Kağıt Helva

Kağıt helva (wafer) is loved by everybody. Children usually like to eat plain or colored wafer, adults like filled with ice-cream.

Syrup-soaked Pastry

It is a traditional dessert. The main ingredients are pastry and sherbet. It may be two shapes. Generally, street sale form is bagel style.

Çömlek Haricot Bean

Haricot Bean is so popular taste of Turkish food culture. It can be eaten single or with rice and yogurt. In any case, it is so delicious. Çömlek restaurant offers only haricot bean, so they are specialist about taste of haricot. This restaurant is located in Çamlıca. Terrace of the restaurant has an amazing landscape of Istanbul.

Buryan Kebab

Buryan kebab is cooked in wellhole with woodfire. So it has delicious flavour. Buryan Kebab comes from southwestern region of Turkey. Buryan Kebab restaurants are located in Fatih.

Lokma Dessert

Lokma is a traditional dessert. It is also called Izmir Lokma. It can be tasted at Istinye sea port with a cup of tea. Also there is an amazing landscape of Bosphorus.

Fatih Karadeniz Pita

 

Pita is one of the most popular local flavour of Turkish food culture. This pita restaurant is located in Fatih Istanbul. It was established in 1957 at the same location. The most important speciality of the restaurant is that stuffing of pita comes from east black sea region. The restaurant is so popular and it has only one branch.

ISKEMBE SOUP

Işkembe soup is a common dish in Balkan, Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish, and Eastern European cuisine. It is widely believed to be a hangover remedy.Eaten usually with a vinegar-garlic sauce added on the table and generally made of cow's stomach .

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DURUM DURAK

A traditional way of  Turkish wrap which is made from lavash and yufka that is filled with typical döner,adana,şiş,çiğer kebab contents.A Dürüm Durak located at the Merter nearby the E5 and served 24 hours.

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KUMPIR

Kumpir is the edible result of baking  a potato. When well cooked, a baked potato has a fluffy interior and a crisp skin. It may be served with fillings and condiments such as butter, cheese,corn,sausage,Generally sell at the Ortakoy.

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Costermonger, Street Tastes ( Kebab )

Undoubtedly Turkey has quite huge options for food. Especially, if you look for unique, local taste you can easiy find somewhere to eat. Also it doesn't have to be a qualified restaurant, even you can visit a seyyar satıcı (costermonger) on the street and eat Turkish kind of food there. One of my favorite places for food is just like how i mentioned, it's on Ihlamur Dere ave. It doesn't have any name brand but we call it Pes Durumcu in family. He cooks Adana, Urfa and Tavuklu durum. I've never tasted that much delicious tavuklu durum anywhere else so I definitely recommend him and his food place to others.

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Rice

Curious to find out what was going on, we returned several nights later, armed with nothing more than a notepad, pen and an empty stomach. As we made our way up Ataturk Bulvarı, a busy road in the Fatih neighborhood that runs through the Byzantine-era Valens Aqueduct and down to the Golden Horn, the cart – and the crowd – were again there at the same spot. The cart, it turned out, serves up a pilaf of rice, chickpeas and chicken along with ayran (a salty yogurt drink) – comfort food that comes at a very comforting price.

Corn On The Cob

After breakfast you might consider eating some corn on the cob. Hard to decide between these two guys. The cool one has the boiled version on offer, the shy one has grilled corn. As a kid, I loved the Sunday outings with my parents, it was the one opportunity to eat everything I saw on the streets, I would eat corn on the cob (both versions if I could getaway with it), later on some ice cream and top it all of with can erik, a green plum kind. No wonder these Sundays ended with belly-aches!

SIMIT

Though it may look quite simple, the humble simit is one of Istanbul's single most beloved food items. Topped with toasted sesame seeds, the ring-shaped bread is somewhat reminiscent of a bagel, yet its inside and outer crust are far crisper and crunchier. Simit is commonly eaten at breakfast and is also one of Turks' most beloved snacks, often accompanied by a strong glass of traditional Turkish tea. While the classic simit is sold by street vendors and at bakeries, recent years have seen the opening of a raft of fast food chains—of which the most popular is Simit Sarayi ("Simit Palace")—serving assorted variations, from simit sandwiches to simit-like bread pockets stuffed with cheese or other fillings.

