Hafız Mustafa 1864 is a turkish restaurant in Eminönü, Istanbul.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
4 hours
Join a hands-on cooking class in Istanbul and learn to make traditional Turkish baklava from scratch. Enjoy your creation with Turkish tea in a cozy apartment.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Head to the culinary underbelly of Istanbul on our lunchtime food tour of 14+ tastings. A backstreets food marathon from Taksim to Karaköy - because you didn't come th...
1h 30m
Discover the story of Turkish Delight in Istanbul. Learn its history, taste three varieties, join the traditional making process, and receive a 200g Hacı Bekir lokum gift.
Address: Hobyar Mah., Hamidiye Caddesi No:84, 34112 Fatih, İstanbul, Istanbul
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.
SignatureDolma, Stuffed courgette flowers, Hünkar beğendi
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.
SignatureKıymalı pide, Kuşbaşılı pide, Lahmacun
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.
SignatureDolma, Stuffed courgette flowers, Hünkar beğendi
Tarihi Sultanahmet Köftecisi Selim Usta on Divanyolu, the 1920 original now run by the fourth generation, still grilling its flat charcoal köfte beside piyaz.
SignatureKöfte, Piyaz, Lentil soup
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.
SignatureKıymalı pide, Kuşbaşılı pide, Lahmacun
Borsam Taşfırın in Kadıköy, a stone-oven lahmacun and pide salon running since 1968 with a counter line that turns over every five minutes at lunch.
SignatureLahmacun, Kıymalı pide, Yumurta pide
Bahar Restaurant tucked inside a Grand Bazaar han off the Nuruosmaniye gate, an esnaf lokanta serving stews and pilav to the bazaar's working merchants.
SignatureDaily kuru fasulye, Hünkar beğendi, Stewed lamb
Köfteci Hüseyin on Kurabiye Sokak off Taksim, the Hüseyin Taşsöken counter that started on a 1958 push-cart, salt-bread-onion patties grilled.
SignatureIzgara köfte, Piyaz, Ayran
