345190 Wed Nov 22 20:10:15 -0800 2006 5 52 Turkey/Greece 0 2042428 This is a tough one - does anyone know a cheese shop near the Besiktas market (in Istanbul) that sells Kaymak cheese? I would really appreciate any tips! Wed Nov 22 20:10:15 -0800 2006 55005 Lauren M 1 2044289 It's been a while since we were in Istanbul, but have you tried the Spice Bazaar? There is a whole row of cheese and dairy vendors outside going toward the water, if you know what i mean. Surely they have it. Fri Nov 24 01:18:49 -0800 2006 2042428 12383 Nyleve 1 2088197 kaymak should be readily available in besiktas. if you can't locate a cheese shop, one thing to try is this: go to a pastry shop. (i know there are some on the main thoroughfare in besiktas.) particularly in this season, they should have kaymak, and will probably sell it by the kilo. just ask them. and if they don't sell it, they can probably tell you where to get it. otherwise, the kaymak you get at supermarkets like tansas is, i believe, indistinguishable from what you'd get in most dairy shops. to get really different and delicious kaymak requires either going to a smaller town, or finding a shop that's directly supplied from the countryside. and unfortunately, i can't help you there. Mon Dec 11 06:05:56 -0800 2006 2042428 59042 will_day2 1 2322929 Just near the big eagle statue in Beşiktaş there is a very old famous breakfast restaurant that isrun by an old couple and their kaymak is allways fresh and delicious..They also sell the kaymak to out.. Fri Feb 23 12:26:06 -0800 2007 2042428 77206 serkankizildag 1 5088895 Serkan is right. This place is magical. Go to the Besiktas main square. Go up Orta Bahce, turn right on Asim Sahit, then turn at the Eagle statue on to Mumcu Bakkal. You can't miss it. It's a modest, old Turkey style mom-and-pop shop on the left I think. Wonderful Kaymak, breakfasts etc.. This part of Beşiktaş is being transformed in to what the Çiçek Pasajı used to be. Thu Oct 08 12:15:41 -0700 2009 2042428 1114846 Fulan 1 5090314 you are thinking of Pando. Great place for Kaymak. see the link for the address. Enjoy. http://istanbuleats.com/2009/04/kaymak-the-heavenly-cream/ Fri Oct 09 00:31:53 -0700 2009 2042428 242937 antman