
Guided tour · 2 hours
Istanbul: Galata, Karaköy & Istiklal Street Walking Tour
Discover the vibrant heart of modern Istanbul on a small-group walking tour through Karaköy, Galata, Istiklal Street. Explore hidden passages, historic churches, elega...
Karaköy Güllüoğlu is a bakery in Karaköy, Istanbul.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

Guided tour · 2 hours
Discover the vibrant heart of modern Istanbul on a small-group walking tour through Karaköy, Galata, Istiklal Street. Explore hidden passages, historic churches, elega...

Guided tour · 2 hours
Explore Istanbul on an afternoon walking tour through Galata and the Genoese district. Stop by the iconic Galata Bridge, soak in breathtaking views, and end with a sce...

2 hours
Savor the taste of traditional Anatolian döner and tandoor bread. Watch as your bread is baked fresh to order and see the döner being sliced and served fresh from the spit.
Address: Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah., Rıhtım Caddesi No:3-4, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Istanbul
Hafız Mustafa 1864 on Hamidiye Caddesi, the original Sultan Abdülaziz-era confectioner still rolling lokum and laminated baklava in Eminönü over a 160-year.
Worth the queuePomegranate Turkish delight
Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir at Bahçekapı, the 1777-founded confectioner credited with inventing modern lokum, run from a heritage-listed shopfront beside Yeni.
Worth the queueRose-and-pistachio lokum
Saray Muhallebicisi on Istiklal, the 1935 muhallebici pulling chicken-breast pudding, kazandibi and milk-pudding bowls into the small hours.
Worth the queueTavuk göğsü chicken-breast pudding
Beyaz Fırın in Etiler, a heritage Turkish bakery dating to 1836, working out of a two-floor Nispetiye Caddesi space with a vertical garden and a 350-seat.
Worth the queuePogaca cheese rolls
Borsam Taşfırın in Kadıköy, pulling stone-oven lahmacun and pide since 1968 from a glass-fronted counter on the Bahariye side of Caferağa. At Caferağa Mah..
Worth the queueSucuklu pide
Mado on Bağdat Caddesi, the Maraş-origin Kanbur-family ice-cream brand whose first Istanbul branch opened in Caddebostan, famous for the stretchable salep.
Worth the queueKahramanmaraş dövme dondurma