HD istanbul view of egyptian spice bazaar and the eminönü district
The Spice Bazaar, (Turkish: ‘Mısır Çarşısı’, or Egyptian Bazaar) in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the oldest bazaars in the city. Located in Eminönü, it is the second largest covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.
There are several documents suggesting the name of the bazaar was first “New Sirkeci – the waterfront by the railway station where all the ferries dock. The streets behind the docks are the places to buy electronic goods, photographic equipment, bicycles, and all kinds of stationery. All of things in their real or fake versions.
Sultanhamam behind the spice bazaar, the area of toys, beads and plastic jewelry that takes you up to the previously mentioned Mahmutpaşa.
Tahtakale along the Golden Horn from the Spice Bazaar, come here for all kinds of kitchen equipment, garden tools, and electricals such as telephones. If your car radio is stolen come to Tahtakale and buy it back again!!
Cağaloğlu -Istanbul’s Fleet Street – a maze of printers, booksellers and traditionally newspapers;
Divan Yolu, the relatively calm, tree-lined, tram-way avenue from Sultanahmet to the university, including the Roman column called Çemberlitaş.
Beyazıt -the home of Istanbul University and the far end of the Grand Bazaar;
Grand Bazaar – In the bazaar itself you will find gold, jewelry, carpets, antiques, and souvenirs. In the streets around you will more of the same plus all kind of clothing and leather goods.
Mercan – below the bazaar, the place to buy any kind of bag or briefcase,
Lâleli – buzzing with hotels, bars and people from former Soviet Republics buying discount clothing;
Kumkapı – the fish market, and restaurants about as numerous as the fish themselves.
In the daytime the choice of food is incredible, and in particular the area is covered with ‘lokanta’ serving soups, stews and hot vegetable dishes at lunchtime. You will find these in all the bazaars and shopping streets, for example the street called Hocapaşa near Sirkeci station has a great variety. Eminönü offers any number of fast foods and snacks including döner, lahmacun and the grilled mackerel sandwiches on the waterfront by the ferry docks. These used to be sold from boats, this is now banned but you can still find mackerel grillers in the area.
In Sirkeci, across the road from the railway station, Konyali is one of Istanbul’s oldest eateries, well-known for its pastries.
Behind the Spice Bazaar is Haci Muhittin, one of the oldest sweet-makers, famous for Turkish Delight and many other traditional sweets from Ottoman times, even drinks made of tamarind.
The köfte restaurants of Sultanhamet are famous throughout Istanbul.
Much of the neighbourhood is closed down in the evening although you will still find food in the following places:
in the fish restaurants of kapi;
and in one or two other well-known spots such as Hamdi Restaurant near Yeni Cami or the Balikci Sabahattin fish restaurant in Cankurtaran.
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