You name it, this place pickles it. Going strong since 1938, the artistic displays of colourful jars are a sight to behold. In addition to old-fashioned...

Popular with the grungy and black-clad, the layout of this arcade behind the Atlas cinema is more structured than most, and its stock is of a higher...

West of Çadırcılar, in Sahaflar Çarşısı Sokak, is the Booksellers' Bazaar, a lane and courtyard where the written word has been traded since early Ottoman...

Europe's biggest mall, and the second largest in the world; its six storeys can seem confusing, especially in the absence of floor plans - there seems to be...

The 130-year-old premises once housed the Dutch Consulate. This shop specialises in books on a maritime theme (deniz means 'sea'), but is also strong on...

This shop is devoted exclusively to books about Istanbul and Turkey. Whatever the genre, you'll find it here: fiction, non-fiction, guidebooks and...

Set alongside the Galatasaray Lycée, this smart, air-conditioned book shop has what is widely considered to be the best collection of foreign non-fiction in...

Kanyon is a mall with a difference. Open to, and yet sheltered from, the elements, its canyon-inspired design shelters 170 boutique-style shops, a plethora...

Situated just downhill from Tünel Square, this shop carries old and rare books in numerous languages, many concerned with travel and Turkey.

Like Kanyon across the road, this four-storey mall is served by a direct link to the metro. What's different is that it pitches to a far more...

A fine little bookshop squeezed into three tight floors. The top one is filled with English-language titles, including fiction, poetry, art, local interest...

A favourite with visiting artists and locals alike, this eclectic shop specialises in rare books, furniture and knick-knacks from the 1950s.

A good-looking but cramped space saved by its tall ceilings, the store has an especially well-chosen selection of English-language fiction, international...

What the stock lacks in depth it more than makes up for in eclecticism. There are also hundreds of old movie posters, photos, postcards and other...