Nazim Hikmet Kultur Merkezi

All we have some secrets in our lives. Some of them should keep forever. Maybe, it would be better to keep this secret with me for a long time. But when I check the foursquare account of this place, I've met too many visitors that have already discover this little heaven. So I decided to share it with my dear blog readers.

Today secret is emerging from Kadikoy coast. Those, who are not familiar with the congestion in the Kadikoy, I need to say that: finding a green land with a smooth air is really impossible thing when we are mentioning about Kadikoy. There are many reasons for that, but I do not want to bore you with these reasons. I want to share my secret.

Nazim Hikmet Kultur Merkezi

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="428"] A tea in the Garden of NHKM[/caption]

NHKM is located at the center of the Kadikoy, next to the bull statue, but many people do not know what they are missing while they are walk around Kadikoy.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="429"] Trees of the NHKM[/caption]

You can spend your whole evening under the shadows of big pine trees with soft air that embrace the fatigue.

If you are wondering who is the Nazim Hikmet, you can check Wikipedia page.

 

Kanaat Lokantasi

Uskudar has a fascinating ambiance, surrounded with an amazing view of the historical peninsula. You can enjoy the view through the coastline while taking a walk. However, the center of the Uskudar has an annoying gridlock with an endless queue of the cars. The good news is that there is a hidden heaven near the traffic jam.

 

[caption id="attachment_23" align="aligncenter" width="224"] You can find different kinds of food in Kanaat[/caption]

Kanaat Lokantasi

You can enjoy the tasteful ice-cream manufactured from goat milk which has an endemic taste towards cow-milk-based ice creams



I’m sure you’ve heard about “Tea Culture” in Turkey. Whether you feel chilly or be exhausted from heat, your first recommendations will be “you should drink a tea” in Turkey. After the refreshing your energy with the tasteful ice cream, “You should drink a tea” :) cheers.

 

 

Balkan Lokantasi

When you visit Besiktas there are some places you should visit before leaving there. Balkan Restaurant is one of them.

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In the middle of the day, You can meet with the customers who working at offices around Besiktas. At the end of the day, students and white collars is consisting the customer image.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="396"] You can meet with a queue in any moment. But wait, It'll worth it![/caption]

There are various types of plates that you can choose for main dish. There are also at least three different types of soups. You can create a Table 'dot menu for 10 TL or less. Here is a typical Table 'dot Menu that you can create.



Unfortunately, the restaurant doesn't offer you a tea after the food because there is a high level of customer flow. They're expecting to offer highly turnover rates for newly customers.



Good news is that, there are dozens of cafe and tea bars around Balkan Restaurant. In the next post I will introduce one of them for those who are willing to drink tea after food.