As a purveyor of malls, it was a pleasure to finally be able to go to Optimum after I heard all the…read morehoopla about it. I gotta say it was worth the wait. My wife beat me to it & bragged how awesome the mall was. Well, until I saw it in person I didn't believe it. The mall is HUGE. I think its about 3 levels iirc, maybe 4 & has an additional 2 levels of underground parking space. I went there in the winter of 2013 & the summer of 2014. No matter what time of year...this place stays super packed. GREAT atmosphere as I don't mind being around people. The movie theater in this mall is the best I've been to in Turkey so far. Practically brand new! I will visit again soon!

It's a new mall in an older area Eşrefpaşa. It's great because it's only a short walk away. 0…read moreforeigners so if you're a foreigner expect some stares. Close to BUCA Garrison if you're in that area. 5* ultra clean & ultra new. Good amount of stores but NO FENERIUM :/ NOT CROWDED :)

Agora mall...real talk it was the only place in Izmir you could go eat at Popeye's Chicken back in…read morethe day (2007/2008)...I'm not sure if that has changed since, but it's still there as of last year. Anyway, the mall is a bit on the older side, but don't let that fool you. Its still an extremely popular spot. Its a pretty nice mall actually & its right off the highway. Have been there quite a few times for movies and shopping or just a walk around with the wife. There's a parking garage, with plenty of parking.

I'd say this is a pretty basic shopping center. I guess its nice to drive out to Inciralti every…read moreonce in a while, but with much nicer malls its not really worth it. With Agora so close to Inciralti I'd honestly rather go there instead. There's much more to do & see at Agora. I think it's the distance from the city center that makes the rating so low.