Damla Dondurma Boza — Restaurant in Şişli

Incredibly delicious Turkish ice cream located in the suburbs of Beşiktaş northern Istanbul. Not entirely sure how long this ice cream store has been here for but inside the store really takes one back in time. The equipment they use are vintage, the methodology of how they store the ice cream is old fashioned, which is testament to how popular their ice cream is given the test of time. For people who have yet to test traditional Turkish ice cream, it is a resin based ice cream so the ice cream itself is tougher than normal ice cream which is predominately milk based. This is a great store and I would recommend visiting if you are in town, however it is...

BEST ice cream in Istanbul (in my humble opinion)!!!! Delicious, well-balanced flavours with fantastic texture and pull- a trait I think all ice cream should have!

20TL per scoop, and I hope to try their Banana and Mastic Gum flavours some day!!

Unfortunately I was not able to visit the Kahramanmaras region in Turkey during this trip for their “dough ice cream”; but this is the most similar option you’ll find in Istanbul. Run by the sweetest man, who clearly loves what he does!

Hiked 40 minutes up incredible slopes to get here from Taksim Sqaure, and we’ll gladly do it again! (Or maybe next time we’ll take the metro and walk 5 minutes LOL, also a...

You must taste it! One of the best ice cream shop in Istanbul / Sisli. This cozy & old fashioned shop have various flavours like lemon, cherry, mastic, pistachio etc and if you want chocolate sauce & coconut/hazelnut powder on it IT IS FREE! They made their ice cream from real milk and only natural ingredients. I tried cherry, lemon, milky and all of them are delicious. Please note that you can make a mixed scoop, just ask for it! In winter you can also taste sahlep (is a flour made from the tubers of the orchid genus Orchis) and boza (a winter drink made from millet semolina, water and sugar) which is traditional...