A Foodie’s Guide to Balat
Balat is the old city’s food at its most real — the working tables and the waterfront, the tea houses and the street food, the cafes of the colored streets and the coffee of the old quarter.
Hidden Gems of Balat Most Tourists Miss
Balat has a famous face — the colorful streets and the vintage cafes — and most visitors never see past it.
Balat on a Budget: Money-Saving Travel Tips
Balat is the budget quarter of the old city — the colorful streets cost nothing to walk, the working tables feed the visitor cheaply, and the quarter’s best experiences are the free ones: the lanes, the…
Best Local Restaurants in Balat
Balat eats the old way and the new way, and the quarter’s tables run the full range of the old city’s food.
Where to Stay in Balat: Neighborhood Guide
Balat is the character stay of the old city — the colorful quarter on the Golden Horn where the boutique rooms fill the restored houses and the mornings begin with the light on the painted facades.
Top 10 Things to Do in Balat
Balat is the color postcard of Istanbul — the old quarter on the Golden Horn where the houses climb the hill in every shade, where the cobbled lanes wind past the synagogues and the churches, and where the…
48 Hours in Balat: The Perfect Itinerary
Two days in Balat is a deep dive into the old city’s hidden quarter — long enough to walk the colored streets at the right hours, to find the landmarks of the communities, to eat the brunch and the honest food…
A First-Timer’s Guide to Balat
Balat is the color postcard of Istanbul — the old quarter on the Golden Horn where the houses climb the hill in every shade, where the cobbled streets wind past the synagogues and the churches, and where the…
