Very small corner coffee in one of the hallways of the magnificence Istanbul Grand Bazar. Legit…read moreTurkish coffee. Impeccable service and very inexpensive. A total must have

My first time trying this local coffee shop that has many other locations around Istanbul. This…read moreplace was busy in the morning when we walked in. People were waiting in line and we waited behind. One cashier was helping everyone with their order. They have an English menu on top to read so you can see what you would want. We ordered a pistachio latte medium size hot and also a hot salted caramel white chocolate drink. For our dessert for breakfast we wanted to try their salted caramel ice cream and also a pistachio cheese cake. Sometimes when you are traveling you just got to order dessert in the morning because you might not see it once again. The drinks were delicious and also the pistachio cheesecake had a load of pistachios that tasted really good. It took a little while to get our order done because once you pay you have to wait in another line to get your drinks and dessert. But it was well worth it!!

Solid cafe chain in Istanbul. Gets busy so staff can't spend too much time helping the foreigner…read moreonly speaking English so it's understandable I don't have much to say

Beautiful little coffee shop walking distance from our hotel. This restaurant doesn't fit many…read morepeople, maybe just small parties. Very cutesie decorated. All the fruit jams are really good as well. We got breakfast combo for 2 and it was delicious! The croissant with eggs and turkey were phenomenal. The cheese dipped in honey were heaven! Service was quick and they customized the croissant for us too!

This place had better menemen imho than another that's ona top10 in turkey list with tons of locals…read moreand tourist. The menemen here was less green peppery than many other places which I prefer. It also didn't have any spice, which some will miss, but the tomatoes tasted fresh and the cheese was more flavorful. It is served with a dainty amount of olives , honey, butter plus 2 cheeses, so it was more like a full Turkish breakfast than just ordering menemen. Hot drinks: non dairy milk available, Turkish coffee and chai latte both good. Funky cafe ambiance.

Awesome hookah lounge! I know the word "authentic" gets thrown around and overused but this place…read moreseemed like the real deal. Just 65 lira for a BIG ol' shisha, a Turkish coffee, and two teas. It's in a cool little room with good ventilation and just on the other side of a wall from a graveyard. It's fricking dope. Nothing fancy, but very chill.

Classic hookah/nargile cafe from the Middle East. Not very touristy. Good prices. The hookah is…read morevery good, clean and the flavor are correct and mint free. Then waiters roam around with tea trays and you just pick from them what you want to drink.

This place is a chain bakery around town, but this one is around the corner from us and from my…read moreopinion, one if the better locations. It's a good size, with a lot of selection. There is some seating inside and the owner was pleasant enough. We asked for mix of two of everything which was 16TL or $8. A think it's priced by kilo. We took the box home and ate a few pieces with some coffee. It was all very good. I would go again if I had a sweet craving.

Best baklava in Turkey. I had the cream and pistachio kinds (in the yelp photo, they're the…read moretriangle shape and bottom right with green on top, respectively). Traveled multiple cities in Turkey and made it a point to eat baklava at different places in all of them...and this was the best quite easily, and for a better price than most. I even got some to take back to the home. I went to the famous Istanbul spot Gulluoglu (sp?) and found it just average. If you're in Sultanmeht, Altinoglu is worth the short hike. If you're at the Grand Bazaar, it's barely a 10 minute walk down a hill, a straight shot on a street that is directly south of the GB and runs north to south. Look at a map. Off the beaten tourist path and in a local neighborhood. BTW I promise they didn't pay me to write this. I'm just a baklava fanatic and this was really just that good.

friendly generous fresh delicious polite helpful. good old fashioned turkish sweet shop too polite…read morefor words very good service can't recommend it more highly

Nicely priced nuts and dried fruit store. The man was really patient with me cos I took forever to…read moredecide and he offered me a free baxlava. Yes it's on Istiklal Street but it's not touristy priced for whatever reasons. I'm not complaining though

Defenietly try the zeytinli acma (Turkish bagel with olives)! This pastry shop has a good variety…read moreof traditional Turkish pastries worth tasting at least once, if not more. The staff is just awesome, they are extremely friendly. Oh and before I forget, definitely try the home-made ice cream, which they make there, unlike many other pastry shops.