Looking for restaurant recommendations in Istanbul

[Saregama]

I spy… mussels

[Saregama]

Just remembered - Gulluoglu for baklava. They conveniently have a branch in Karakoy now (otherwise it was a serious hike out to the original).

The little rolls that look pasty green and the little pistachio baklava are my faves (pictured here), but all their stuff is great.

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Here are some “Turkish specialties”.

[naf]

Your last photo in the sweet shop. Are those white trays for sell or samples?

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Sorry. Haven’t figured out the white trays.

ETA might be samples. I didn’t buy there.

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Where I loved the “kebab kebabs”.

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New Istanbul Airport ; Turkish airlines lounge.

[travelmad478]

Ah, the THY lounge. I haven’t been to the new airport but I have spent many a happy hour in the IST lounge…hands down the best airport lounge I’ve ever visited (and I have visited a lot). The dining options are stupendous, but I think the hall-of-mirrors bathrooms take the prize.

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I didn’t notice the mirrors, but how about the reclining chairs with popcorn and music?