Wow , near Taksim , aIstaklal street, the Galata tower, full of energy, till really late at night, music ,street food, great Restaurants, many Turkish delight stores with Rachat Lokum, chi, spices, and cloth department stores. Shopping is really fun. Next to the Galata tower it's more old and new, very interesting and more artistic.

So we visited Istanbul recently and for anyone that has been there then you will know that the city is huge and perfect for a adventure, so on the day we went to see the tower we then Walked further up hill and eventually came out here it was a pleasant walk and we saw lots of various shops on the way, but when we hit this street it was more like a high street, lots of nice shops, loads of places to eat, lovely Starbucks, Hansel and gretel dessert shop plus so much more, we ate wet potato which I would recommend we also found a little shopping mall we loads of designer cloths Gucci Prada Moncler etc etc lots of trainers all over three floors. And if you walk to the top of the street it brings you out at Taksim square. We also found some good places here to exchange cash for tl. Good street worth a look

This place in Istanbul got everything you could ever want for your visit. A lot of amazing places to see, monuments, restaurants, shops and lovely buildings. The public transport by Tram, Bus or Metro is really great. The big shopping street got a nice historical tramway trough it which is really nice. There are amazing coffee places and shops for a quick snack. The area around the Taksim square is great but a bit more expensive for all than the streets around it. An amazing place also to stay in if you are going to your istanbul trip.