Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shopping
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Ali Muhıddin Hacı Bekir
FOOD
It's obligatory to sample
lokum
while in İstanbul, and one of the best places to do so is at
this historic shop, which has been operated by members of the same family for more than
200 years. Buy it
sade
(plain), or made with
cevizli
(walnut),
fıstıklı
(pistachio),
badem
(al-
mond) or
roze
(rose water). There's another store in Beyoğlu.
(
www.hacibekir.com.tr/eng
;
Hamidiye
Caddesi 83;
8am-8pm Mon-Sat;
Eminönü)
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Hafız Mustafa
Another excellent place to purchase
lokum
, Hafız Mustafa sells by weight or in prepack-
aged gift boxes. Best of all, you can taste before buying (within reason, of course). There
are other branches in Sirkeci and Sultanahmet.
(
FOOD
212-526 5627; Hamidiye Caddesi 84-86;
8am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9am-8pm Sun;
Eminönü)
