Street vendors in Istanbul

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An Ottoman Simit Seller Sharing His Simits With Street Dogs, 1800's 

Istanbul’s Street Food – What’s Hot And What’s Not! by ERLEND GEERTS 

 Eating street food is very much part of the Istanbul way of life. You can’t walk for over a kilometer without coming accross one or more street vendors and a dozen of snack shops or büfes. And with street food we don’t just mean food literally bought and eaten on the street, but also an array of light snacks such as pastry (börek), kebap, döner and meatballs (köfte). Here’s is an overview of what’s hot and what’s not, as well as a list of usual suspects.  MORE


Street vendor in Istanbul, 1933