Guidebook for Istanbul
Drinks & Nightlife
Throughout Beyoğlu, there are many night clubs for all kinds of tastes. A lot of bars worth visiting around the side streets.
692 locals recommend
Istiklal Caddesi
İstiklal CaddesiThroughout Beyoğlu, there are many night clubs for all kinds of tastes. A lot of bars worth visiting around the side streets.
Turkcell Kurucesme Arena
58 Muallim Naci CaddesiNightlife, cafe's and concerts.
Bebek Pier
14 Cevdet Paşa Cd.Bars, cafe's and restaurants by the marine.
Food Scene
Balıkpazarı (Fish Market) offers seafood like fried mussels, calamari along with beer or rakı or the traditional kokoreç. Along with Turkish 'meze', rakı and balık (fish) you can enjoy Turkish sounds.
32 locals recommend
Nevizade
No:10 Nevizade Sk.Balıkpazarı (Fish Market) offers seafood like fried mussels, calamari along with beer or rakı or the traditional kokoreç. Along with Turkish 'meze', rakı and balık (fish) you can enjoy Turkish sounds.
Ara Güler is a Turkish photo-journalist of Armenian descent, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". You can enjoy some nice drinks, food and see a few of his photography.
77 locals recommend
Cafe Ara
2 Ara Güler SokağıAra Güler is a Turkish photo-journalist of Armenian descent, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". You can enjoy some nice drinks, food and see a few of his photography.
Kumkapı was mostly inhabited by Armenians. It's also the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople. Byzantine period, the area was known in Greek as Kontoskàlion. Nice view and seafood
29 locals recommend
Kumkapi Railway Station
Kumkapı was mostly inhabited by Armenians. It's also the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople. Byzantine period, the area was known in Greek as Kontoskàlion. Nice view and seafood
Hanedan Restaurant Meat & Fish
No:3 Çigdem SokakGreat variety of delicious kebap
Sightseeing
One of the oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 4,000 shops. The bazaar houses two mosques, two hamams, four fountains, multiple restaurants and cafes.
810 locals recommend
Grand Bazaar
Beyazıt CaddesiOne of the oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 4,000 shops. The bazaar houses two mosques, two hamams, four fountains, multiple restaurants and cafes.
One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs
10 locals recommend
Galata Köftecisi
One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs
You can visit this mosque, if you are curious about what the insides of a mosque look like and no need to wear a headscarf.
803 locals recommend
The Blue Mosque
No:10 Atmeydanı Cd.You can visit this mosque, if you are curious about what the insides of a mosque look like and no need to wear a headscarf.
the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985
717 locals recommend
Topkapi Palace
the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985
Served first as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral then it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral and lastly, it was a mosque until 1931, when it was secularized.
1014 locals recommend
Hagia Sophia
No:1 Ayasofya MeydanıServed first as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral then it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral and lastly, it was a mosque until 1931, when it was secularized.
The largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. The bases of two columns reuse blocks carved with the visage of Medusa.
11 locals recommend
Otel Yerebatan Sarayı
1/3 Yerebatan CaddesiThe largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul. The bases of two columns reuse blocks carved with the visage of Medusa.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, spent the last days of his medical treatment in the palace as his health deteriorated.
9 locals recommend
Dolmabahçe Sarayı
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, spent the last days of his medical treatment in the palace as his health deteriorated.
Maiden's Tower
Salacak MevkiiMaiden tower
Adalar
A nice day trip to the princess islands
Everything Else
A cosmopolitan area during the Ottoman era and the fırst decades of the Turkish Republic. Popular spot for with its art galleries, night clubs, cafés, bars & restaurants
14 locals recommend
Ortaköy Square
İskele SokakA cosmopolitan area during the Ottoman era and the fırst decades of the Turkish Republic. Popular spot for with its art galleries, night clubs, cafés, bars & restaurants
Cevahir Terzi
No:22 Büyükdere CaddesiOne of the biggest shopping malls