6 food markets worth the trip across Turkey, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Turkey guides.
Kadıköy Çarşısı ★ 4.7 · Istanbul
kadıköy · Caferağa Mah., Muvakkıthane Caddesi No:18, 34710 Kadıköy, İstanbul
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.
Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı) ★ 4.5 · Istanbul
eminönü · Rüstem Paşa Mah., Mısır Çarşısı, 34116 Fatih, İstanbul
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.
Kapalıçarşı (Grand Bazaar) ★ 4.4 · Istanbul
fatih · Kalpakçılar Caddesi, Beyazıt Mah., 34126 Fatih, İstanbul
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.
Karaköy Balık Pazarı ★ 4.3 · Istanbul
karaköy · Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah., Fermeneciler Caddesi No:35, 34420 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
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 ★ 4.2 · Istanbul
beşiktaş · Nüzhetiye Caddesi No:66, 34357 Beşiktaş, İstanbul
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 ★ 4.0 · Istanbul
kadıköy · Hasanpaşa Mah., Uzunçayır Caddesi No:50, 34722 Kadıköy, İstanbul
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.