Istanbul’s Besiktas neighborhood is one of the trendiest areas in the city. With luxury hotels, designer shopping, and great restaurants, cafes, and nightlife, it is one of the best places to stay when you are visiting Turkey’s most famous metropolis.
Highlights of Besiktas include the W Hotel Istanbul, which is located right in the heart of the neighborhood and has one of the city’s best nightclubs. Not far from there is the Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel, which is on the waterfront on the European side of the city.
And that’s to say nothing of the great restaurants, which include Kaymakci Pando, a place that serves some of the best kaymak (buffalo milk clotted cream) in Istanbul.
Whether you have a chance to stay in Besiktas or just spend an afternoon enjoying the ambiance and doing some window shopping, it is definitely neighborhood worth exploring.