🍽️ Where to Eat in Istanbul

Markets, street food and local institutions — with a map link for each.

Our pick of 5 places to eat and drink in Istanbul — from buzzing food markets to long-standing local favourites.

Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı)

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Food marketTurkish / Market📍 Eminönü

A fragrant 17th-century covered market piled high with spices, lokum and dried fruit.

🍴 Try: Spices, Turkish delight, tea

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Street foodTurkish📍 Eminönü

Grilled mackerel sandwiches sold from bobbing boats by the Galata Bridge — a true Istanbul bite.

🍴 Try: Grilled fish sandwich

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RestaurantAnatolian📍 Kadıköy

A celebrated Kadıköy restaurant reviving rare regional recipes from across Anatolia.

🍴 Try: Regional Anatolian dishes

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BakeryBaklava📍 Karaköy

A famed baklava house by the water — buy it by weight, still warm.

🍴 Try: Baklava

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Food areaTurkish📍 Kadıköy

The Asian-side market lanes packed with meyhanes, delis and sweet shops.

🍴 Try: Meze, meat, sweets

Places and opening hours change — always double-check on the map before you go.