Galatart...it s not easy to find the right words for it, but maybe "second home" fits best to…read moredescribe it. Water shapes and talks to you there...you can learn the traditional Turkish art "ebru" -paper marbling in a friendly and warm environment from very experienced and creative masters Ezgi Erol and Nesime Kantar, and if you d like, you can buy marbled clothes, candles, notebooks as well. It s also used as an art galerie and exhibition center. Anyway, i m just back from the atelier, and it feels like all my thoughts, worries dropped on water, sank and transform into beautiful art...

A Hit of 90s for high school students but now despite the renovations a shopping center without a…read morecrowd (which may be a good thing actually). Poor food court, usual brands hideous hospital-like interiors.

This is a government run - no hustle, no haggle rug shop. Great prices! Decent selection. Love the…read morekilim I bought here for $150 bucks.

I liked this store a lot until today. I am an American and I have an American visa card and I have…read morebought groceries at the store twice before and today they asked for my passport to prove that I owned the Visa card. The Visa transaction went through with no problems just as it did yesterday. Yesterday I charged 900 lira and today's bill came to 635 lira as I'm stocking the kitchen in my new apartment. But today they asked for my passport for the first time and I didn't have it. I don't normally carried around in Turkey because it's not usually ask for unless you are doing something like registering a phone and signing a contract. I explained to them that I hadn't needed it in the past and that I would bring it next time but they wouldn't budge. So after much haggling, they pulled me out of line and suggested I go get the amount of money at the nearby ATM, which I did. The shopping cart was under their jurisdiction the whole time and I came back and even though they had already charged me and then uncharged me, they insisted that I go through the line and check out all the groceries once again. I didn't make a scene, but I just decided to leave without the groceries. I might go back to this place, but I was planning on this being my main grocery store and now I'm going to definitely check out the competition before coming back to shop at this store.

Small cool intimate venue for unique art pieces. Just saw the opening of 'all we ever wanted was…read moreeverything' on 6 May 2016. New art shows there regularly. A great neighborhood, not gentrified. Museum of Innocence is a few blocks away. Get some wine and then let your mind expand with some contemporary art.

Love this place. The people are so nice and helpful, and they have so many awesome towels,…read moreblankets, robes, etc to choose from at really reasonable prices. I knew I wanted Turkish towels, so I shopped here based on the reviews, and I'm so glad I did. I walked out with a LOT more than towels, and I didn't break the bank. Also, sometimes it's the little things. They wrap everyone up nicely with an evil eye, so it's so ready to give as a gift.

A blog directed us to Pera Family near Galata Tower as a shop that sells quality towels, robes,…read moreetc. v. shops that sell mass produced products. Service was impeccable and the prices were very good for towels and wash clothes. Blankets were a little more, but still worth it.

Another good art gallery in Karakoy, Istanbul waiting for to be discovered. Cats and dogs on the…read morestreet are welcoming you first. Nice staff. The manager showed us some pieces of art, she was a cute lady. They have workshops for adults and kids. Better to go again in September. They will have more events with the beginning of September.