Istanbul Restaurant Tips by SirRichard

Nevizhade Street

This popular street is filled with terraces, cafes and restaurants. Is a good alternative to Cicek Pasaji and Istiklal id these are full. Nevizhade uses to be full to, but there’s more place here. There are terraces even at the roofs, from where you can have a nice view of Istanbul. At number 27 (3rd floor) you can find the “Secret garden”(Gizli ) a nice café with wonderful views.

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: Nevizhade is parellel to Istiklal between Balik and Yesil Cam Streets, in front of the Galatasaray Lycee.

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Meat sandwiches

This minced meat sandwiches are really tasty and delicious but are not for a diet!! The man at the stand will put a big portion of all you see in the photo into that bread at the right. For me, that was a full meal… and I’m big. Add a tea, some turlish delights and a nice view of the Galata Bridge from the Eminonu piers fences and you will have a nice cheap Istanbul meal!!

Favorite Dish: 1 euro each

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Galata Bridge cafes

A good option for an evening tea or a dinner are the many cafes and bars below the Galata Bridge. All that bridge is filled with terraces from where you can have a wonderful view of the Eminonu Pier and the Topkapi, with all the ferries coming and going. Specially nice for the sunsets, you can have a wonderful view of the Istanbul skyline…

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: Galata Bridge, between Eminonu and Pera

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Shish Kebabs

This meat & vegetables sandwiches in a round bread are typical turkish “take away” food. The man at the stand will cut you the meat from the column, add some salad, tomato, sauces… and put all this mixed into an “envelope” bread!! Delicious, but take many napkins, it’s really difficult to eat that, LOL
You can find these everywhere, this pic was taken on the one at Eminonu pier, building number 3.

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Have breakfast at the streets

You can find anywhere street vendors that sell all kind of bakery, as well as hot tea turkish style. Cheap and delicious!

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Breakfast

Yesil Ev Hotel Restaurant Yesil Ev Review

Kabasakal Caddesi 5. Very close to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia.
The restaurant of the hotel Yesil Ev(Green House). Nice interior garden with fountains, very quiet and fresh for summer. At night, dances and live music.

Comparison: about average

Directions: In the area between Hagia Sofia and Blue Mosque, at the right looking from Blue Mosque

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Hoca Cami Street

This little alley offers a great variety of local restaurants, with nice terraces on the street. Is a bit apart from the traffic, so is nice, specially for dinner. In these restaurants you don’t have menu, you go to the kitchen and poin to the dishes you wanna eat.
To get there, take Ankara Caddesi from Sirkeci Railway Station, turn left at Ebusuud Caddesi, and take the first at the left, towards the Hoca mosque.

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Eat at the streets

In Eminonu, by the old Galata Bridge, by the place from where the ferries depart, there are a couple of wooden boats, where you can find <font color=red>fresh fish cooked right there</font>, on the boat, and served in big bread pieces with tomato. A really wonderful experience!!!

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Fish sandwiches at Eminonu

At the Eminonu pier, near the Galata Bridge, you can find a couple of little boats that sell fish sandwichs with tomate. The fish is fresh, just fished and they cook it (grill) right there. They cost 1 euro each, and you can buy some drink in one of the many bars by the ticket office. I had mine with a hot (bloody hot) tea, standing on a fence looking at the rush of Galata Bridge…

Address: Eminonu Pier, near galata Bridge

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Autogrill/Rest Stop

Orient Express Restaurant

Founded in 1890, this restaurant is one of the few remains of the golden age of Sirkeci Railway Station, when it was the ending point of the famous “Orient Express” train.
Now it has been refurbished and decorated with all kind of memorabilia about Agatha Christie and the 30s. I haven’t had lunch there, just saw it from outside but seemed a quiet fresh place for lunch out of the rush of Eminonu Area.

Address: Sirkeci Railway Station

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: On your left side as you enter the platforms

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 0

Theme: Local