“This is how we do breakfast,” Oznur, my guide, explains proudly. We’re starting our first day in Istanbul where any exploration of the city should begin: at the table. This is a city that knows how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The breakfast spread at Olden 1772 in Istanbul (Josephine Price) “This is how we do breakfast,” Oznur, my guide, explains proudly.

The cafe was like so many we’d seen in Istanbul. The chairs and tables were basic and slightly rusted. The tea hot and strong. The clean-shaven, neatly dressed owner joined the old men at the next ...

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