Hamsi

Called hamsi in Turkish, anchovies caught along the country's Black Sea coast (technically known as the European anchovy) are among the most well-loved types of seafood served on Istanbul tables. During the yearly anchovy season, starting in about mid-October and running through the early winter, the finger-length fish are a dime a dozen and take pride of place on menus at the city's fish houses and meyhanes. In addition to being enjoyed on their own, whether grilled or dusted with corn flour and fried, hamsi also make their way into Black Sea-style cornbread, pilaf, and other side dishes.

Mezes

No visit to Istanbul is complete without a visit to a meyhane, or taverna, to sample mezes. The tapas-style small plates, which come in both warm and cold varieties, are a product of the city's cultural melting pot: traditionally, it was the city's non-Muslim minorities (Greeks, Armenians, and Jews) who dined on mezes as they imbibed. Some mezes, such as stewed artichoke hearts or purslane in yogurt, are offered only when particular ingredients are in season, while others, like stuffed grape leaves or "Circassian chicken," are perennial favorites. Among the most popular mezes are those made with the ubiquitous eggplant, which is served fried, smoked, stuffed, and just about every other way it can be cooked.

Midye Dolma

Midye dolma is one of the famoust street foods of Istanbul but it's origin drives from other parts of Turkey. Its called stuffed mussel in English. Mostly sold by people from Mardin and you can't expect to see them before the sunset most of the time and they sell till the first lights of the morning. Its simply rice and mussel and it's almost a tradition to eat them after a night out drinking.

ISLAK HAMBURGER

Turks have an ambiguous attitude towards this Turkish fast food, some like it, some hate it. Islak Hamburger is literally translated as "Wet Hamburger" from Turkish, and is a hamburger put in a fresh soft bun and soaked with oily tomato sauce, mainly sold by street vendors. Then wet hamburgers are put into a steam box under a moist heat lamp to become even wetter. Islak Hamburger was invented in Istanbul, and the most delicious Islak Hamburgers are sold at Taksim Square. It is usually served in a wrapper, so that customers couldn't get messy. Turkish wet hamburger goes well with ayran.

ŞERBET

The person responsible for preparing and serving sharbat in Turkey is called a şerbetçi. Some serbetci sell sharbat on the street in the traditional way. On their backs they carry a big brass flask with a long nozzle is called ibrik  and hold glasses in their sash or brass cup-holders. They serve sharbat by bending forward and filling a glass from the nozzle curved over their shoulder.From the Ottoman Empire, the edible form of sharbat also spread into the Balkan area, especially in Romania, where it is known as şerbet.

KARAKOY GULLUOGLU

The people of Istanbul first met with a baklava shop in 1949 in Karaköy. A master of baklava from the Güllüoğlu family in Gaziantep Mustafa Güllü on 1949 opened the first baklava shop in Istanbul in Halilpaşa street no.12 in Karaköy. From that day on the first address of baklava in Istanbul is the Güllüoğlu shop in Karaköy.

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BOZA

In Turkey it is served with cinnamon and roasted chickpeas (Leblebi), and is consumed mainly in the winter months. The Ottoman Empire was known to feed its army with boza as it is rich in carbohydrates and vitamins.

 Vefa boza, as it is known, is made only from hulled millet, which is boiled in water and then poured into broad shallow pans; when cool the mixture is sieved, and water and sugar added.

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OTTOMAN MACUN

Ottoman Macun is a very old tradition in the history of Istanbul , an Anatolian city in the Aegean region, dating back to almost 500 year. Later on it became an important part of local festivity in this city.It's genereally prefered by children.

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HOT TEA

HOT TEA

  Drinking tea is very important in Turkish culture. People from all the ages and social groups drink tea with their friends, relatives, and even when they're alone. You can spot portable tea sellers on the streets of Istanbul, and they can serve you some hot tea to warm you up.

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CORN IN CUP

CORN IN CUP

 Serving corn in cup is becoming more popular in the last years. You can eat them with your favorite flavors and sauces with great variety. They cost about 5 TL for a cup. You may notice them in big shopping malls.

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COTTON CANDY

COTTON CANDY

  Cotton candy is extremely popular among children. They are mostly located around places where children hang out with their families. Their parents help themselves and eat once a while as well.

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HOWTOISTANBUL

As you all guys know from older posts, there is a web-site for foreign tourist of Istanbul that gives information/clues about the city.

I know that you already have add www.howtoistanbul.com to your bookmarks. But reading it everyday is not enough, get in connection. That is why people invented social media networks :) 

Ask anything, share photos/videos/stories, view shared ones. See the updates on your news feed.

