Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

SEVAN BIÇAKÇI ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-520 4516; www.sevanbicakci.com; Gazi Sinan Paşa Sokak 16, Nuruosmaniye; h 10am-6pm Mon-Sat; j Çemberlitaş) Inspired by the monuments and history of his much-loved İstanbul, flamboyant jeweller Sevan Bıçakçı creates wearable art that aims to impress. His flagship store is near the Grand Bazaar’s Nuruosmaniye Gate. KOÇ DERI LEATHER ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-527 5553; http://kocderi.com/en/; Kürkçüler Çarşısı 22-46, Grand Bazaar; h 8.30am-7pm Mon-Sat; j Beyazıt-Kapalı Çarşı) If you fancy a leather jacket or coat, Koç is bound to have something that suits. It’s one of the bazaar’s busiest stores and certainly the most stylish of the leather outlets here. CANKURTARAN GIDA ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Cankurtaran Food Center; % 0212-520 2937; www.eng.cankurtarangida.com.tr; Spice Bazaar 33, Eminönü; h 8am-7.30pm; j Eminönü) Supplying locals with amber-hued honey from Hakkari and Siirt, pungent pastrami from Kayseri and cheeses from every corner of the country since 1946, Cankurtaran Gıda is the best deli in the Spice Bazaar and a great spot to visit if you’re after picnic provisions. ARIFOĞLU ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-522 6612; www.arifoglu.com; Spice Bazaar 31, Eminönü; h 8am 7.30pm; j Eminönü) Well-priced Iranian saffron joins honey, perfumed oils and spices of every imaginable colour and aroma on the shelves of this reliable store in the Spice Bazaar. There’s another branch at number 59. UCUZCULAR BAHARAT ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-528 2895; www.ucuzcular.com.tr; Spice Bazaar 51, Eminönü; h 8am 7.30pm; j Eminönü)

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