The back story
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The back story
Nişantaşı: the back story
Late-Ottoman mansions, apartment blocks and the city’s smartest shopping streets.
Neighbourhood guide · north of Taksim
Nişantaşı: Our Favourites
Istanbul’s most elegant district: designer boutiques on Abdi İpekçi, Beymen and Vakko, lunch at Foxy and Hünkar, Maçka Park and the Park Hyatt in Maçka Palas.
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What to see
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The city’s smartest streets
Nişantaşı
The elegant district of designer boutiques, Turkish fashion houses and cafés around Abdi İpekçi Caddesi.
Abdi İpekçi Caddesi, Nişantaşı, ŞişliExplore View on map
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Turkey’s luxury department store
Beymen Nişantaşı
The Nişantaşı flagship of Beymen, Turkey’s best-known luxury department store, on Abdi İpekçi Caddesi.
Abdi İpekçi Caddesi, Nişantaşı, ŞişliExplore View on map
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A Turkish fashion house since 1934
Vakko
The Turkish fashion house founded in 1934, known for its silk scarves, with stores in Nişantaşı and across the city.
Nişantaşı, ŞişliExplore View on map
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Kutnu, the silk-cotton of Gaziantep
Kutnia
A Turkish label reviving kutnu, the traditional striped silk-and-cotton weave of Gaziantep, in fashion and accessories.
Nişantaşı, ŞişliExplore View on map
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A green valley in the city
Maçka Democracy Park
A green valley between Nişantaşı and Beşiktaş, with a cable car down to the Bosphorus side.
Maçka, ŞişliExplore View on map
Where to eat
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Bib Gourmand (2026)
Foxy Nişantaşı
A relaxed wine bistro with Asian-inspired small plates and natural wines; a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide.
Harbiye, Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No:1/D, ŞişliExplore View on map
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A classic of Nişantaşı
Hünkar
A classic Istanbul lokanta in Nişantaşı: home-style stews, vegetables and the dish it is named after, hünkar beğendi.
Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No:21, Nişantaşı, ŞişliExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Art Deco in Nişantaşı
Park Hyatt Istanbul – Maçka Palas
A luxury hotel in the 1920s Maçka Palas apartment building, on the edge of Nişantaşı.
Bronz Sokağı No:4, Maçka, ŞişliExplore View on map
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Above Dolmabahçe
The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul
A classic luxury hotel above Dolmabahçe, with views over the Bosphorus.
Asker Ocağı Caddesi No:6, ŞişliExplore View on map
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