The neighbourhood guide
Two neighbourhoods. One long walk.
Eight minutes apart.
Bomonti
Bomonti
Old brewery district turned art quarter.
Bomonti is the old Ottoman brewery district, ten minutes from Taksim and a world away from it. The Bomontiada complex sits at its heart — a converted brewery that now holds concert venues, a cinema, restaurants, and Istanbul's best beer garden. Around it, independent coffee shops, small galleries, and neighbourhood restaurants fill the backstreets.
Coffee
2 min
Coffee Department
Single-origin pour-overs in the old brewery courtyard.
Culture
3 min
Bomontiada
Concerts, a cinema, a bookshop, and the best beer garden in summer.
Dinner
4 min
Nola Restaurant
Tiny, candle-lit, Mediterranean. Reservations only — we book for guests.
Brunch
6 min
Petra Roasting Co.
Brunch until 14:00. Order the egg sandwich.
Drinks
12 min
Mikla Bar
On top of the Marmara Pera — best skyline cocktail in town.
Shopping
8 min
Cevahir AVM
Big mall with a cinema, a food hall, and groceries.
Şişli
Şişli
Central, connected, business-ready.
Şişli is one of Istanbul's main commercial and residential districts — well-connected, practical, and surprisingly quiet once you step off the main boulevard. The metro is three minutes from our building, Cevahir (one of Istanbul's largest malls) is four minutes, and Nişantaşı's boutiques are a ten-minute walk.
Groceries
90 s
Migros Şişli
A proper supermarket, open until 23:00. Cooking at home is the move.
Coffee
4 min
Kahve Dünyası
Turkish-style coffee, sat-down menu, free WiFi, all day.
Dinner
5 min
Develi Kebap
Original Develi — the Antep-style kebab that locals queue for on Sundays.
Shopping
7 min
Cevahir AVM
Cinema, cafés, electronics, kids floor — useful on a rainy day.
Outdoors
12 min
Macka Park
Long green park between Şişli and Nişantaşı — good for a run.
Medical
6 min
Şişli Etfal Hospital
Central state hospital · 24/7 emergency · English-speaking staff.
Map
Eight minutes apart.
Hexa Bomonti
→ Hexa Şişli
8 min · 650 m walk
Both properties
→ Şişli metro
3–5 min walk
Both properties
→ Taksim Square
15–18 min walk
Both properties
→ Nişantaşı
10–14 min walk
Both properties
→ IST airport
32–35 min by drive
Walk routes
Three routes we recommend.
Local knowledge
Ask us.
We know which restaurants to book ahead, which coffee shops open early, and which streets are worth walking slowly. Message us before you arrive.
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The Hexa team · Istanbul