Dishes you should try in Bayrampaşa: Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri (home-style lokanta dishes). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Bayrampaşa is famous for.
Last updated:
Famous Dishes of Bayrampaşa
-
Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri (home-style lokanta dishes)
Bayrampaşa's tradesmen's lokantas serve traditional Turkish home cooking at affordable prices.
Dishes from Istanbul Cuisine
What to eat in Istanbul →These dishes are known throughout Istanbul province; see the provincial food guide for details.
-
Eminönü Balık Ekmek (grilled fish sandwich)
A street food with a registered geographical indication, made with grilled fish on the boats at the Eminönü pier.
-
İstanbul Simidi (sesame bread ring)
A simit with a registered geographical indication, dipped in molasses and coated in sesame.
-
Boğaziçi Lüferi (Bosphorus bluefish)
A fish with a registered geographical indication that passes through the Bosphorus in autumn.
-
Sultanahmet Köftesi (Sultanahmet grilled meatballs)
Grilled meatballs served with piyaz (white bean salad).
-
Midye Dolma (stuffed mussels)
Mussels stuffed with spiced rice; a street classic of the city.
-
Tavuk Göğsü (chicken breast pudding)
A milk pudding made with shredded chicken breast fibres, handed down from the palace kitchen.
What to Buy in Bayrampaşa: Local Products
- Market Products Bayrampaşa Market is one of Istanbul's largest wholesale markets for fruit and vegetables.
What Bayrampaşa Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
-
Market Culture
Bayrampaşa Market is the heart of Istanbul's food supply chain and keeps alive a wholesale tradition that has lasted for centuries.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Bayrampaşa?
Bayrampaşa is known for 1 local dishes, above all Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri (home-style lokanta dishes). Bayrampaşa's tradesmen's lokantas serve traditional Turkish home cooking at affordable prices.
What is Bayrampaşa famous for?
Bayrampaşa is known for Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri (home-style lokanta dishes), Market Products and Market Culture. Its best-known sights include Forum İstanbul Mall and SEA LIFE İstanbul Aquarium.
What to buy in Bayrampaşa?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Bayrampaşa include Market Products.
Bayrampaşa Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Bayrampaşa 5 places to visit
- What to Eat in Istanbul All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Istanbul
- Adalar 3 dishes Ada Balığı (fresh island fish), Ada Dondurmacısı (island ice cream) and Midye Dolma (stuffed mussels)
- Arnavutköy 2 dishes Köy Kahvaltısı (village breakfast) and Mangal Köfte (grilled meatballs)
- Ataşehir 1 dish Modern Istanbul Cuisine
- Avcılar 2 dishes Sahil Balığı (seaside fish) and Esnaf Lokantası (tradesmen's restaurant)
- Bağcılar 2 dishes Lahmacun and Çiğ Köfte (spiced bulgur dish)
- Bahçelievler 2 dishes Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri (home-style lokanta dishes) and Kebap Çeşitleri (kebap varieties)
- Bakırköy 2 dishes Bakırköy Profiterolü (profiteroles) and Sahil Balık Restoranları (seafront fish restaurants)
- Başakşehir 2 dishes Modern Turkish Cuisine and Kebap Çeşitleri (kebap varieties)
- Beşiktaş 3 dishes Ortaköy Kumpiri (stuffed baked potato), Beşiktaş Fish Market and Ortaköy Waffle
- Beykoz 2 dishes Beykoz Balığı (Beykoz fish) and Polonezköy Kahvaltısı (Polonezköy breakfast)
- Beylikdüzü 1 dish Modern Restoran Mutfağı
- Beyoğlu 3 dishes Beyoğlu Muhallebisi, Çiçek Pasajı Mezeleri and Karaköy Güllüoğlu Baklavası
- Büyükçekmece 2 dishes Göl Balığı (lake fish) and Trakya Usulü Köfte (Thrace-style meatballs)
- Çatalca 3 dishes Çatalca Köfte, Trakya Usulü Ciğer Tava (Thrace-style fried liver) and Butter, cheese and yoghurt
- Çekmeköy 1 dish Village Breakfast (Köy Kahvaltısı)
- Esenler 1 dish Bus Terminal Area Restaurants
- Esenyurt 1 dish Anatolian Flavours
- Eyüpsultan 3 dishes Eyüp Sultan Lokumu, Pierre Loti Stream and Eyüpsultan güveci
- Fatih 3 dishes Sultanahmet Köftesi, Balık Ekmek (Eminönü) and Spice Bazaar Spices (Mısır Çarşısı Baharat Çeşitleri)
- Gaziosmanpaşa 1 dish Tradesmen's Restaurant Dishes (Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri)
- Güngören 1 dish Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri
- Kadıköy 3 dishes Kadıköy Balık Pazarı Lezzetleri, Çiya Sofrası and Kadıköy Dondurmacıları
- Kağıthane 1 dish Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri
- Kartal 2 dishes Sahil Balığı (seafront fish) and Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri (tradesmen's restaurant dishes)
- Küçükçekmece 1 dish Göl Balığı
- Maltepe 2 dishes Sahil Balığı and Çiğ Köfte Dürüm
- Pendik 2 dishes Pendik Ayranı and Sahil Balık Restoranları
- Sancaktepe 1 dish Esnaf Lokantası
- Sarıyer 2 dishes Sarıyer Böreği and Boğaz Balığı
- Silivri 2 dishes Silivri Yoğurdu (Silivri yoghurt) and Sahil Balığı (coastal fish)
- Sultanbeyli 1 dish Anatolian Flavours
- Sultangazi 1 dish Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri
- Şile 3 dishes Şile Kestane Balı (Şile chestnut honey), Karadeniz Pidesi and Taze Karadeniz Balığı
- Şişli 2 dishes Nişantaşı Brunch Kültürü (brunch culture) and Osmanbey Döneri
- Tuzla 2 dishes Sahil Balığı and Pide
- Ümraniye 1 dish Esnaf Lokantası Yemekleri
- Üsküdar 3 dishes Üsküdar İskembe Çorbası, Kanaat Lokantası Yemekleri and Fish
- Zeytinburnu 1 dish Zeytinburnu Leather Tradesmen's Restaurants