Abdulla is all about a contemporary take on traditional crafts. The bywords are 'natural' and 'handmade', the main product line hamam accessories, so you...
Halıcılar Caddesi 53A long-running outfit, competent at all kinds of stitching and mending, as well as more ambitious custom-made outfits for ladies and gents.
Yeni Yuva Sokak 30Owned 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 20One of the oldest rug merchants in the bazaar, specialising in kilims and carpets from Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus and Suzanis from Uzbekistan. What you...
Takkeciler Caddesi 61-63One of the oldest rug merchants in the bazaar, specialising in kilims and carpets from Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus and Suzanis from Uzbekistan. What you...
Takkeciler Caddesi 61-63An 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
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...
Istiklal Caddesi 83/AYou can't come to Turkey without trying Turkish delight. This place, which has been in the confection business since 1777.
Hamidiye Caddesi 83One of the few places in Istanbul that sells fresh tofu. Other worthwhile buys include wholegrain bread, organic grains and pulses, hulled pumpkin and...
Kallavi Sokak 6Crammed 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...
Zenneciler Caddesi 48-50
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...
Akarsu Caddesi 52
A shop attracting a more sophisticated breed of antiquarian, with three spacious display rooms and a prime location in the passage just across from KV Café....
Tünel Gecidi Iş Hanı
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...
Aĸa Hamamı Sokak
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 Pasajı
Designer Berrin Akyüz works half the time in her atelier in Üsküdar, and the other half in this Cihangir shop that sells her skirts, tops, scarves, bags,...
Akarsu Caddesi 20