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(Galipdede Caddesi 1, Tünel; 9.30am-7.30pm Mon-Sat, 10.30am-7pm Sun; Karaköy, then funicular
to Tünel)
This small shop is crammed with CDs, including an excellent selection of Turkish
classical, jazz and folk music. It's a popular hang-out for local musicians.
ALİ MUHIDDİN HACI BEKIR
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| FOOD
Kabataş, then funicular to Taksim Meydanı)
The Bey-
oğlu branch of the famous
lokum
shop.
ARTRIUM
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| ART, JEWELLERY
Crammed with antique ceramics, calligraphy, maps, prints and jewellery, this Aladdin's
cave of a shop is most notable for the exquisite miniatures by Iranian artist Haydar
Hatemi.
BEYOĞLU OLGUNLAŞMA ENSTITÜSÜ
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| HANDICRAFTS
to Taksim)
This is the ground-floor retail outlet/gallery of the Beyoğlu Olgunlaşma En-
stıtüsü, a textile school where students in their final year of secondary school learn crafts
such as felting, embroidery, knitting and lacemaking. It sells well-priced examples of their
work, giving them a taste of its commercial possibilities.
ROBINSON CRUSOE
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| BOOKS
funicular to Tünel)
There are few more pleasant fates than being marooned here for an hour
or so. With its classy decor, good magazine selection and wide range of English-language
novels and topics about İstanbul, it's one of the best bookshops in the city. There's another
PANDORA
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| BOOKS
Sun; Kabataş, then funicular to Taksim)
This long-standing independent bookshop has a more
recent store on the opposite side of the street that is dedicated solely to English-language
