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(Vakko Sale Store; Yeni Camii Caddesi 13; 9.30am-6pm Mon-Sat; Eminönü)
This remainder
outlet of İstanbul's famous fashion store should be on the itinerary of all bargain hunters.
Top-quality men's and women's clothing - often stuff that's been designed and made in
Italy - is sold here for a fraction of its original price.
ARMİNE
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| CLOTHING
is a fashionable city with a highly idiosyncratic style. In Bebek and Beyoğlu the fashion
might be for tight jeans, revealing jackets and chunky jewellery, but in the city's conser-
vative neighbourhoods, there's little make-up and even less flesh on show. Wildly popular
Armine is where Zara style meets the headscarf, and it's an exemplar of affordable Islamic
chic.
KURUKAHVECİ MEHMET EFENDİ
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| COFFEE
Eminönü)
Caffeine addicts are regularly spotted queuing outside this, the flagship store of
İstanbul's most famous coffee purveyor. You can join them in getting a fix of the freshest
beans in town, and also purchase cute coffee sets to take home.
UCUZCULAR BAHARAT
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| SPICES
Showcasing the colour and fragrance of hundreds of spices, Ucuzcular concocts its own
spice blends and will vacuum pack these for those travellers who are keen to add them to
their luggage.
MEHMET KALMAZ BAHARAT
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(Spice Bazaar 41; 8am-6.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-6pm Sun high season; Eminönü)
One of the few
shops in the Spice Bazaar that specialises in potions and lotions, this antiquated place sells
remedies to make women younger, others to make men stronger, and a royal love potion
that, we guess, is supposed to combine the two. It also stocks spices, bath accessories, teas
and medicinal herbs.
MALATYA PAZARI
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| FOOD
