Places to see
Food scene
This breakfast restaurant will serve you the best Turkish breakfast you will be able to find. It offers the famous breakfast from the eastern village Van, in the best best quality. And it's also very close! You should definitely place a visit at least once, if not every day. It's one to never forget.
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Van Kahvaltı Evi
52/A Defterdar Ykş.This breakfast restaurant will serve you the best Turkish breakfast you will be able to find. It offers the famous breakfast from the eastern village Van, in the best best quality. And it's also very close! You should definitely place a visit at least once, if not every day. It's one to never forget.
Also for breakfast, one of the best places. With view over the Bosphorus and the bridges, amazing food and the best Bellini's and Mimosa's. Can be busy on weekends, you may have to wait for some time for a table.
Ask Cafe
No:64 Muallim Naci CaddesiAlso for breakfast, one of the best places. With view over the Bosphorus and the bridges, amazing food and the best Bellini's and Mimosa's. Can be busy on weekends, you may have to wait for some time for a table.
A beautiful place to visit, but definitely try some of the "Meze's" here. Meze's are small traditional Turkish dishes you eat with bread that have amazing flavours. You must try them when in Istanbul. Please beware that this building is not a museum. Some of the restaurant and shopowners don't like it when you walk through their tables or stuff without buying anything. Please be respectful.
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Çiçek Pasajı Manolya Restaurant
A beautiful place to visit, but definitely try some of the "Meze's" here. Meze's are small traditional Turkish dishes you eat with bread that have amazing flavours. You must try them when in Istanbul. Please beware that this building is not a museum. Some of the restaurant and shopowners don't like it when you walk through their tables or stuff without buying anything. Please be respectful.
Taste some of the best döner in town! Also try some of the meze's :)
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Antiochia
3 General Yazgan Sk.Taste some of the best döner in town! Also try some of the meze's :)
Juste Fried Chicken
No:34/A Havyar SokakNothing culture related, but in case you like fried chicken, you MUST eat here.
Limonlu Bahçe
No:74 Yeni Çarşı Cd.Super cute garden restaurant with turtles walking around
Shopping
One of Istanbul's biggest shopping malls. In my opinion not the best looking one, but literally every single store you're looking for can be found here.
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Instanbul Cevahir Einkaufszentrum
No:22 Büyükdere Cd.One of Istanbul's biggest shopping malls. In my opinion not the best looking one, but literally every single store you're looking for can be found here.
My favourite shopping mall. Quite close, you can get here easily by metro.
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Zorlu Center
No:2 Koru SokağıMy favourite shopping mall. Quite close, you can get here easily by metro.
Sightseeing
The iconic big street of Istanbul. You can visit for shopping, eating or just walking. Morning, afternoon or evening. It will always be crowded!
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Istiklal Caddesi
İstiklal CaddesiThe iconic big street of Istanbul. You can visit for shopping, eating or just walking. Morning, afternoon or evening. It will always be crowded!
One of the basics, but definitely worth seeing. A lot of other touristic places around too.
Hagia Sofia Mosque Ayasofya Camii
Piri ReïspleinOne of the basics, but definitely worth seeing. A lot of other touristic places around too.
In my opinion the most beautiful mosque of Istanbul. Also the views from here are amazing!
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Camlica Mosque
In my opinion the most beautiful mosque of Istanbul. Also the views from here are amazing!