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Near Sirkeci
railroad station, the ferry docks, Egyptian
(Spice) Bazaar and Galata
Bridge, only a 10-minute stroll from Sultanahmet (and an even shorter tram
ride), the best restaurants
are—surprisingly—in hotels.
The
hotels of the Sirkeci Group make
a point of providing high-quality
food and service at moderate prices
in order to "raise the standard"
of hospitality in the Sirkeci
district,
and to compete with the often-overpriced
restaurants right around Sultanahmet.
In
general, you receive much
better meals at more reasonable
prices in
Sirkeci than in Sultanahmet, and
yet Sirkeci restaurants are only
a 5- to 10-minute walk, or a 3-minute
tram ride, from the Hippodrome.
Imbat Terrace Restaurant
Specializing in Mediterranean
cuisine and seafood, this restaurant is on
the rooftop terrace of the Orient
Express Hotel, so it enjoys panoramic
views of the Bosphorus and
the historic Old
City of Istanbul.
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Pasazade Ottoman Cuisine
Pasazade (PAH-shah-zah-deh)
means "of the family of the Pasha [noble],"
an apt name for a restaurant serving
Ottoman-style dishes not found on most
Turkish restaurant menus. The location
is as attractive as the food: it's
on quiet, pedestrian Ibni Kemal
Caddesi (No. 13) at Mehmet Murat Sokak, with
tables and chairs set out on the street
in good weather. Good food, excellent
service, moderate prices, good value
for money experience.
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Neyzade Regional Turkish Cuisine
The ground-floor restaurant of the
refined Sirkeci
Konak Hotel is a
good place to try what might best
be described as updated Turkish
regional/fusion cuisine.
These dishes from all over Turkey
are not quite what a Turkish mama
used to make—they're
better. Service is top-notch, and
prices are reasonable, with a full
meal often costing only about TL40
to TL60
per person, wine included.
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Sirkeci
Balikçisi Seafood
Restaurant
Seafood is an Istanbul specialty, but
it can be expensive, and disappointing
(which makes it particularly expensive).
The "Sirkeci Fisherman" seafood restaurant
in the Sirkeci
Konak Hotel is one of
the better, more reasonably-priced places
to dine on seafood near Sultanahmet.
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Istanbul
Terrace Restaurant & Bar
Panoramic views of Old Istanbul,
including Topkapi
Palace, Ayasofya,
the Golden
Horn and the Bosphorus,
are only one of the draws here, but
they're an important bonus. The food
and service at this Turkish-cuisine restaurant
atop the Erboy
Hotel are
excellent and value-priced, and why
not have fine views as well? More...
Red River Pub
Yes, the name is from the John Wayne
movie,
the theme is American West, the beer is cold, but the
menu provides more variety than did any saloon in Wayne's
day. Red River is a good place to relax informally
any time of day. More...
Hamdi
Et Lokantasi
Among Istanbul's most famous
places for roasted and grilled
meats, with views of Eminönü, Galata
Bridge and the Golden
Horn. More...
Pandeli
In
the Egyptian
(Spice) Bazaar itself
(Misir Çarsisi in
Turkish), the Pandeli restaurant
is in the small, exquisitely tiled
rooms above the main entrance portal.
Open
for lunch only (closed Sunday), it
is among Istanbul's oldest continuously
operating restaurants. The setting
is historic and interesting, the
food variable, the service indifferent,
the prices uncommonly high.
Inexpensive
Meals
Balik-Ekmek Fish Sandwiches
The cheapest seafood in the city is under the Galata
Bridge, on the western (Golden
Horn) side, where you can have a great, cheap traditional Istanbul
fish sandwich. More...
Hocapasa
Restaurants
For
cheaper, easier, enjoyable fare you
should also wander south of the station
to a
great little neighborhood packed with
simple, cheap, good eateries called Hocapasa.
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