Taksim/Beyoğlu
A la Turca
4 Faik Paşa Yokusu
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
TEL:
90 212 245-2933
TEL: 90 532 314-3681
TEL: 90 532 314-3681
Email:
erkalaksoy@alaturcahouse.com
The rapidly gentrifying side streets between Cihangir and İstiklâl Caddesi are lined with shops selling antiques, furniture, and weird-but-wonderful junk. This four-story showroom-mansion run by Erkal Aksoy (the neighborhood’s unofficial antiques king) is littered with textiles, pottery, Ottoman embroidery, and kaftans.
Insider Tip:
After an afternoon’s antiquing, stop at neighborhood institution Asri Turşucu (Ağa Hamam Caddesi 29A; 011-90-212-244-4724), an ancient pickle shop known for some seriously elderly pickles (rumor has it that some have been in their brine since the Eisenhower years). There are 22 varieties, including string bean, okra, plum, carrot, and the surprisingly tasty pear.
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