All you need is clicking the "like" button. 

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Mussels

MUSSELS

  Mussels are highly appreciated in western parts of Turkey and of course in Istanbul. You can almost find them in every street corner or by the sea side. They only cost 0.5 - 1 TL , and they are extremely delicious. 

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Mercan Kokorec

Kokorec is one of the main traditional-operative food of Turkish culture. Basicly it consists of lamb and goat intestine and seasonal with spices especially oregano and red pepper.  Altough , it is kidney that has got doubt of hygiene. If you just left Nevizade( in Taksim) in the morning, and passing through fish bazaar,it is not possible to ignore eating half bread of Kokorec by Mercan.

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Stuffed Mussels - Istanbul Street Style

Stuffed mussels are very common food and you can find it every corner of Istanbul. So that we cannot tell you the sprecific place. However, we are sure that most of them taste almost alike and delicious. Another fact about stuffed mussel is that you can't find it in another countries . That make it special for Turkey. Commonly, people prefer to eat after night entertainment in order to taste or be full.

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eminonu fish restaurants

Let's say you travel the coastal city like Istanbul, you see of Eminonu and you don't eat grilled or fried fish sandwich. Probably, you have desire that people make fun of you. Joking apart, Eminonu has earned reputation thanks to fish sandwiches. there are many fish takeaway restaurants thourgh the Eminonu coast. Fish with tomato, raw onions and greens in a sandwich is marvellous combination. Don't forget to squeeze lemon in a sandwich!!! 

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Tantuni

Tantunici Suat Usta

 He is one of the first people that come to mind when someone says tantuni. He and his team are both located in Taksim and Besiktas. He uses a different approach when preparing a tantuni, he makes them out of steak.

 Operates till 3AM. Tantuni is served with lots of lemon and pepper pickle. Suat usta claims his tantuni is well liked by vegetarians.

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Sarmasık Kebab

If we say the Kebab City for Aksaray, we definetly don't bullshit you. there are tens of grill restaurants in Aksaray. and they differentiate their tastes form each others. Unfortunately, most of them might be pricey. of course, we have some options to eat delicious kebabs by cheap prices. one of these options comes forward. it called Sarmasık Restaurant which cook kebabs in hatay method. tomato sauce give unique flavor to kebab. lamb skewers which we call kuzu sis is most preferred kebab of sarmasık. ıt's worth a shot. don't waste your time and order from it.

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Kofteci Berdan

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Located near Bogazici University, Kofteci Berdan is very popular among students and neighborhood people. 

His menu is listed on his cart, which consistt of meatballs, chicken, salad and drinks. Prices: Half bread meatballs 7TL, quarter bread meatballs 4TL, half bread chicken 5 TL, salad 3TL and one plate of meatballs with salad is 10TL.

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Asker

Since 1989 asker has served breakfast sandwiches in Kadikoy Rihtim as portable. They especially use quality breakfast foods. Consequently, it have become most famous location among taxi drivers in Kadikoy.  it usually opens nights after 10 pm. they produce two kinds of sandwiches as salty and dessert. its dessert may be found odd by most people because of it filled nutella, banana, honey, cream and hazelnut spread. we usualy prefer salty sandwich. Of course, you have the right to eat one of them or both.

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As you all guys know from older posts, there is a web-site for foreign tourist of Istanbul that gives information/clues about the city.

I know that you already have add www.howtoistanbul.com to your bookmarks. But reading it everyday is not enough, get in connection. That is why people invented social media networks :) 

Ask anything, share photos/videos/stories, view shared ones. See the updates on your news feed.

All you need is clicking the "like" button. 

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unkapanı

How many cities can provide you rice (pilaw) in the middle of the night? You gotta experience the uniqueness of Istanbul!

After a long night at Taksim, hours of dance, glasses of alcohol, listen to your stomach it will guide you directly to here. One of the most famous street sellers of Istanbul, waits for you to enjoy the delicious chicken-pilaw and ayran.

check the foursquare page:

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DurumDurak

Imagine a truck that has not moved for more than 15 years but working 7/24.

Ok ok, I won't belabor this stuff :) the working part of this truck is not the engine but the grill inside of the container.  

In istanbul we have grill restaurants with an open fire pit in the middle, and we call them Ocakbasi. This truck is a different composing of this tradition. No matter how small their area is, they are one of the most famous kebab sellers of Istanbul, and probably they are best at taste..

