Guidebook for Istanbul
Food Scene
Fatosun Mutfagi
No:40 Kadife Sk.Real Turkish Home Made Food, organically produced, reasonable price
Anatolian Cuisine...Rich menu...Cosy Ambiance... A famous eating spot... Go to their website read articles about it if you need more detail. Food as art.
187 locals recommend
Çiya Sofrası
Güneşli Bahçe SokağıAnatolian Cuisine...Rich menu...Cosy Ambiance... A famous eating spot... Go to their website read articles about it if you need more detail. Food as art.
A nice café style bistro with reasonable prices. Contemporary cuisine.
24 locals recommend
Moda Çay Bahçesi
7 Ferit Tek SokağıA nice café style bistro with reasonable prices. Contemporary cuisine.
Best ice cream in town. Every weekend locals rush to this place or the waffle places around it.
Moda Kup Dondurma
Best ice cream in town. Every weekend locals rush to this place or the waffle places around it.
One of the good restaurants in the Kadıköy Fish Market. You should try as many as you can.
19 locals recommend
Yanyalı Fehmi Lokantası
1 Güneşli Bahçe SokOne of the good restaurants in the Kadıköy Fish Market. You should try as many as you can.
Best Coffee in town. Small store. The owner knows his thing. Tasty bakeries and fresh coffee at all times.
Çekirdek Coffee
No:9/a Şair Latifi Sk.Best Coffee in town. Small store. The owner knows his thing. Tasty bakeries and fresh coffee at all times.
Dicle Balik Evi
Fresh fish with reasonable prices.
Nice cosy small pretty café in the neighborhood. The owner himself serves the plates and runs the place. One man-managed. Best breakfast.
Kutu
25 Fırıldak Sk.Nice cosy small pretty café in the neighborhood. The owner himself serves the plates and runs the place. One man-managed. Best breakfast.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hera
No:10 Kadife Sk.Good place to drink and watch the crowded street
Arka Oda
No:18/A Kadife Sk.Lots of contemporary music concerts, happenings...
BELFAST IRISH PUB
No: 28/A Dr. Esat Işık Cd.Guiness beer. Irland in Kadıköy.
One of the old style wooden buildings of Caferağa/Moda bars street, renovated into a bar. A nice one, among others as MasaL Evi, Liman Kahvesi, Karga, Dunya ...
8 locals recommend
İsis Kadikoy
26 Kadife SokakOne of the old style wooden buildings of Caferağa/Moda bars street, renovated into a bar. A nice one, among others as MasaL Evi, Liman Kahvesi, Karga, Dunya ...
It is a nice neighbourhood bar which gets really crowded at weekends. Nice decor and lively spot.
41 locals recommend
Zeplin Pub and Delicatessen
No:70 Moda Cd.It is a nice neighbourhood bar which gets really crowded at weekends. Nice decor and lively spot.
Arts & Culture
Best movie theatre in town. 60's style architecture. One of the places to visit for contemporary Istanbul.
38 locals recommend
Rexx Cinema
20 Sakız Gülü Sk.Best movie theatre in town. 60's style architecture. One of the places to visit for contemporary Istanbul.
A nice private theatre... Lucky if you find any tickets to well-known plays.
20 locals recommend
Oyun Atölyesi
3/A Dr. Esat Işık Cd.A nice private theatre... Lucky if you find any tickets to well-known plays.
Shopping
Shopping street... The passage way of the historical Moda Streetcar... Modern and antique stores, known brands etc...
Bahariye Caddesi
Shopping street... The passage way of the historical Moda Streetcar... Modern and antique stores, known brands etc...
Sarraf Ali Sokak
Sarraf Ali SokakVintage eye glasses and other interesting stuff
Sightseeing
Ayattiyade Rum Ortadoks Kilisesi
17 Hacı Şükrü SokakA building to see.
From here, you can go to Beşiktaş, Karaköy, Eminönü, Üsküdar, Bosphorus Straits, Islands...
505 locals recommend
Kadıköy
From here, you can go to Beşiktaş, Karaköy, Eminönü, Üsküdar, Bosphorus Straits, Islands...
Train station. Wonderful old building. Also bears the Haydarpasa ferry port. There is a tea garden by the sea, where you can see one of the most rejuvenating panoramas in the city.
18 locals recommend
Haydarpasa Train Station
Train station. Wonderful old building. Also bears the Haydarpasa ferry port. There is a tea garden by the sea, where you can see one of the most rejuvenating panoramas in the city.
Essentials
Perfect street to buy fish, fresh groceries, organic products, diary food, olives, spices... Also fish restaurants, Turkish style beer taverns, turkish coffee spots etc.
Güneşli Bahçe Sokak
Perfect street to buy fish, fresh groceries, organic products, diary food, olives, spices... Also fish restaurants, Turkish style beer taverns, turkish coffee spots etc.
One of the supermarkets just across the flat. Open until 9pm. After that there is another grocery store on the other corner, open until the morning.
13 locals recommend
Migros
14 Buket SokakOne of the supermarkets just across the flat. Open until 9pm. After that there is another grocery store on the other corner, open until the morning.
Everything Else
It is really nice to have a ride on the tram. A short route. It goes around the neighbourhood
İskele Cami
It is really nice to have a ride on the tram. A short route. It goes around the neighbourhood
Pasifik Pastanesi
76 Moda Cd.Nice bakery close by. Good to have some snacks and have a glass of tea.
A well known bakery with tasty stuff. A lot of varieties. Recommended.
17 locals recommend
Beyaz Fırın Kadıköy
No:23 Yasa Cd.A well known bakery with tasty stuff. A lot of varieties. Recommended.