The Ferrari Guide: Istanbul - Lydia Bell
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CITY GUIDE<br />
THE FERRARI GUIDE:<br />
ISTANBUL<br />
ISTANBUL’S STAR IS IN THE ASCENDANT AS IT ADDS HOT<br />
RESTAURANTS, BOUTIQUE HOTELS AND A RICH ARTS<br />
SCENE TO ITS TROVE OF HONEY-POT ANCIENT SITES.<br />
CELEBRATED FOR ITS MIX OF EAST AND WEST,<br />
TURKEY’S CULTURAL MEGACITY CAPITALISES ON ITS<br />
OTTOMAN AND BYZANTINE ROOTS EVEN AS IT MOVES<br />
SEAMLESSLY INTO THE 21ST CENTURY<br />
WORDS: LYDIA BELL<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN WYCHERLEY<br />
Turkish delights:<br />
the California shines<br />
under the lights of the<br />
Dolmabahçe Palace gate<br />
>><br />
XXX<br />
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CITY GUIDE<br />
SULTANAHMET<br />
In any exploration of <strong>Istanbul</strong> one must start with<br />
atmospheric Sultanahmet, the genesis of the old<br />
city, truffled with the ancient monuments for which<br />
the city is famous. It is where you will complete<br />
your tourist travails, but probably not the best place<br />
for drinking and eating, unless you want to commune<br />
with the backpackers and not the <strong>Istanbul</strong>ites.<br />
STAY<br />
<strong>The</strong>re’s little in the way of luxury, with hotels tending<br />
towards pensiones and boutiques in townhouses. If<br />
<br />
FOUR SEASONS<br />
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<br />
<br />
Mosque. STABLESGATE HOUSE & STUDIOS<br />
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YESIL <br />
EV <br />
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<br />
Stocking up at the Spice Bazaar<br />
Alamy; maps by Jon-Paul Pezzolo<br />
SEE / DO<br />
<br />
<strong>The</strong> PARK HYATT ISTANBUL <br />
<br />
MOZAIK <br />
<br />
HOUSE<br />
<br />
HOTEL<br />
<br />
KONYALI<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
SOFA HOTEL<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
BENTLEY <br />
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XXX >><br />
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NISANTASI<br />
& MAÇKA<br />
Nisantasi, the well-heeled stomping ground of the<br />
<strong>Istanbul</strong> wealthy, is home to the Turkish literary<br />
treasure Orhan Pamuk, who famously immortalised<br />
its streets (and the excesses of its elites) in his many<br />
<strong>Istanbul</strong>-set novels. Home to glitzy malls and slick<br />
restaurants, neighbouring Maçka is the business<br />
district, and brimful of good hotels.<br />
<strong>The</strong> MAÇKA KÜÇÜKÇIFTLIK PARK<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
AL JAMAL<br />
<br />
<br />
SUINN SUSHI BAR <br />
SEE / DO<br />
<br />
<br />
BARBEQUE <br />
<br />
<br />
Park life at Maçka<br />
grilled dishes. COVVA <br />
SHOP<br />
blue tiles. <strong>The</strong> TOPKAPI PALACE<br />
<br />
HAGIA SOPHIA <br />
<br />
<br />
Ottoman opulence at Al Jamal<br />
<strong>The</strong> GRAND BAZAAR<br />
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<br />
CAGALOGLU<br />
<br />
HAMAMI <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
BLUE <br />
<br />
MOSQUE<br />
<br />
<br />
YORUK COLLECTION<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ARSAH <br />
DRINK<br />
LONGTABLE <br />
<br />
BIBER <br />
<br />
DEN CAFE<br />
<br />
<br />
CARPETS<br />
<br />
JENNIFER’S HAMMAM <br />
<br />
<strong>The</strong> California takes to the streets of <strong>Istanbul</strong><br />
One of the city’s most famous eateries<br />
EAT<br />
In the shadow of the Blue Mosque<br />
Under the arches at Longtable<br />
SHOP<br />
<br />
<br />
and Cartiers. CITY’S NISANTASI <br />
<br />
<br />
BEYMEN <br />
<br />
<br />
ÖZLEM SÜER <br />
BAHAR KORÇAN ARZU <br />
KAPROL<br />
<br />
NR 39<br />
ELA CINDORUK NAZAN<br />
PAK<br />
EAT<br />
STAY
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<strong>The</strong>se pages:<br />
Enjoying a moment<br />
of calm in front of<br />
the Dolmabahçe Mosque<br />
(part of the Palace)<br />
XXX<br />
Alamy; maps by Aman Khanna<br />
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ASIAN SIDE<br />
This half of <strong>Istanbul</strong> is a connected series of leafy<br />
upmarket neighbourhoods, swanky waterfront pads,<br />
elegant parks and see-and-be-seen restaurants.<br />
STAY<br />
SUMAHAN ON THE WATER<br />
<br />
<br />
A’JIA<br />
<br />
<strong>The</strong> A’jia Hotel<br />
SHOP<br />
Taking to the track at <strong>Istanbul</strong> Park<br />
