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Crispy Simits

Look at these beautiful, crispy, seeded breads – don’t they make you hungry? This is Turkish fast food at its best: a sesame seed coated bread, popular with tea and […]

Marvelous Pizza?

Right in the heart of Malasaña, this brightly decorated pizzeria has an enviable location. My wanderings in this area haven’t coincided with this restaurant’s opening hours yet, so I can’t tell […]

Alive Alive-Oh!

Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O! Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O! She was a fish-monger, but sure ’twas no wonder For so were her father and mother before Molly Malone, the […]

On Cloud Nine

I am both a tea and a coffee drinker, so Istanbul was my kind of place; strong, Turkish coffee scents the air, and men dash to and fro carrying trays […]

Simit-selling on Galata Bridge

Traditional sesame-covered simits are on the move on Galata Bridge. This vendor is a man on a mission as there are many hungry fishermen to feed. Linked to Theme Day: […]