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Entry No. 999 · Simit · Simit (sesame-crusted ring bread)

Baltaş Simit Fırını

Perfectly situated on one of the city's busiest pedestrian paths, providing warm, fresh simit to a never-ending stream of locals and travelers.

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WaitOn the musical instrument street.Morning commute.
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Perfectly situated on one of the city's busiest pedestrian paths, providing warm, fresh simit to a never-ending stream of locals and travelers.

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No. 999 for Simit in Istanbul

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