DRINK<br />
SEE / DO<br />
BEYLERBEYI PALACE<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
houses. <strong>The</strong> MAIDEN’S TOWER<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
BOYNER <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
ELIXIR<br />
<br />
<br />
FORMULA ONE CAMLICA <br />
<br />
ISTANBUL PARK <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
EAT<br />
<br />
raki-balik <br />
<br />
<br />
LACIVERT <br />
<br />
<br />
ILYA CAFE <br />
<br />
<br />
DALYAN CLUB <br />
<br />
<br />
is TRUE BLUE <br />
<br />
for international gigs. SHAFT<br />
<br />
<strong>Istanbul</strong>’s Ottoman architecture provides a perfect backdrop for the California<br />
Alamy, Getty Images; maps by Jon-Paul Pezzolo<br />
BOSPHORUS<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bosphorus is not a neighbourhood as such, but<br />
these attractions, on the European side and on the<br />
Bosphorus, are linked by their proximity to the body<br />
of water that shapes and defines this megacity.<br />
FOUR SEASONS BOSPHORUS (fourseasons.<br />
Looking out across the Bosphorus and beyond to the old city<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
W ISTANBUL <br />
<br />
ÇIRAGAN PALACE KEMPINSKI <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
LES OTTOMANS <br />
<br />
<strong>The</strong> Four Seasons Bosphorus<br />
SEE / DO<br />
<strong>The</strong> gardens at the Dolmabahçe Palace<br />
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STAY<br />
DRINK<br />
SHOP<br />
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ISTINYE PARK <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
REINA BEGUM SALIHOGLU <br />
BLACKK <br />
<br />
FER<br />
SUADA <br />
MAS OTO <br />
TICARET AS <br />
<br />
EAT<br />
<strong>The</strong> WATERSIDE DOLMABAHCE PALACE <strong>Istanbul</strong>’s SUPPER CLUB<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
SAF <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
LUCCA <br />
ISTANBUL MODERN <br />
<br />
ASSK CAFE<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
THE HOUSE CAFE
CITY GUIDE GUID<br />
Checking-in at the Pera Palace<br />
EAT<br />
<br />
CEZAYIR <br />
<br />
ambiance. <br />
<br />
TOPAZ <br />
<br />
MIKLA<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
NATURE & PEACE<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
delights, go Latin at NOLITA <br />
XXX<br />
Panoramic views at Mikla<br />
5.KAT <br />
<br />
<br />
SHOP<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
MUDO <br />
ware, PASABAHCE <br />
MAVI JEANS <br />
GALERIST <br />
<br />
<br />
ATELIER 55 <br />
VIE EN <br />
ROSE<br />
PARISTEXAS<br />
<br />
ASLI <br />
TUNCA<br />
A LA TURCA<br />
<br />
<br />
ANDADOL<br />
ANTIK<br />
Alamy; maps by Jon-Paul Pezzolo<br />
You can see all the city<br />
guides on ferrari.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> splendour of the Palazzo Donizetti<br />
BEYOGLU<br />
This 19th-century European area, separated from the<br />
Old City by the Golden Horn, includes micro areas<br />
like Cihangir, Galata, and Karaköy and features<br />
the faded grandeur of historic buildings, as well as a<br />
mixture of the newly revamped and the romantically<br />
crumbling. It constitutes the beating heart of cultural,<br />
artistic and modern <strong>Istanbul</strong>. <strong>The</strong>re is a fantastic<br />
renaissance going on, from the architectural to<br />
the social, and it’s an exciting place to be, with hot<br />
bars and restaurants sprouting on every street corner,<br />
and hordes of Turkish youth on the prowl.<br />
DRINK<br />
SEE / DO<br />
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GALATA TOWER<br />
<br />
PERA MUSEUM <br />
<br />
ORIENT <br />
BAR<br />
<br />
<br />
NU TERAS<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
360<br />
<br />
<strong>The</strong>n dine at KIKI <br />
<br />
<br />
BABYLON <br />
<br />
<br />
GHETTO <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Pre-dinner cocktails at 360<br />
<strong>The</strong> Galata Tower, overlooking the river<br />
STAY<br />
<br />
PERA PALACE <br />
<br />
<br />
Murder<br />
On <strong>The</strong> Orient Express<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />
PALAZZO<br />
DONIZETTI <br />
new HOUSE HOTEL<br />
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<br />
TOMTOM<br />
SUITES WITT <br />
ISTANBUL HOTEL
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