Istanbul city guide: where to eat, drink and what to see
Every Istanbul article on the blog: coffee shops to work from in Kadıköy and Moda, where to eat and drink, shops and vintage, and what to see beyond Sultanahmet. Addresses, prices, hours.
- What to see in Istanbul's old city: 12 places in Sultanahmet· 8 min read Sights
Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Topkapı, the Grand Bazaar and Altan Şekerleme's lokum: 12 old-city Istanbul sights with prices and hours.
- Flea markets and offbeat shops in Istanbul: 7 places· 4 min read Shopping
The Feriköy weekend flea market, a street of second-hand furniture in Maltepe, the İMÇ textile market and Galip Dede: 7 Istanbul spots with my notes.
- What to see on the Bosphorus and around Istanbul: 12 places· 9 min read Sights
Dolmabahçe, Rumeli Hisarı, free art in the Abdülmecid Efendi Köşkü, Pierre Loti above the Golden Horn and Aya Yorgi on Büyükada: 12 Istanbul places with hours.
- Coffee shops to work from in Kadıköy, Istanbul: my 8 picks· 6 min read Coffee & breakfast
Walter's Coffee Roastery for wide tables, quiet Unique Coffee, Kronotrop from 7:00, breakfast at Brekkie: 8 cafés in Kadıköy and Moda I work from, with hours.
- Vintage shops in Istanbul: 6 in Moda, Kadıköy and Beyoğlu· 4 min read Shopping
Lades Vintage in Moda, Kırık Altı and a 1,000 ₺ leather jacket at Nostvintage in Kadıköy, glasses at Caretta: 6 Istanbul vintage shops with my notes and hours.
- Shopping in Istanbul: 11 brands, bookshops and malls· 6 min read Shopping
Sneakers at WUNDER, the Minoa Pera bookshop, film at Pamuk Ticaret, Galataport on the Bosphorus, the Olivium outlet: 11 Istanbul shops with my notes and hours.
- Museums in Istanbul beyond Sultanahmet: 5 art spaces· 4 min read Sights
Pera Museum, free Salt Beyoğlu and Salt Galata, Istanbul Modern on the Bosphorus and Yapı Kredi bomontiada: 5 Istanbul museums and art spaces, with hours.
- Where to eat in Kadıköy and Moda, Istanbul: 11 places· 7 min read Food
Çiya Sofrası, the zurna dürüm at Asortik, falafel at KEM KÜM and breakfast at Deniz Nadide: 11 places in Kadıköy and Moda, street food to sushi, prices, hours.
- Where to eat on Istanbul's European side: 6 places· 4 min read Food
Kuru fasulye by Süleymaniye, boza at Vefa Bozacısı, Uyghur noodles at Sahra and bowls at Kase No 16: 6 places in Fatih and Nişantaşı, with prices and hours.
- What to see in Istanbul beyond Sultanahmet: 11 places· 6 min read Sights
Süleymaniye instead of the Blue Mosque, Hagia Triada by Taksim, Molla Zeyrek, Yıldız Park and Kuzguncuk's houses: 11 churches, mosques and parks, with hours.
- Where to drink in Istanbul: 5 places, from beer to coffee· 4 min read Bars
Karga Bar, a rock bar with cats, cocktails at Kutup Moda and aralık, craft beer at The Populist in Bomonti, coffee at Norm: 5 Istanbul places, prices, hours.