Tarihi Hocapaşa Pidecisi ★ 4.3
Tarihi Hocapaşa Pidecisi off the Sirkeci side-streets, pulling kıymalı and kuşbaşılı pide from a wood oven since the 1960s for the lunchtime suit crowd.
OrderKıymalı pide, Kuşbaşılı pide, Lahmacun
4 turkish spots in Eminönü, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Eminönü's food · All turkish in Istanbul.
Hafız Mustafa 1864 ★ 4.2
Hafız Mustafa 1864 on Hamidiye Caddesi, the original Sultan Abdülaziz-era candy shop at the Eminönü viaduct, now a multi-floor stop for baklava.
OrderPistachio baklava, Turkish delight, Sütlaç
Pandeli ★ 4.0
A blue-tiled dining room above the Spice Bazaar's main gate, running since 1901 and a 2026 Bib Gourmand for its dolma and courgette-flower fritters.
Pandeli Lokantası ★ 3.9
Pandeli above the Spice Bazaar gates, the 1901 blue-tiled Bib Gourmand lunch room still cooking Ottoman dolma and courgette-flower fritters into the Eminönü.
OrderDolma, Stuffed courgette flowers, Hünkar beğendi
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