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Katie Parla's Istanbul app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 1120 ratings )
Travel Food & Drink
Developer: Parla Food Ltd
Free
Current version: 1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 06 May 2013
App size: 181.52 Mb

Getting to the heart of Istanbul’s rich and varied cuisine can be a tall order, but food journalist Katie Parla has spent years helping visitors and locals alike discover the citys dining culture. Katie Parla’s Istanbul lets visitors experience the city like the author, who seeks out the intense sights, sounds and flavors of one of the world’s greatest food cities. If you are looking for the best grilled meats and offal, outstanding mezes, historic sweet shops and off the beaten track markets, this is your app. If you are satisfied eating mediocre meals steps from top tourist attractions, we suggest you look elsewhere.

Key features:
•Once downloaded, the content and maps are available offline.
•GPS automatically finds venues nearby.
•The advanced search filter allows you to sort by category, distance and budget range.
•Simple to share venues with friends via email, Facebook & Twitter.
•Become the critic and save favorite venues to the “My Picks” category.
•Browse “Katie’s Picks” for the best of the best.
•Get the latest Istanbul posts from Parla Food


About the author:
Katie Parla has a master’s degree in Food Studies in Italian Gastronomic Culture from the Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" and a sommelier certificate from the Federazione Italiana Sommelier Albergatori Ristoratori. She is the author of National Geographics "Walking Rome", the blog Parla Food, and the app Katie Parlas Rome. Her food criticism and travel writing regularly appear in the New York Times. She lectures on food, beverage and sustainability topics for universities in Europe and the US.

Latest reviews of Katie Parla's Istanbul app for iPhone and iPad

A Must Have Travel Companion for Istanbul!
Istanbul is one of the most amazing cultural and food destinations on the planet. Although it is a city over flowing with restaurants, cafes and street vendors, its a daunting and overwhelming task for a visitor to find some of the best, the freshest and the most authentic Turkish food. Well finally its here....a super easy, convenient and fully comprehensive app to guide me (love the maps!) through all of the different neighborhoods to the best places to eat & drink in the city. You have helped to make travel here more enjoyable and delicious! Thank you for this much needed and long over due guide to Turkish cuisine. Tesekkurler!
best help through this jungle
istanbuls streets are literally lined with eateries of all types - i am sure it is the city with the highest food venue per capita rate. unfortunately, good food is very hard to find! the damous turkish cusine is going down the same fast food/convenience/cheap/huge amounts drain as other countries. this app is an indispensible help with finding the good quality, the good value, true to origins stuff. like she says, she really is eating the bad food so we dont have to. if you care about what you put in your mouth, if you want to eat well in this crazy city, find the real artisans - this is THE help! love the offline map function and all data is available without roaming, too! you can sort the venues according to distance, budget and various categories, which is a great help on the fly.
Great resource for visiting Istanbul
Outstanding. We used Katies app for our first trip to Istanbul. She led us to a great food tour, Istanbul Eats, and one of the best restaurants anywhere, Katin. Katie is candid and is not a cheerleader for subpar quality or well known restaurants that are resting on their reputations.
Istanbul
The end all be all for food apps. Except for Parlas Rome app......
Must have for travellers to Istanbul
This app is an excellent choice for any traveller to Istanbul . The restaurant reviews were spot on and the maps made navigating the city a breeze !
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