You are able to experience different tastes of world cuisine while wandering around the colorful districts of Istanbul. One of these locations is undoubtedly Kadıköy. From the beach to the inner parts of Moda, you can encounter many places, offering a variety of flavors. Unique locations, which cannot end with counting and are liked by many people, serve their customers in the narrow streets of Kadıköy. In this article, you can discover some of the tens of flavor stops, reach their addresses and Instagram accounts, and add them to your travel route to visit as soon as possible.
1- Say Cheese
Say Cheese, which you may have encountered on social media, especially Instagram, serves its handmade pasta to its customers by preserving its freshness. In one shop of place, which is positioned as two shops side by side, the kneaded dough is cut into long pieces and made into pasta. In the other shop, freshly cut pasta is blended in a vast wheel-shaped Italian cheese wheel, therefore the pasta gets its essential flavor. Then you can increase the flavor of your pasta by choosing beautiful sauces such as Pesto and Arabiata on the menu. You can enjoy the pasta plates served in two different sizes, large and small, with your loved ones. It may be useful to make a small warning: Say Cheese is also known for its long queues. You may need to adjust your time accordingly.
2- Moda Da Nata
Moda da Nata, whose name is inspired by Portugal’s famous dessert Pasteis de Nata, is a sweet cafe waiting to be discovered in Kadıköy. Türkiye’s first Portuguese Pastel de Nata Cafe, this place offers its customers a special dessert with different varieties. This dessert, which is cooked and served by adding special cream to the middle of a crispy dough that melts in the mouth, can be added to the discovery lists for those in search of different flavors. Located on the same street as Say Cheese, the venue can be an alternative stop for a nice dessert accompanied by coffee after a pleasant meal.
- Instagram: Moda Da Nata Link
- Address: Google Map Link
3- The Churroll
Churros, which is a very famous flavor in South American cuisine, especially in Spain and Portugal, is a kind of fried dumpling. For those who have never tasted this flavor before, The Churroll in Kadıköy can be preferred as the right address for the first taste. Offering a nice churros experience in different forms such as plain, filled, and chocolate-decorated circles, the place blows a Spanish wind on the streets of Moda. Although it is very similar in appearance to the sherbet dessert called “lokma” or “akıtma” in Turkish cuisine, it is very different in flavor. You can also add The CHURROLL café to your list of places to discover.
- Instagram: The Churroll Link
- Address: Google Map Link
4- Gurmania
Although more than one place in Istanbul spring to mind when it comes to the Berliner dessert, it can be especially enjoyable to experience this flavor in Gurmania. How about taking a pleasant walk through the streets of Kadıköy while tasting the various Berliners of this place, whose masters are German? The place, which is especially famous for its vanilla one, offers its customers fresh desserts every day in different flavors such as chocolate and raspberry.
- Instagram: Gurmania Link
- Address: Google Map Link
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Alain Ducasse
