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Hi guys welcome to this series of the best of istan so in this series we’re going to give you a snapshot of the best places that I visited in the last 15 20 years uh and we’re going to introduce you to them we’re also going to give you
Some facts and information that’s going to be helpful for you for your trip to Istanbul because there is a bit of uh let’s just say loopholes and uh scams that take place regularly in ISO which I’m going to Enlighten you to but anyway in this series we’re going to take you
To a small selection of restaurants coffee shops places to have konafa and sweets that I highly recommend and it’s on my bucket list for you guys to uh visit so let’s go and explore this journey together I hope you enjoy please make sure that you like follow subscribe
And write your comments underneath I’ll be more than happy to to reply respect hi guys how’s it again cly respect to all my followers this is our first restaurant in this series of the best of estanbul uh I’ve been to Istanbul over 20 times um and what we’ve done in this
Series is that we’ve compiled the the best of the best in my opinion uh and we’re sharing this experience with you and our first stop is a restaurant called tset in the hip part of uh istano called ETI uh this place is famous for its uh Clay Oven kebabs and
Meats uh and we’re going to try it today so let’s go inside and have a look around and then we’ll go and try the food and let’s see how great they are and why there’s so many people talking about this place let’s go Each Each Do don’t Know Forign Spee For every order you get this big puffy bread which is amazing common place in uh turkey uh with the regular sides with butter and cheese and uh walnuts amazing got to try it traditional uh typical starters um this one here is a salad it’s amazing it’s got this pomegranate sauce with walnuts
And tomatoes and I don’t know what it’s got in it but it’s amazing um and these are a typical labna yogurts with oene and obviously humus um and this is another traditional mix of oene with tomatoes um amazing This Yogurt is amazing um it’s a mixture of Chili’s chili oil roasted
Oene uh labar yogurt with fresh bread absolutely amazing D which is traditional across the Middle East um every country has their own if you like variation and taste and balance of flavors um the Turkish one is a little bit more sweeter than other variations but amazing soup Adas or shba
Lentin uh lentil soup amazing very simple but always simpl he always turns out to be the best somehow ke or k again different varieties across the the Middle East usually you have um Pine seeds inside with meat minced meat um it’s quite spicy but amazing these ones are steamed uh often you find
Them uh fried okay guys so this is what they call K Tama it’s basically like a how can I describe it a Kua which has been um baked in the oven uh and they slice it into if you like portions for you um at the table but it’s a minced
Meat uh Lamb with herbs and spices and chilies and a special sauce looks Great so this is another dish which is baked um in the oven and inside it’s got I’m assuming meat there you go look at that obviously you can see they use a lot of garlic but I don’t know what sauce and uh spices they use but it’s
Amazing because the The Taste is really really really good so this is another one of those um Creations that they specialty dishes they put in the in the pot and in the oven let’s see what’s inside whatever it is is bubbling oh wow look at that that looks
Amazing exactly what I like the smells and the aroma is amazing guys so this is the famous Kat I cre how I can describe it is filo pastry stuffed with uh pistachios and uh I think almonds and so on uh with some cream and syrup and then
They put some local ice cream in the middle wrap it up absolutely amazing if you haven’t tried it I highly recommend especially if you love uh pistachios C there you go cut in for those who haven’t tried it’s a must today we are embarking on a breakfast destination one of my favorite places basal Lama kalati kalati basically means breakfast uh this place is uh definitely a spot where you need to visit very busy in this particular
Location they got three uh restaurants right next to each other wer opposite each other like you’ve seen just now always expect a queue so come early and expect to to wait but there’s always a smile from their friendly staff which is one of the things that I love about this
Place okay guys so today is our second visit in our best ofan and we come to one of my favorite places for breakfast bbati uh this place as you can see in this particular location they’ve got a location opposite the road a location on this side where we are right now and
There’s another one just around the corner as well uh in total they have like four or five uh branches throughout isan I highly recommend it we’re going to go and have a look around in a minute but the great thing about this concept and this brand is that the service is
Amazing people are really friendly they have these old uh ladies or local Village ladies who come and make the special uh bread with the filion of cheese and so on and so forth it’s a really really good concept we’re going to go and have a look around as you know
