Meet my fav spots in Istanbul 1 (European Side)

Cagla Velioglu

A quick guide about my fav places in Istanbul like local shop, bookstore, museum, coffee shop, pub, restaurant etc.

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The one with the breakfast

Minval

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In addition to their breakfast🥞🍳, I also love their coffees. There are many ambitious options for flavors other than breakfast on the menu.

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The one with the local shop

Fonfique

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Colourful designs with hand-drawn illustrations. Founded in 2014 by Ceylan Kolat.👛👝🎒

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The one with the coffee shop

Petra Roasting Co.

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A famous coffee brand with branches in different places. In addition to coffee☕️ the Gayrettepe branch has a wide variety of desserts and food menus. Even though there is a queue, especially on weekends, it moves quickly.

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The one with the bookstore

Minoa Akaretler

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In addition to having a wide selection of foreign books📚 it is also a place where you can have a meal or coffee/dessert.

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The one with the museum

Arter

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Arter Collection🎨, which contains more than 1,400 works by approximately 400 artists as of 2022, brings together various forms of expression, different attitudes and practices of contemporary art in different parts of the world.

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The one with the slow evening

Simone Bar Food Wine

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Simone is a place that can be enjoyed at any time of the day, from breakfast to cocktails.🍹 There is also a DJ performance some evenings. The reason why I select Simone as slow evening option is that I generally prefer here for a pre-dinner cocktail at sunset. The view is perfect!

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The one with the bistro

Socrates Bistro

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Socrates is a neighborhood pub serving delicious signature cocktails. 🧉

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The one with the restaurant

Demeti Meyhanesi

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Demeti is a place where you can experience Turkish tavern culture, with its friendly atmosphere, beautiful appetizers and view. Keep calm and drink Rakı.🥛

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cagla Velioglu

📣💌 Budapest guide is now live! Vienna is coming soon 📣💌 (with christmas details) Hello, It's Çağla from Turkey. I was born in İstanbul and still live there. I love exploring new places and taking photos while doing it. I am an organized person especially on travel planning. I always have a bunch of list of the places I'd like to see in my Google maps especially for restaurants :) I'm planning to share tips&tricks about places, museums, hidden gems and restaurants with a map list regarding the cities I had a chance to see. I will also have some special lists for İstanbul!

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