Lunch @ Hafız Mustafa @ Galataport

It was almost noon when we left İstanbul Modern. Our tummies were starting to growl.

We briefly debated leaving the Galataport secure zone to get ourselves some lunch at a less touristy place. But then decided to do what we did in Dubai earlier this year … go to Hafız Mustafa for su böreği (a savory pastry with a cheese filling) and künefe (a sweet made from layers of shredded pastry [kadayıf] with cheese in the middle) … accompanied by Turkish tea.

Our timing was perfect. No sooner were we seated at a table for two that the entire place filled up. We enjoyed our meal … taking time afterwards to share photos with friends and family while we still have our T-Mobile data. (On this cruise, we will only have internet when we are ashore in a port of call.)

Mui’s craving for all-things Hafız Mustafa has now been sated … until next time 😄Read more