With uh Turkish breakfast uh they usually bring like the Meesa the small plates and they just pile it up on the table and you just eat so you have to be ready and hungry uh we’re waiting the queue once we get in we’ll show you around it’s really uh cute and really uh
Nice and then we’ll uh try the Bak first let’s go and try it together okay so as you come in it’s really unique they have like a a store here uh so they have you know olives uh different varieties of jams maybe hundreds of different varieties of jam jams uh compt um
Honey um and then over here in the in the corner uh they have the as I said the village ladies who come and make the uh local bread uh the traditional local bread so as you can see over here this is like the two types of bread one is the
Traditional um bread and then you have the the stuffed bread as Well all the stuff here are very friendly everything is taking place over here all the prep work how are you than you thank you so this is the this is the local bread that they make over here this is the stuffed bread and this is the traditional bread
They have cheese and spinach and all different types of toppings let’s go have a look around so they have like a nice different sections this this particular location is really nice um this place here’s like a garden location here as you can see it’s really cute okay time to go
In so this is the other side of the street and again we have the ladies making the fresh bread hello You And over here they have a garden as well so basically with the breakfast uh they just continue bring you bread and stuffed bread and and whatever you like so guys this is the breakfast bread I particularly like these Donuts Turkish Donuts omelette cheeses jams everything is provided uh there’s some hot options
That also just they just bring um and you can have as much as you like uh olives salads cheese plate everything is included come on cuz I’m trying to so guys we just finished uh so what can I say for me it’s a it’s a must
Visit if you come to Istanbul I’m not saying it’s wow but the whole experience and the variety and the options uh to be honest it’s a great value for money uh but you need to make sure that you come empty because it’s a lot of food it’s
Unlimited as much as you want tea is included as much as you want everything is included so anyway guys make sure you come down this is one of your uh locations where you need to save in your uh agenda for istan next Stop hi guys so today we’ve come to six senses mansions in Kash I hope I pronounced it correctly it’s one of these destinations which you must come it’s on our recommended list for the best of isan uh in fact over here your sport for choice you got a number of restaurants
And coffee shops today we’re going to scalini uh to try their food and introduce it to you and as I said it has to be on your shopping list or visit list for Istanbul let’s go check it out uh have a look at the scenery this is amazing
Retreat and getaway place for Istanbul if you come to Istanbul you want to chill and relax in a luxurious setting and completely enjoy the experience this is a place to come let’s go check it out okay guys so this is scalini uh Italian restaurant uh based here in the
Hotel let’s go and have a look around and then let’s go and check out the menu literally as soon as you enter this restaurant you almost feel like you’re in Italy uh you get this classic Italian warm cozy look and feel about it um in terms of the detail of the Decor and
Design uh even uh the drapes the the coverings on the table the bar uh the presentation the staff everything just makes you really uh feel like you’re an Italian restaurant and that’s one of the unique things that I love about this place is that it it gives you a sense of
Italy and that’s important when you want to come to uh an Italian restaurant a restaurant and enjoy Italian food so guys we having a look at the menu uh as I always say when you go to an Italian restaurant it better be Italian uh we have this experience in
Iran in particular where they use the Italian name but they serve something completely different I’ll show you the menu in a second but very classic uh typical Italian traditional menu which I love and it’s screams uh quality variety freshness which is all about uh Italian food uh I’ve been here before highly recommend
It as I said it’s on my uh recommended list for the best uh places to visit in Istanbul I hope you enjoy this video let’s order so here’s the menu we’ve got the usual anti pastas uh pasta uh soups um everything looks traditional and uh authentic which is is great and a great
Start um and then we’ve got our main course dishes as well so as part of like their welcome they give you um some fresh bread like a salsa and olives uh we also opted for the minist soup since it was a bit cold um and it was a classic Italian uh
Ministr vegetable soup which was really really good so guys this is um classic homon and the famous Bata let’s check it out I love parmesan so I asked for extra parmesan just to enjoy this Paran M Las I mean one of the great things about barata is just is cruel creamy
Silkiness it’s just absolutely amazing particularly when it’s fresh and uh authentic our main course we got fat tun pasta with black truffle my favorite and we got a risotto mushroom risotto again with black truffle and we got a size of mashed potato with black truffle and chili steamed and sauted broccoli have a
