Eminönü Street Food Walk

Şehzade Cağ Kebap sits within a pedestrianized alleyway in the Hocapaşa neighborhood, a space defined by the scent of wood-burning fires and the sight of meat roasting on a horizontal spit. While the familiar döner kebab rotates vertically…

Kral Kokoreç in Sirkeci is defined by the aroma of seasoned lamb intestines roasting over charcoal, a scent that draws people into this small, bustling stall on Büyük Postane Caddesi. Since nineteen eighty-six, this spot has focused on a…

The shop front of Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir Lokumları is distinguished by its classic glass-fronted cabinets, which hold rows of confections that have been a fixture in Istanbul since seventeen seventy-seven. Founded by a confectioner named…

Hacı Şerif is a confectionary shop in Eminönü known for serving warm semolina halva topped with cold scoops of Turkish ice cream. The shop is part of a family business that began in nineteen thirty-eight in Babadağ, a town in Denizli…

Zümrüt Büfe occupies a small storefront on Sabuncuhanı Street in the Tahtakale district, just a short walk from the Spice Bazaar. You can identify this spot by the steady stream of locals standing at the counter or eating quickly on the…

A turşucu is a traditional Istanbul pickle shop, a space defined by walls lined with glass jars filled with fermented vegetables and fruits. You can identify these shops by the kaleidoscopic view of their inventory, where items like…

You will recognize Tarihi Eminönü Balık Ekmek by the three ornate, gilded boats moored along the waterfront of the Golden Horn, just below the Galata Bridge. These vessels, with their bright paint and traditional styling, are the site of a…