy pommes frites.
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Biber Burger
No:11 Çırağan Cd.
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One of the best burgers in town. Roquefort is recommended with spicy pommes frites.
It is NY style pizza with thin dough and white sauce.
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The Upper Crust Pizzeria Çırağan
No:35 Çırağan Cd.
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It is NY style pizza with thin dough and white sauce.
Nice restaurant
Kitchenette Ortaköy
4 Eski Vapur İskelesi ve Sağlık Sk.
Nice restaurant

Shopping

Shopping district
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Teşvikiye
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Shopping district

Drinks & Nightlife

Always crowded by young college students, they always have something to celebrate.
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Kafepi
Barbaros Bulvarı
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Always crowded by young college students, they always have something to celebrate.

Essentials

Grocery store, fresh fruits and vegetables. They send it to the apartment as well ;)
Eko Market
9 Asariye Caddesi
Grocery store, fresh fruits and vegetables. They send it to the apartment as well ;)