Look at this roro texture looks amazing smells amazing what can I say beautiful okay guys we’re ending our meal with a classic panacotta this is how it’s served and of course a tyus suit absolutely delicious so guys we just had an amazing uh dinner all courses perfect simple less is more quality freshness
Authenticity what can I say and I have to say the dessert the the panacotta was amazing the chu was amazing had a great experience so definitely put it on your list let’s go to the next destination together okay so another breakfast destination van cvati LV this place is
Really well known really busy straight ahead up this street you hit uh tax team Square uh it’s really conveni located they’ve got two restaurants side by side this is the menu so it’s like a typical uh Turkish spread uh definitely advise you come in here early this place is
Always busy this particular destination is always full of tourists mostly um as well as locals so it’s always a good sign hey guys so today we’ve come to Van cbati EV which is another option which is on my top list for estano this is more of the economy mid-range uh but you
Get really good variety very good quality and as you can see it’s really busy here so if you’re going to come here I advise that you come early expect wait in a queue and on a waiting list but it’s well worth it let’s go inside
Check it out and let’s try some uh real proper Turkish breakfast so we have uh two sides to this option for breakfast this is the first well this is the second location the the one next door where we’re going was where we originally opened where they originally open and then they open
This side here as you can see very homely very basic uh but really cozy they got like a outside uh Terrace area here at the back everyone’s enjoying a good breakfast let’s go to the other side and have a look and this is the the first original location
Side only one side before but then they’ve opened the other side now as well so let’s go and try some food so guys this is the breakfast they’ve got the typical what they call the cvati which is basically translation for breakfast uh minimum two people 130 Turkish L ahead and you get basically
All of this or you can go for the alart menu uh again reasonably priced uh we’re probably going to go for a mix cuz I love these donuts and these Donuts are not in the uh the mix menu um and I’m probably going to get a
A Turkish omelette as well as a side or maybe Su all right let’s try it out okay guys so this is the the full platter uh which is 130 L ahead and you get un te as well everything is unlimited so whatever you finish you can order
Again we also got as an extra this is not included in the package suuk with eggs um and these are the famous Donuts you got to try these man I’m like addicted to these especially with honey and jam amazing okay so we finished what can I say really
Good uh if you’re looking for I’ve given you two options yesterday we went to baz Lama uh which is basically 200 L ahead uh completely different experience here is 130 L ahead again completely different experience uh more if you like homely uh Street foodd type if you like
Uh but well worth it so um if you’re looking for breakfast I’ve given you guys so far two options and they’re both on my uh must visit lists for ist off to our next location hey guys so we’ve arrived in the rain in and we’ve
Come donor it’s in my opinion one of the best donors that you have in uh in isan definitely on my two dear list for istan one of the best places in istan to visit and we come today in the rain to try kebabs the great thing about
This close up and I’ll show you generations and they only make one donor every day they make one donor every day they start and whenever it finishes they close up as simple as that they got one item on the menu and for those who I keep saying less is more less is more
This is a place to prove that less is more and they focus just on quality they come today to try their donors and share our experience with you let’s go have a look so here we go guys this place over here all they do is serve on usually
There’s a queue like from here all the way down to to there but obviously the weather and this is my man respect hello very good very good I mean this is like amazing honestly you have to try guys I mean I’m not really uh I don’t know eer
But this place is uh the best in town and over here you can see like a production line three generations here you can have it basically in a traditional bread in like a baguette or you can even have it uh on a plate look at amazing juicy juicy juy so guys this
Beef that you see over here they make one every day it’s layered and layered uh filet beef hly amazing I mean come on it’s so Juicy and Delicious but it’s l lay it and lay it with fat as well and they only make one a day just one only
One only one only one one every day when it finishes they close very simple 50 50 50 finish 50 finish 5050 50 50 finish 50 50 more donors and they’re done so basically that’s all it is and that’s the beauty of this place they focus on quality and not
