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Karaköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
The restaurant's gourmet shop — Turkish pantry staples, olive oils, and house-made products. Premium ingredients sourced from small producers across Turkey. The meze selection is exceptional.
Best for Turkish pantry staples, olive oils, and house-made products
Spice Bazaar, Eminönü, Istanbul
Dried fruit and nut shop in the Spice Bazaar — apricots, figs, pistachios, and Turkish delight. Generous tasting is encouraged.
Best for Dried apricots, nuts and Turkish dried-fruit tradition
Karaköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Namlı Gurme runs a delicatessen counter in Karaköy stocked with Turkish cheeses, olives, pastırma, sucuk, organic honey, and spices, alongside small-batch jams and pickles. The shop, at Mumhane Caddesi's Atilla İş Hanı, ships its selection nationwide alongside walk-in trade from its Karaköy storefront.
Best for Turkish cheese, cured meats, and deli goods
Istanbul / Türkiye
Founded in 1807, Şekerci Cafer Erol is a historic Istanbul confectioner known for Turkish delight, akide candies, chocolates, marzipan, other traditional sweets and seasonal gift boxes. Its flagship at Yasa Cad. No:19 in Kadıköy anchors a wider Istanbul network that includes Göztepe, Akasya AVM, İstinye Park AVM and Galataport, while the official online shop extends the same confectionery range beyond the physical stores.
Best for Confectionery, turkish delight, chocolate, candy
Vefa, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Hadji Sadık Bey, an Albanian migrant who arrived in Istanbul in 1870, spent six years carrying his improved boza recipe through the streets in copper containers before opening a permanent shop in Vefa in 1876. His fourth-generation descendants still run it today, serving the fermented millet drink alongside grape vinegar and Ottoman-style syrups made to the original recipe.
Best for Boza and traditional Ottoman beverages
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