This is the grocery store across the street from the Port of Izmir and where the cruise ship that I…read morewas on was "parked". I was off to Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary for the day, and when I returned, I was hankering for some beer to bring back the boat. Migros was an easy walk and they had a nice selection. I opted for a 4 pack of Turkish Tuborg (in a barrel motif), which soon found its way into the room refrigerator and later as a cold one as the ship continued its journey.

Migros is a one of the largest chain markets in Turkey. Every visit in Turkey I always stopped here…read moreto see what fun items I can take home. They have anything from rose flavoured jelly to exotic preserves like pumpkin or guava with lots of meat in the preserves. They also had a wide selection of yogurts and fresh juices, and even had unique potato crisps in spice flavours that doesn't exist in the US. It was truly one of the biggest perks during every visit to Migros. However, my ultimate favourite guilty pleasure was the bakery. 2 kilos of baklava for 10 US notes? I AM IN. The ever so sweet kind lady quizzically looked at me during my first couple purchases of 2 kilos of baklava, but every week she saw me, she knew I was a tourist and loved that I enjoyed her countries' goods so much. Biggest perk of Migros, they accept US notes & are very willing to speak English, so I never had to go to the currency exchange bank nor did I have any language barriers with the employees. They were truly one of the kindest & loved my experience here, even though it is just a market x