Quantity so they only make one donor every day as soon as it finishes it’s done that’s it done anyway let’s order and try it okay guys so we got our food so you can order the traditional bread filled with the juicy meat you can have a plate or you can have the traditional
Uh baguette as well look at that amazing all right guys it’s Munch time look at these cues even in the rain people are queuing for this Donner so what can I say this the one speaks for itself the one that okay guys so we just finished uh what can I
Say amazing so if you’re coming to istan this is definitely has to be on one of your Hit List uh for my best placees to visit in istan make sure you check it out respect to the bridge Faith Sultan mhmed kuso along the river bank and today our
Next location for the best of istan is LMA this place is famous for his breakfast is they have a a different mix here so you have like uh Turkish uh breakfast as well as International it’s huge as you can see over uh two floors uh let’s go check it
Out always advise coming early you can’t reserve here so expect to wait in the waiting list uh it’s always always busy guys so this is the queue and this is the seon area over here got one nice uh seaon Terrace over here overlooking the the sea then we have another area on the
Other side and then it’s like a Mason a floor on the second level up here let’s go have a look so on this side as well so normally when you see loads of locals then you know the pace is good it’s got great views then you got a A seating area over
Here but the great thing with this location is is that they have both Turkish and International Breakfast so it’s not one of these traditional Cara places where they give you like a a Turkish spread you choose what you want and you have the option everyone’s having fun and this
Area here there’s also another uh level up the stairs where you can go to all right let’s go find a place and enjoy some breakfast this is the area upstairs where everything happens all the cooking baking all the traditional bread is done over here then you got like a pateri area
Over here with all the sweets this is the coffee bar uh and basically this area here is all the pastries sweets cheese cakes everything goes on over here what the f the problem is man we’ve arrived finally uh off that wait but to be honest it’s not too bad
15 20 minutes wait but I highly recommend that you come early uh it’s packed you can see the view here is amazing uh you can make a request uh you can make a request uh where you want to seat we ask track res we’re going to order now uh we’re
Going to probably order a mix I’m to be honest I wanted to recommend to you a place other than the typical Turkish uh spreads the ktis so that’s why this place is on my best list foran and I highly recommend you visit because it has everything literally everything so anyway let’s
Check the menu out and let’s order so this is the the breakfast it’s huge right so I’m not even going to try to go through it but I’ll just quickly run through so you can get an idea of what they have they literally have everything uh from local Arabic Regional uh
International options which is the reason why this place is such a great option and why I put it on my list for places that you have to come and visit okay so let’s order a few items um let’s check it out so this is our breakfast that we’ve
Selected uh the modern selection is a avocado toast uh we got a cheese plate muham uh french fries this is like a pho pastry with uh cheese inside perfect so guys we just finished at LMA uh what can I say it’s definitely one of those you have to put on your bucket
List for istan definitely on my list for the best of istano uh We’ve shown you three places now three options for breakfast uh all different in every way uh but this place I highly recommend because you got a great View and because you got a huge selection it’s definitely definitely
Worth making the trip down here it’s a little bit far depending on where you’re living in or staying in is but definitely highly recommend all right next stop let’s go so now we’ve come to our next on your bucket list best of EST D ahmeda on the Asian side of isul let’s
Go check it out this place is amazing for its escanda and kebabs and you can see how many motorbikes there are here so you can get an idea of how busy they are so let’s go inside and have a look we come to our next location
On our bucket list the best of isul we’re on the Asian side and we’re at dessi ahmeda this place is famous for its escanda kebabs and generally as kebabs anything meet this place is wow uh it’s on the Asian side so if you’re on the European here inside I highly
Recommend you come here on the weekend otherwise uh make yourself ready for traffic if you’re living on the Asian side or you’re staying on Asian side then it’s a lot easier to get to but check out my caption for the locations let’s go inside and have a look this
Place is rammed uh especially in evening we’ve come during the day especially we’ve come during the day so it’s less busy so it’s easier for us to get to but we’ll show you inside and we’ll have a look at their specialities and let’s try some good escanda kebab have a look
Inside so over here hello so this is uh the outside ter seating area and then we get inside to the the main area over here this is the the heart of the place and uh you can see these the kebabs over here we’ll go inside and have a look in a
