Fish Market (Balik Pazari)

Fish Market (Balik Pazari) Review

Next to the Çiçek Pasaji, the Balik Pazari is a bustling labyrinth of streets filled with stands selling fish, fruits, vegetables, spices, and sweets—along with a couple of informal restaurants specializing in kokoreç, or grilled lamb intestines—all of which makes for great street theater. The fish market leads to Nevizade Sokak, a lively strip of bars and fish restaurants, all with outside tables packed with locals in summer.

At the end of the market, at Mesrutiyet Caddesi, is the Üç Horan Armenian Church —with its crosses and haloed Christs, it's an unexpected sight in Muslim Istanbul. Istiklal Cad. 288, Istanbul.