There is a market in Fatih that has become a favourite haunt of young people. It has become a gathering centre for meetings and conversation. So what is in this market? Cafés.
There is a market in Fatih that has become a favourite haunt of young people. It has become a gathering centre for meetings, chats and conversation. So, what is in this market? Cafés. It has almost become a street of cafés. Until quite recently there were only one or two, and instead of cafés there was a coffeehouse where old men hung out, but later this street turned into a street of cafés. Is that bad? I don't think so. It is nice, even very nice. There are many different cafés on this street. Most of them have nargile. The top floor of Beyrut café here has been turned into a library. And customers have filled this library. Only those who will read or do research go up to this part; the conversation and nargile part is downstairs. At Eski Kafa, when there is tea and conversation, sunflower seeds and snacks are added to the tables to deepen the conversation. The interior and exterior decoration of Eski Kafa is also different. At Hanegah, an Eastern Black Sea atmosphere prevails. In winter the wood stove burns, and those who are cold gather around it on cold winter days. And chestnuts, a winter essential, can be made on the stove here. And here you can eat mıhlama/kuymak. There are many more cafés and features I haven't been able to describe. You can go and visit them all.
At Pazarı, known as the Cihangir of Fatih, is one of Istanbul's old squares.
This square, a place where horses were sold in the Ottoman period, is today among the popular places of young people, with various cafés.