Minute but everything happens over here this is the salon this is Ameda himself respect and this is the silon over here hello respect thank you so this is the main area over here and there’s an outside sea area as you can see outside complet this place in the evening is just completely uh
Packed I mean I’m literally talking R packed but it’s uh child friendly they got like a games area over here um and let’s go and have look at this I want to show you a couple of the stations over here this is the the bread station uh so over here they make the
Traditional uh bread this is the bread that uh they use under underneath the esconda Kabab they make over here this bread over here is the bread that they use in their uh Kebab wraps so they make the the fresh bread over here okay so over here this is where they
Make the the the finin bread I really like this bread this bread over here so you can have a look this is where they make everything this bread are particularly like so if you’re having a wrap you have with this bread and this area here is where everything happens this is the the
Tomato sauce for the escanda Kebab which is amazing I love escanda Kebab they make their own french fries over here and this is the the meat amazing let’s go over here and have a look hello so here you go look at this unbelievable I don’t know how they they keep it so
Thin but their masters at their work they know what they doing I wish you could uh smell and hear what’s going on because it’s absolutely amazing look at this it’s just full of oil but I mean come on you have to have a cheat day sometimes unbelievable
Guys so we’re going to try some isand Kebab so this is it this is the shba or soup Adas which I always order when I come to a Turkish restaurant amazing over here they’re making the bread which is a little bit thicker this is the bread that goes under the esconda Kebab started with our addas soup soup
Addas and salad and obviously the traditional bread and we’re waiting for our main this soup I know it sounds so simple but everything that’s simple can be so nice and this soup add ass is just uh what can I say amazing the new dish that they have so it’s
Like meat of the Dona we wrap it then we put the sauce must be amazing thank and this is the Escanda and of course you can’t have esconda without the the Butter everything has but this no healthy eating here but good eating thank you hey guys so this is the the meat as you saw how Finly slice can you see like how thin this is I mean it’s like amazing underneath you got the bread which is made in house and with
The combination of the meat and the sauce what can I say absolutely amazing this is like the tower I mean it looks amazing with sauce meat wrapped and then the the potatoes and of course you can’t have escond without the yogurt to just cool it down a little bit especially the
The oil because it’s quite fattening of course guys uh look if you’re looking for a good donut or escanda obviously the quality of the meat is really important and believe it or not the thinner that you cut it the better because it gives a better taste and
Quality but above the above and beyond the meat the sauce has to be spot on this sauce here is absolutely amazing I just can’t eat enough and honestly it’s really really good I mean there’s a reason why it’s on my bucket list and on my best locations in
The St to visit make sure you come here respect so this is the master himself taking the stance cutting like a specialist I tried and failed but this guy is is a a complete specialist just look at that amazing what can I say you got to come here and try guys Robert very
Good hey guys how’s it going so today we’ve come to another place on my bucket list definitely one of my recommendations for isan it’s akali akali Burger in the caroy location uh which is close to taxim area Galata in between uh this place serves Smash Burgers amazing it’s the only Smash
Burger I found um in isano which is actually good A lot of the places they call themselves Smash Burgers but they’re not Smash Burgers but this place is really good a simple menu but really really good quality they got sea in outside um we got a few seats and tables
Inside we’re sitting outside let’s go and try their burgers the menu uh distinctively uh eight you have three options 80 g Burger 160 240 uh the first important point to note is that the prices are really reasonable uh obviously everything relies on quality but I can MCH for the quality
Here let’s try it together but uh pricing is really good so these are the uh the toppins so basically you choose your toppins and then that accumulates into your total cost the french fries are are really good to the onion rings um and then obviously they have
Drinks and and what have you so very simple menu it’s create your own uh so let’s order uh let’s check it out I’m going to go for the 160 G with the Truffle salsa onions and the Benji sauce as you know I like my Burgers simple so let’s try it
Started with earrings and handcuff fries nice and crispy chips are crispy as well the sauce this is like the Truffle sauce smells amazing this our burgers this is double Patty uh single Patty with bacon looks good let’s check it out wow this is big there you go juicy with a jalapeno sauce
