It may be difficult to decide where to eat when you are in the Old City district of Istanbul. My recommendation to visitors is to go to places that local people prefer. Here are two places that are renowned among tradesmen and artisans around Çemberlitaş. You may want to try them when you are in the vicinity, on your way to the Grand Bazaar through the Nuruosmaniye entrance.
Baylan is one of those places that are deeply rooted in the common memory of Istanbulites of a certain age. Authors, artists, ordinary people… Luckily today, it is still being enjoyed by younger generations, both in its more modest and original setting on the Anatolian side and in the more fashionable district of Bebek by the European coast of the Bosphorus. This post is about the story of Philip Lenas and his son Harry Lenas who have given joy to generations of Istanbulites with the delicacies they have made and invented.