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cond Empire style, it housed a shopping arcade and apartments. The arcade is now known
as the Çiçek Pasajı (Flower Passage) and is full of boisterous meyhanes .
As Pera declined in the mid-20th century, so too did this building. Its once-stylish shops
gave way to rough meyhanes where beer barrels were rolled out onto the pavement,
marble slabs were balanced on top, wooden stools were arranged and enthusiastic revel-
lers caroused the night away. It continued in this vein until the late 1970s, when parts of
the building collapsed. When it was reconstructed, the arcade acquired a glass canopy to
protect pedestrians from bad weather, its makeshift barrels and stools were replaced with
solid wooden tables and benches, and its broken pavement was covered with smooth tiles.
These days its raffish charm is nearly gone and most locals bypass the touts and the me-
diocre food on offer here and instead make their way behind the passage to the meyhanes
on or around Nevizade Sokak.
BALIK PAZARI
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(Fish Market; Şahne Sokak off İstiklal Caddesi, Galatasaray; Kabataş, then funicular to Taksim) Next
to the Çiçek Pasajı. Full of small stands selling midye tava (skewered mussels fried in hot
oil), kokoreç (seasoned lamb or mutton intestines wrapped around a skewer and grilled
over charcoal) and other snacks. You'll also find shops selling fish, caviar, fruit, veget-
ables and other produce; most of these are in Duduodaları Sokak on the left (southern)
side of the market.
Many of the shops have been here for close on a century and have extremely loyal cli-
entele - check out Sütte Şarküteri OFFLINE MAP ( 212-293 9292; Duduodatarı Sokak 13, Balık
Pazarı, Galatasaray; 8am-10pm; Kabataş, then funicular to Taksim) for its delicious charcuter-
ie, kaymak (clotted cream) and take-away sandwiches; Tarihi Beyoğlu Ekmek Fırını
OFFLINE MAP ( Duduodaları Sokak 5, Balık Pazarı, Galatasaray; Kabataş, then funicular to Taksim) for
fresh bread; Üç Yıldız Şekerleme OFFLINE MAP ( 212-293 8170;
www.ucyildizsekerleme.com ; Duduodaları Sokak 7, Balık Pazarı, Galatasaray; 7am-8.30pm Mon-
Sat, 9am-6pm Sun; Kabataş, then funicular to Taksim) for jams, lokum (Turkish Delight) and
sweets; Petek Turşuları OFFLINE MAP ( Duduodaları Sokak 6, Balık Pazarı, Galatasaray; Kabataş,
then funicular to Taksim) for pickles; and Reşat Balık Market OFFLINE MAP ( 212-293 6091;
Sahne Sokak 30, Balık Pazarı, Galatasaray; Kabataş, then funicular to Taksim) for caviar and the
city's best lakerda (strongly flavored salted kingfish).
At 24a, look for the gigantic black doors to the courtyard of the Üç Horan Ermeni Kil-
isesi (Armenian Church of Three Altars), which dates from 1838. Visitors can enter the
church providing the doors are open. On the opposite side of the street is the neoclassical
 
 
 
 
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