Caramelized onion cheese and a special uh burger sauce looks pretty good bread is good let’s try it out fin our Burgers respect really good uh if you like Smash Burger style um good value for money definitely check this place out it’s on my bucket list next next destination haven’t decided yet but
Watch your space hi guys how’s it going so today I’ve come to Jacqueline’s cookies in a Bly part of town it’s the first place I’ve introduced on my bucket list to go place in uh isul for dessert these guys do amazing cookies the only thing is they close at 7:30 so if you
Want a good selection make sure you come early not like us today where we come literally like just before closing we’re going to try it out show you the cookies definitely well worth it so there’s no luxury over here guys it’s literally like a a counter uh but they do amazing
Cookies and all they do is cookies so here you go uh got six options here uh prices are there as well so from 37 Turkish Le all the way up to 47 they make them hair fresh they’re on display as well so let’s try let’s go for it so we’re going for two
Three and five guys milk chocolate white chocolate and the peanut butter let’s look at these cookies I think this is thek the milk chocolate W nice and gooey if you like gooey cookies this is the place to be let’s see the next one I want to see the the peanut butter
I think that’s going to be the best this one yeah that’s the one peanut butter cookies yummy respect and the last one was macademia I think white chocolate macad or white chocolate there you go yumminess so guys we just had our cookies and what can I say respect and
Finally we actually found a place in uh Istanbul which serves great coffee because our experience so far in istan buul is that most places serve really low quality and very expensive but this place grage uh in Bogi uh I’ll tag them in my caption below definitely worth visiting because the coffee was really
Good okay guys our next stop on our bucket list the best of esto eot eot restaurant Italian really great place okay guys so we’ve arrived at ITIL the Italian restaurant which I highly recommend uh it’s right behind Gata Gata is just over there if you turn around
Cameraman there you go that’s Gata Tower so we’re literally right behind Galata Tower uh this place is traditional Italian cuisine I’ve been here a number of times highly recommend it definitely on my list let’s go check it out it’s got really really nice H uh it’s got a
Terrace outside c as well as inside you definitely have to reserve make sure you reserve so you don’t get disappointed let’s go check it out okay guys so this is as you enter you actually enter into the courtyard so this is the the Courtyard area over here let’s go check it
Out show the outside first and then we’ll go have a a look inside and we’ll go around the other side so this area here is the the inside seating area there you go beautiful they’ve really set the the tone here for an amazing evening out they got this beautiful bar just over
Here on the other side let’s go have a look so this is the bar over here and then we go from this side to the outside Terrace where they’ve got a a pizza oven on this side this is where everything happens they actually serve like Milano type
Pizza here so it’s not Neapolitan it’s not a classic there you go and there’s the oven okay let’s go check out the menu let’s try some Italian food so this is the menu typical Italian menu uh everything on here is traditional authentic The Only Exception is uh they have Caesar salad which
Technically speaking is Italian because it’s invented by Italian uh in Mexico uh but they got the typical antipastas obviously Bata is one of my favorites kacho again my favorite uh pan melan uh what can I say sport for Choice um and then we’ve got the pasta which obviously all the
Pasta is uh fresh uh handmade I’ve had the ravioli here before I’ve had the noi here before I’ve had the risoto here before as well and then have the pizza which as I said is um Romano type style pizza sorry Milano type pizza so it’s not Roma and it’s not
Neapolitan okay so time to order and let’s see what’s going to happen as always here with uh fresh bread baked in housee uh like a tomato salsa salsa very with pesto and uh m Capon I think guys so we got the classic kacho uh kacho beef and we got the
Caesar salad however for whatever reason it has Tomatoes I’ve never seen that before but I have but not an Italian restaurant although again as I say it’s not Italian salad it’s Italian Mexican but anyway let’s try it and uh see how it goes right so the main course has
Arrived so we got to f of beef looks good we’ve asked for medium it’s with truffle oil smells really amazing uh I got a broccoli sorry asparagus uh risot again with truffle oil and then uh this is a pasta with truffle and truffle oil if you like
Truffles you should come with me cuz I love travle all looks good end with the classic panacotta let’s see if it got a wobble yes it’s got a wobble let’s try this beauty let’s go for the test there’s got a Wubble the texture is good respect this is the famous Viana
Carassi it’s always packed here amazing amazing sweets and cakes and the famous uh cheesecake and it’s right opposite Gata Tower highly recommend that you come over here and have their sweets the coffee if you like uh robuster then it’s good but me I prefer 100% araba otherwise the cakes and sweets
