In total, there are around 50 restaurants in Kumkapı. There are a few that locals rate highly, including Akvaryum Fish Restaurant, which has live fasıl music.

You can't come to Turkey without trying Turkish delight. This place - which has been in the confection business since 1777 - is where to try and buy it. You...

You can't come to Turkey without trying Turkish delight. This place, which has been in the confection business since 1777.

Up a narrow, creaking staircase is this fantasy land inspired by a New Orleans bordello - all dim lighting, red velvet, purple lights, tassels and beads. In...

One of the few places in Istanbul that sells fresh tofu. Other worthwhile buys include wholegrain bread, organic grains and pulses, hulled pumpkin and...

Though it's a European-style bistro, Amedros also does good Ottoman dishes. The house special is testi kebabı, lamb roasted with vegetables in a sealed clay...

A four-storey multi-purpose venue close to Taksim. As well as being a meyhane, it's equipped with a wine bar, terrace restaurant and disco bar, not to...

Angelique, run by the prolific Doors Group, is an upmarket restaurant serving Asian and Mediterranean dishes before turning into a club and cocktail bar. In...

The most tasteful of the Bosphorus bunch of clubs. Anjelique's assets include stunning views over the water, above- average food at the refined Da Mario...

Every 10 November at 9.05am, the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is commemorated with a minute's silence. Sirens howl mournfully and the Bosphorus ferries...

Crammed into an awkward space by the entrance to the market's Iç Bedesten, this den of delights stocks own-label boots, Cinderella slippers and jackets in...

Antre stocks around 40 regional cheeses, all bought from local producers and free from additives. There's also a fair selection of cold meats, Austrian...

A spacious hall with two full-sized snooker tables, three proper pool tables and another three that are slightly undersized. For a change of pace, there are...

Built between 1323 and 1337, and dedicated to St Dominic and St Paul, this was the largest of Constantinople's Latin churches. In the early 16th century, it...