Istanbul Dining
Jan 15, 2012, 3:11 pm
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Istanbul Dining
Any recommendations on places to eat in Istanbul?
Somewhere good, clean, average cost.. nothing super fancy or hole in the wall that id' be afraid to walk into without a local
I'm staying in the central tourist area (Sultanhamet (sp)), I don't mind crossing the bridge to Begoyu (sp again). but no asia side please.
Thanks!
Somewhere good, clean, average cost.. nothing super fancy or hole in the wall that id' be afraid to walk into without a local
I'm staying in the central tourist area (Sultanhamet (sp)), I don't mind crossing the bridge to Begoyu (sp again). but no asia side please.
Thanks!
Jan 16, 2012, 8:00 am
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Hamdi is a touristy, yet also local, place in Eminonu. Pretty good kebabs. I like Mavi Balik, a seafood restaurant on the Bosphorous (on the Begolu side), also touristy-yet-local.
Jan 18, 2012, 7:14 am
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When you say it's on the Bosphorous, you mean it's on the shores? or is it literally on like a small island ON the river? that'd be pretty a-freaking-mazing..
Jan 18, 2012, 9:36 am
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No, sorry, just along the shore. There are no island restaurants (except for one nightclub that is a barge, requiring a boat trip), or the Princes' Islands, which I don't believe have any notable restaurants, though make for an interesting day trip.