Here are are just as we say Divine this is one of the locations I highly recommend that you visit okay guys so one of the biggest biggest scams that you find in istan bus in relation to taxis so I’m going to give you some friendly advice about taxis first of all
You can collect a taxi or pick up a taxi from anywhere outside a hotel Mall uh on the street or anywhere as soon as you get it make sure that the meter is on and the current rate as of this video being made is 8.50 L so that’s the starting point uh
If you get into a taxi and they don’t have the meter on or they start quoting to you which is typical oh there’s traffic and Fon and all this type of excuses uh just get out of the taxi it’s all right not to sit in that taxi if you
Sit in the taxi knowing that the meter is off and the driver is going to charge you ridiculous amount of money then that’s uh your responsibility so make sure that you uh ask that the meter is on um and that it starts from 8 real
What you find in uh istan buul is that taxi dri drivers will use every trick uh to try and scam you as I said the typical one is as soon as you sit in uh they start saying to you the meter is not working or it’s traffic and they’re
Going to start quoting you so on and so forth but no stick to the price of the meter for those who use Uber it’s the same trick you will request your vehicle uh select your destination it will give you a price range and then all of a
Sudden you get a message once it’s been accepted by the driver where are you going and it’s like why would you ask where are you going when already I put my location in but the reason why they ask is then they will 100% after they’ve asked where are you going and you reply
For example taxine they will say oh it’s traffic and blah blah blah and instead of for example 50 L they’ll charge you 400 l or 300 L again just reject in actual fact you should send them a reply and say you cancel this ride because U
They’re not willing to take you on the ride in line with the published rates rather than you canceling because as you know in Uber if you cancel it goes against against you especially if it’s a number of times uh in a row so be careful uh open your eyes don’t let
These drivers scam you the other scam is um so mention a couple now the other one is is that when you get in a taxi and you want to cross over from the Asian side to European or vice versa European Asian uh you have to pay a toll fee for
The bridge or the tunnel currently as of this video is 53 L uh so expect that if you are crossing over into the European or Asian side that you should pay this fee on top of the publish rate on the meter or what’s published um on uh Uber the thing is
It’s only 53 L don’t pay anything more drivers will always try and charge like 100 l or 150 L extra and say it’s because of TOS I just tell them it’s 53 L there’s nothing more nothing less the other scam is that they say that um we’re charging you double because it’s
For our return trip back to uh wherever they picked you up from again it’s none of it’s none of your it’s not your fault and it’s none of uh their business uh to charge you for returning back to where they went if they want to return back
They pay the toll fee themselves so anyway I hope you enjoyed the some of this advice I’ve given you in relation to uh taking taxis and Uber always always make sure you don’t share your credit card details try where possible to pay cash it’s a lot better trust me
Um and save travels in Istanbul okay guys so the other question that’s always always asked for me is about hotels so I guess it depends on what type of traveler you are if you’re coming to Istanbul uh to shop around and look at the tourist sites to be honest I think
The best recommendation from my side is you don’t need to go to the five star luxury hotels was most of these hotels naturally are uh um expensive but they’re expensive for a reason because of the amenities and the facilities and the services they offer me personally when I go to places particularly tourist
Locations like estan uh I like to go to uh a clean uh you know three star fourstar hotel a nice one clean and presentable rather than going somewhere very luxury and pain top dollar uh because to be honest um I’m never in the hotel I’m always out so what’s the point of paying
Top dollar for enjoying Services which uh you’re never going to use uh so for me my recommendation guys is if you’re here as a a tourist visa if you’re here as a a tourist visitor definitely head for the the bargain places particularly Apartments I highly recommend going
Airbnb um and also on booking.com you can find apartments I’ll give my recommendation and the caption over here for uh service fully fully furnished apartments that you can use uh and book for me a much more EC economical cleaner uh more accessible uh you feel a little
Bit more at home and relaxed um particularly if you’re going to be traveling throughout the day on on uh on your feet and you’re going to be tired to be honest no point paying top dollar if you’re here for um a romantic trip uh or you’re here to
