HAFIZ MUSTAFA: Your Dentist Needs To Make His Boat Payment
A post describing every delectable Turkish dessert would be long as a book and simply a redundancy of several other well written articles already published...
DÖSİM: Carpets and Stuff
This blog is, of course, mainly about eating and drinking in Sirkeci, but sometimes you need to take a between meal break, and maybe do...
NAMLI PASTIRMACI: Meet Notorious Meat
Namlı is one of a dozen tiny delis crowded into the Sirkeci district, where you can shop or eat a small meal. As in other...
KRAL ELMAS KURUYEMIŞ: Diamond In The Rough
Kral Elmas Kuruyemiş, literally, the King’s Diamonds Dried Goods, is a shop just outside of the Spice Bazaar, where you can buy all manner of...
TATLICI SAFA: Oil, Carbs, Sugar, Go!
For a lot of people, the first thing that comes to mind when they consider Turkish cuisine is the sweets. This stereotype is certainly rooted...
KAHVE DÜNYASI: Sirkeci Globalization
I know I said “no chains” but an exception can be made this time on account of high quality and this being the original location...
MISIR ÇARŞISI (SPICE BAZAAR): Egyption Corn Flavors
Its a confusing name. In Turkish, Mısır means corn. Or Egypt. Depending on the usage. It is unsure if the market started as a corn bazaar or...
KOSKA: A Hell Of A Helva
Koska, which is a well known brand name in Turkey, has recently opened its newest store right in the heart of the Sirkeci district. Proffering a dizzying...