Spirit of Istanbul – The Best of Turkey

Spirit of Istanbul – The Best of Turkey

Issever Bahri

Beside Berlin, I think Istanbul is one of the most culturally thriving and interesting big cities in Europe. Especially since we have such a huge Turkish community here in Berlin the Turkish culture is something very close to us. To a significant degree we have integrated it into our lives here.

The Spirit of Instanbul Festival is a big event happening on November 2nd 2013 here in Berlin. Starting in the late afternoon and going on until midnight Yeni Raki will turn the Arena at the Spree into one of the most modern Bazaars outside of the Orient celebrating the work of local Turkish individuals and those from Turkey. There will be designers with Turkish origins such as Issever Bahri and Ina Seifert, local Turkish-run delicacy shops such as Knofi and Chocolateria Sünde, a tea bar by Samova, a raki bar by Yeni Raki, mordern dance and music performances and so much more. Find out more about it after the jump.

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Bite Club – The Streetfood Market at the Spree

Bite Club – The Streetfood Market at the Spree

For those of you who have grown tired of going to night clubs and after hours I have just the right type of new club for you: the Bite Club. It’s a big streetfood market taking placing at the courtyard of Arena and the Hoppetosse boat since 2013. It’s actually quite genious as you get to taste food from so many different countries all in one place. When we went there for the first time we saw Okonomiyaki from Japan, Tacos from Mexico, steamed buns from Vietnam, stuffed flatbreads from Italy, Spätzle from Swabia and much more. It’s amazing and it all looks so tasty – and as far as the dishes we got to try it also is delicious! What a great idea and we can’t wait to come here again. The next editions of the Bite Club take place twice a month on every other Friday starting May 8 until September 2015 at 16h. Some impressions after the jump.

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