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Every visitor to Istanbul spends at
least a few hours in and around the
Grand
Bazaar and Beyazit
Square and
the Süleymaniye Mosque, but few
realize there are lots of good restaurants
here.
Beyazit
(Hürriyet) Square
South of the square, on the south
side of Yeniçeriler Caddesi (the
westward continuation of Divan
Yolu) are lots of small restaurants,
snack shops, pastry shops, etc. I often
walk off the main street to a side street
to find a good one. You won't see many
tourists here, mostly locals and foreign
traders.
Grand
Bazaar
In
the Grand Bazaar proper are at least
a dozen small eateries. The Havuzlu
Restaurant near the PTT is fanciest, with good food and service,
a beautiful setting (it's made out
of several small, closed-off streets)
and tourist-style prices. For simpler,
cheaper fare, wander the bazaar's
back streets and hans (caravanserai
courtyards) looking for lokanta signs,
little tables, and a guy in white
apron, shirt and toque.
You'll get good food, and quick,
at moderate to low prices.
Süleymaniye
Mosque
The sprawling mosque complex includes
several historic buildings, one of
which has been converted to a very
good indoor-outdoor restaurant serving
Ottoman-style cuisine. Darüzziyafe (DAH-rew-zee-ah-FEH)
fills several dining rooms and, in
fine weather, spreads into the arcade
and courtyard. This is the place
for a nice leisurely midday meal
at moderate prices.
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