Owned by local record company Ada, this is the first shop to specialise in Turkish rock and protest music. The setting is surprisingly smart, and there's a...
Orhan Adli Apaydin Sokak 20An upmarket mall with 250 shops, a food court, cinema and one of the city's better Italian restaurants, Paper Moon (www.papermoon.tr). But its infuriating...
Nispetiye Caddesi
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...
Atlas PasajıEurope'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...
Büyükdere Caddesi 22
Vinyl fans look no further. De Form, run by two friends, is an old-school music shop, with a turntable to test your potential purchases. Most of the records...
Turnacıbaşı Caddesi 45
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...
Büyükdere Caddesi 185
The city's top jazz, ethnic and classical music retailer is a favourite hangout of visiting jazz musicians. There is also a comprehensive selection of...
Galipdede 1Like 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...
Büyükdere Caddesi 171In a passageway crammed with second-hand book and record shops, this tiny shop is the best of the lot. Look for bargain deals on old disco and soundtrack...
Aslıhan Sahaflar Çarşısı 49