The Chef · Azra · Istanbul
Yerebatan Sarnıcı (Basilica Cistern)
I don't visit for the history lecture — I visit because it's cold, quiet and beautiful, and it kills half an hour of summer heat between lunch and a snack. That's a real use.
The sunken sixth-century cistern: a forest of columns, dripping and lit, cool even in August. My mid-heat escape between old-city meals.
— Azra, The Chef
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