This place has a variety of selection of nuts, dried fruits, turkish delight, spices, and many more…read moredelicious turkish specialties. Its a great one stop shop. I suggest going earlier during the day rather than at night. Its less busy and the staff can be very helpful if you are looking for something specific. At night its more touristy with a sultan to pose for pictures. This crowded issue at night is the ONLY reason they get 4 stars because the staff aren't helpful when it get crowded. I like this place over the spice vendors because you know the quality is good and the price is standard. The prices are true to market value of the items and inexpensive. You don't have to worry about being ripped off.

This store is amazing for dried fruits, nuts, and spices in Turkey. It's great to have a location…read morein Istanbul right on Istiklal. The quality of their items are fantastic and their staff is very helpful. They offer you a coffee or a tea while you are shopping. It's okay to taste these items before you make a decision to purchase.

Pricey, and good, quality fresh meat, fresh fish, fruits and vegetables…read more This Carrefour chain has a wide range of quality groceries all a bit more expensive than your other stores. It is quite popular in the neighborhood, so be aware that it can get crowded in the small aisles while shopping. Thankfully the lines at the cash register have not been that onerously long. There is a good selection of really decent Turkish wines in the back. Don't miss out!

Nicely priced nuts and dried fruit store. The man was really patient with me cos I took forever to…read moredecide and he offered me a free baxlava. Yes it's on Istiklal Street but it's not touristy priced for whatever reasons. I'm not complaining though

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I am staying directly across from the market. I looked out my window and saw the fresh selection of…read morefruits and vegetables and decided to stop in and grab some. I bought a honeydew melon, a watermelon, and a 2 liter of orange soda. The inside of the store was clean, and for being a very small neighborhood store surprisingly was extremely well stocked with a great variety of most household needs. The staff I engaged with were nice, and helpful. They keep the outside of the shop clean as well. As I mentioned we were staying directly across from it and I rarely heard any of those going in and out.

FYI if you go to Asia side of Turkey, the price for the Dubai chocolate bar is $2 or even less,…read morewhile it sells at a hearty price in New York for an outrageous $20! Go run! Lol!

An ok supermarket chain in town. They are more the neighborhood markets with smaller selection but…read moreenough for you to get by. They also have fresh produce and prices are quite ok.

A very cute Theme Café! They serve Belgian Chocolate and you can also buy here chocolate bars. If…read moreyou are lucky, you will find a "golden Ticket" inside your bar, which means that you have won a trip to Kapdokya :-)))! So give it a try! We have ordered the "yaz bahcesi" (summer garden), it is a chocolate egg filled with fruits, brownies, ice cream and on top of that you can put hot chocolate too. I would definitely come here again. Service was very friendly. The cafe is very small but cozy.

The spices looked and smelled wonderful. The rolls of Lokum, Turkish Delight looked good and i…read morepurchased 3 kg to share with family and friends over the holidays. All purchased goods were sealed in vacuum packed bags for travel. Three weeks later I discovered maggot worms inside the sealed bag of Lokum. After opening the bag and box there were worms on the Lokum itself. There appear to be no worms in the spices so far.

Gözde is loaded with high quality specialty foods from around Turkey. Adam is particularly helpful…read morewhen I go there. When you go, ask for him by name. I always drop in whenever I need to buy Turkish delight or high quality spices.