WARNING!

If you stop by this truck, do not forget to want some pickles!!!

and do not forget to check the link below to see the other famouses places

http://howtoistanbul.com/en/list/gastro_istanbul/restaurants-cafes-and-bars

Kumkapı

I want all you guys to go visit Kumkapı! Go taste delicious fish, and enjoy the Turkish traditional music.

We have stopped by Kumkapı to eat some fresh fish and drink one glass of Turkish Rakı but somehow at the end of the night none of us was able to find our way to home!

We have created a video for you guys to watch how people enjoy! video lacks at including food stuff naturally because the atmosphere was quite sensational to dominate whole video!

to see your other options for night outs check the link out!
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While searching for some new places or new tastes around Istanbul, I have found a great source which gives brief information about street foods of Istanbul. Even they have a list for top 10 street foods. 

Moreover, they have an huge data for newcomers of the city. If you are looking for a source to spend your time wisely and efficiently you better check this web-site!

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bayramoglu

On his book, Neset Eren (1969), says “While many well-known cuisines rely on one basic element (i.e., French cuisine is based on sauce and pasta forms the essence of Italian cuisine), there is no single dominant feature in the Turkish kitchen. Meats, fish, vegetables, pastries and fruit are cooked in an infinite variety of ways.” Besides of the variety of climates in Turkey which allows the cultivation of a wide diversity of crops, the indigenous agricultural products, traditions, customs, cooking habits, cultures and local dishes creates a colorful mosaic for each region.

*Eren, N. (1969) The art of Turkish Cooking: Doubleday

One of the tastiest contribituon of Turks to world foods is Doner Kebab. Today, almost in every corner of Istanbul, it is possible to find a Doner Restaurant which is great at taste and reasonable at price. We have visited Bayramoglu Doner which is located on Kavacı (asian side of Istanbul) in order to share our experiences with you guys.

Bayramoglu Doner differentiates it's brand by baking their own bread, using wood coal and serving appetizers along with main food. 

We really enjoyed our trip to Bayramoglu Doner eventhough we spent more than 1 hour at gridlock. If you guys want to give a try to Bayramoglu Doner, just click the link below for communication details.

http://www.bayramogludoner.com.tr/index.php/iletisim

Hot Chestnut

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A daily view for residents of Istanbul, but bears tons of messages. Street food itself is a reason for us to get out of our homes, get in the streets, feel the spirit, enjoy the taste, meet new people, adore Istanbul...

Exaggreating? Come on! At how many cities of the world you can find hot chestnut while you walk on street!

Foreigner

Street foods may be found unhygienic by a considerable amount of people, likewise, we also know that "neophobia" (may be defined as fear of trying sth new) is a fact that effects people's food choises. Therefore the embeeded video is somehow great to see the reaction of a foreigner to some street foods.



He may be you referrence, if you still have some question marks ! :)

simit sarayi

Simit is one of the most popular street foods of Istanbul. You can stop by one of street sellers while strolling by or you can have a sit and taste this food in a little bit more fancy way. If you are more likely to give priority to your comfort, then you are a potential customer of Simit Sarayı. Let's have a deeper look at how they have started and where they have got today.

http://www.simitsarayi.com/en_US/

"When we started out in 2002 we had only one desire: To serve fresh

bagels to our guests anytime of the day. We wanted everybody to taste our traditional
flavours and to spread it first to Turkey and then to the whole world.

Everything started with the first bagel we baked in our first store in Mecidiyeköy. 
We were so excited to welcome our guests. Our bagels were always warm and 
fresh and you never let us feel alone. In time, the love of our customers spread to 
the whole country because the most important ingredient in our dough was friendship.

The fragrant smell of freshly baked bagels coming from our Simit Sarayı

stores spread to all corners of Anatolia. We worked day and night to create 
new products, different flavours. We enriched our menus to be able to serve
 our guests at all times and hours. We created snacks and dishes to be

able to offer a great variety of products.

In time our flavours travelled beyond the borders of our country. We 

pread to the four corners of the world and now we are saying 

"Bon Appetit” everyday to nearly 450.000 guests in Turkey and the

world with our 5.500 employees. Each morning we are placing the first

bagels of the day on the trays as excited as we were on our first day.

We are on our way to become a world brand walking side by side with our customers."