Just to relax which I find it difficult to relax in isan but if you are here for that reason then of course the festar Luxury Resorts always is going to be an option for you but anyway thought give you my advice okay so here we are at the Grand
Bazar it must stop on a visit to istan buul but be aware whatever price they quote you definitely haggle with them if you’re not a Haggler then you’re basically going to be screwed sorry about the bluntness uh but you have to haggle because often unfortunately the case may
Is in uh Istanbul unfortunately in every aspect uh of a tourist stay in Istanbul unfortunately the I wouldn’t say the majority but unfortunately some uh Turkish business owners uh T guys Proprietors uh they take advantage unfortunately of the tourists whether it’s in a taxi or in a restaurant or
Buying goods if they think they can get away with charging more trust me they’ll get away uh with charging more so be aware if you can I also recommend coming with a guide because the gr Bazar is huge um and there’s different sections to it then you have the
Outer uh side of the the bazaar where also you can find some really good deals uh but overall enjoy the experience but be aware and make sure you haggle respect hi guys on my bucket list it’s you it’s right here right close by grandar they’ve been
Operating all they do is what I say l the menu is Kua we’re check amazing uh they got like this chili paste sauce so here we go this is the place over here I hope I pronounced it right they got a few places on the outside over
Here this place is always rammed uh always rammed it’s very simple nothing special in terms of the the menu it’s just literally uh Kua and this is the the main guy here I think it’s like the fourth generation uh this is the sun uh let’s go inside and uh check it out and
See see what’s the main operation going on inside hello Hi how are you yeah nice to meet you again you okay so this is the inside over here and this is where everything happens let’s going to have a look on this side sorry so this is the C over here being
Made I mean this is literally all they do I don’t know what the mix is but uh it’s beautiful and then you got all these other options over here with the traditional salad and the beans and then you got the chopped salad uh and that’s it literally I mean they don’t really
Have much else and uh it comes with bread obviously the the different options you got the chopped salad the traditional salad with the beans uh the local yogurt fresh bread and that’s it literally with kuter so we’re just waiting for the Kua to get ready and then we’ll
Eat this is a the main operations look at that beautiful all this dude here just literally does this the whole day I mean I’ve been coming here for years and uh he’s an experting what he does but it’s just so simple it’s just cook the this is the end result uh the
C and dip it in this sauce what can I say it’s a perfect combination literally guys take your Kua with the chili I like extra chili so look at that if you like onions put some onions as well and you got a perfect sandwich simplicity at its best for sure I hope
You enjoyed our compilation and series for the best of Istanbul it was my introduction to the places that I like to go the places that I’ve sought out um and I think are definitely worth visiting if you’re going to Istanbul generally speaking for Istanbul it’s a hot poot for food hot poot for
Tourism sight scene it’s crazy so there’s always something for everyone my advice in terms of food generally speaking whether you go to the places that I’ve recommended or you just want to go and explore um is watch out for the the general tips that I have and
That is in relation to eating out try to avoid um places which are touristy uh because you tend to find that the quality is a lot lower uh and mainly because these guys are only there to entertain uh tourists you know tourists travel through and leave so they’re not
Really focused on quality and service and all the details that I typically am looking for uh so explore have an open mind my recommendation is wherever you see locals hanging out then you pretty much uh reassured that it’s going to be uh a good spot wherever it’s busy
Doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s it’s great uh don’t forget Istanbul particularly in the the heart of Istanbul it’s always busy uh but go explore taste experiment when you’re looking on um in Google and for Ratings um always be aware that there’s a lot of fake ratings out there I’ve
Been to a number of places even on this visit which I didn’t bring in my uh video which were completely disastrous even though for whatever reason they had such high ratings uh again I take that in relation to fake ratings which unfortunately uh happen but also because
We have such a huge uh variety of tourists visiting Islam with different tastes different backgrounds different expectations um and for some people these places are great um but someone who’s a foodie and looking for authentic traditional good quality sometimes these places with high ratings are not necessary
The best so go out there explore I hope my uh series uh inspires you and helps you and if you have any comments please in the caption and watch your space uh for our next uh food tour uh you can also watch my UK London food tour which
Will be uh also loading uh after I’ve loaded uh my istan food tour always respect