Hussein Chalayan's Top Picks

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Favorite Bars:
1. The Fifth Floor (Address: Siraselviler Caddesi)
2. Lebi Derya, for the view (Kumbaracy Yokubu)
3. Secret Garden (Kalender Ustu)

Favorite restaurants:
1. Sabahattin Fish Restaurant (Seyit Hasan Koyu Sokak)
2. Nefle for good home cooking (Asmalimescit)
3. Kale for Turkish breakfast (Rumeli Hisari)

Favorite 'Hangouts':
1. Simdi Café in Smyrna Beyoglu side streets
2. Tea by the Bosphorus

Istanbul 'Must Sees':
1. Beyoglu
2. The Bosphorus

Best Thing About Istanbul:
Spontaneity and juxtaposition

Worst Things About Istanbul:
Traffic
Lack of preservation
Failure to pedestrianize side streets

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