Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı) ★ 4.5
Mısır Çarşısı in Eminönü, the 17th-century spice market next to the Galata Bridge stocking saffron, sumac, pistachios and Turkish tea across an L-shaped vaulted hall.
The Grand Bazaar covering 30,700 square metres of Fatih, 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops, with lokum, baklava and Turkish-coffee bean counters mixed through the spice halls.
Address: Kalpakçılar Caddesi, Beyazıt Mah., 34126 Fatih, İstanbul, Istanbul
Mısır Çarşısı in Eminönü, the 17th-century spice market next to the Galata Bridge stocking saffron, sumac, pistachios and Turkish tea across an L-shaped vaulted hall.
Kadıköy Çarşısı, the Asian-side produce maze threaded through Güneşlibahçe Sokak, the city's most concentrated food market with Aegean fish, Anatolian cheeses and roasted nuts.
Karaköy Balık Pazarı in the Perşembe Pazarı arcades, a 30-stall daily fish market where Bosphorus boats land at dawn and the better Karaköy lokantas shop the same morning.
Beşiktaş Cumartesi Pazarı, a 400-stall Saturday market spread across a multi-floor car-park building, produce on the ground floor and household goods upstairs.
Kadıköy Salı Pazarı, the Tuesday and Friday neighbourhood bazaar in Göztepe, a covered market floor stacked with cheap seasonal produce, pickles, second-hand goods and vinyl.